To: do_u_have_any_news; sukhoi-30mki; RusIvan
us sells pakis f16 so thats india spends more for defence. us wants india to buy f18 as a heavy customer.
Ah, but the end is a bit different:
india buys sukhoi30 mki from Russia instead.
122 posted on
03/31/2005 7:59:58 AM PST by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11)
To: Cronos; do_u_have_any_news; RusIvan
The IAF has made it clear that they won't consider any variant of the SU-30 for the MRCA programme-too much dependence on one product is not wise.India will most probably go with the French Mirage-20005 Mk2 as it announced a plan to buy 12 used M-2005s from Qatar.
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