India approves purchase of 33 Russian-made fighter jets as part of $2.4bn arms deal

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New Delhi has greenlighted a massive deal with Moscow that will see Sukhoi and MiG build brand new fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. Quite a few war planes already in use with the military will also be refurbished.

12 Su-30MKIs and 21 MiG-29s, built from scratch in Russia, will join the fighter fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the country’s government confirmed on Thursday.

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