Sun Oct 2, 2011
India's air force is to deploy a squadron of its Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter aircrafts, for the first time a few miles away from the Pakistani border, Press TV reports.
The squadron is to be deployed at the Jodhpur Airbase in the Indian state of Rajasthan by the first week of November, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Pakistan in the past had expressed fears that India could launch an invasion from Rajasthan into the country's southern province of Sindh.
The Sukhoi is a twin-engine multi-role aircraft that is manufactured under a license from Russia and has the capability to strike deep into enemy territory.
The aircraft can fly for more than ten hours without having to refuel.
India plans to equip the aircraft with the Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile. The missile is currently undergoing testing.
“The Brahmos Missile… has a range of 292 kilometers to be exact. The wings of the Sukhoi need to be strengthened. Ultimately when the Sukhoi is equipped with the Brahmos Missile it will be able to carry between four and five Brahmos Missiles,” analyst Rahul Bedi said.
Bedi also added that the “gap between the Pakistani and Indian forces is presently being breached very swiftly."
Although analysts say the country's defense sector is becoming largely dependent on western nations, India remains one of the world's largest importers of defense equipment.
The Indian air force is planning to deploy another squadron in the northern state of Punjab's Halwara.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/202392.html.
India's air force is to deploy a squadron of its Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter aircrafts, for the first time a few miles away from the Pakistani border, Press TV reports.
The squadron is to be deployed at the Jodhpur Airbase in the Indian state of Rajasthan by the first week of November, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Pakistan in the past had expressed fears that India could launch an invasion from Rajasthan into the country's southern province of Sindh.
The Sukhoi is a twin-engine multi-role aircraft that is manufactured under a license from Russia and has the capability to strike deep into enemy territory.
The aircraft can fly for more than ten hours without having to refuel.
India plans to equip the aircraft with the Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile. The missile is currently undergoing testing.
“The Brahmos Missile… has a range of 292 kilometers to be exact. The wings of the Sukhoi need to be strengthened. Ultimately when the Sukhoi is equipped with the Brahmos Missile it will be able to carry between four and five Brahmos Missiles,” analyst Rahul Bedi said.
Bedi also added that the “gap between the Pakistani and Indian forces is presently being breached very swiftly."
Although analysts say the country's defense sector is becoming largely dependent on western nations, India remains one of the world's largest importers of defense equipment.
The Indian air force is planning to deploy another squadron in the northern state of Punjab's Halwara.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/202392.html.
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