26 April 2013

News Story: Russia ready to negotiate with India on MiG-35 fighters

MiG-35D Fulcrum-F (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons)

New Delhi: Russia is keen that India buys its MiG-35 fighter aircraft, a top Russian official said. 

The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG) has proposed to India to consider the possibility of concluding a contract on the supply of the MiG-35 multipurpose fighter jet, RAC MiG Director General Sergei Korotkov told Itar-Tass in an interview. 

"Despite the fact that we lost the tender for the supply of 126 multipurpose fighters to the Indian Air Force, the RAC MiG fulfilled all the requirements set the tender committee," Korotkov said. "The aircraft has demonstrated good results, sometimes even exceeding expectations." 

According to him, the corporation hopes that "India will consider the possibility of concluding a contract on the supply of the MiG-35 fighters." 

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