Russia Delivers new batch of 5 Naval MIG29K.

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Indian Navy gets new Russian MiG-29K fighters​

Moscow: Indian naval aviation has acquired new teeth with induction of nine MiG-29K carrier-borne fighter jets from Russia with an extended range of 3,000 kms and capable of firing air-to-air and air-to-sea missiles.

The Russian MiG Aircraft Corporation has delivered the second batch of five MiG-29K fighter jets to the navy, to add to its four, for which it has raised the new "Black Panthers" squadron.

India along with Russia, the manufacturer of the naval fighter, are the only countries to have acquired these fighters, which will be deployed on the INS Vikramaditya (former Gorshkov) aircraft carrier, under re-fit in Russia.

The newly acquired Russian carrier-operated MiGs are considered to be far superior to Indian Navy's current Sea harrier jump jets.
Under the Gorshkov aircraft deal inked between the two countries in 2004, Russia is to supply 12 single-seater MiG-29K fighters and four two-seater MiG-29KUB trainer-cum-combat jets.

According to a MiG release first of four MiG-29Ks and MiG-29KUBs delivered to India have been formally inducted by the Indian Navy's "Black Panthers" squadron in February 2010.

MiG Corporation has also delivered flight simulator and other technical equipment to the Indian Navy.

In March 2010, Russia and India signed another $1.5 billion contract on the supplies of 29 additional MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier-based fighter jets and the deliveries are scheduled to commence next year, about the time Moscow is expected to deliver retrofitted Gorshkov aircraft carrier after serious delays.

Report : IBNLive

 

[A.V.]

Russia delivers another batch of naval fighters to India | Defense | RIA Novosti

Interesting to note for nay sayers :- the first four already in service in 2010 is delivered before time.and even this batch is not delayed

 

[Rahul Singh]

Mig-29Ds are on time as per revised schedule, otherwise the entire pack was supposed to be delivered by 2007 as per original contract terms.

 

[Blackwater]

nooooooooooooooooo This can not happened ..How our sarkari babus allowed this??????

 

[Solid Beast]

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[Parthy]

This has been already posted under

http://defenceforumindia.com/indian...ramaditya-news-discussions-39.html#post270250

Please merge, if it fits.

 

[A.V.]

This has been already posted under

http://defenceforumindia.com/indian...ramaditya-news-discussions-39.html#post270250

Please merge, if it fits.

let the update be placed on the vikramaditya thread , there is stills cope of discussions on a separate level.

as always the big threads are for updates and databases and small new threads for discussions. NO problems

 

[A.V.]

Mig-29Ds are on time as per revised schedule, otherwise the entire pack was supposed to be delivered by 2007 as per original contract terms.

the original contract terms were vague and big goofup , the revised date was 2012 for the package i guess

 

[p2prada]

Do these versions have fly by wire? That's my only complaint of the MiG 29, packs quite a punch but I can imagine the sheer amount of training needed to fly one beautifully, probably twice as much as another platform with FBW, am I right?

Yes. They are equipped with a 4 channel FBW.