Sukhoi 30  

Close on the heels of green lighting the production of 83 indigenous Tejas jets, the government has formally moved ahead to procure 21 MiG-29, 12 Sukhoi-30MKI jet fighters from Russia along with the upgrades of their existing fleets
 

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The Indian Air Force has deployed all available resources to locate the aircraft, sources said

The IAF has launched a special search operation involving a Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 special aircraft to locate the missing aircraft.
 

There has to be a reason for the government and the Indian Air Force's impatience with the HAL. The real problem for the HAL has been its declining efficiency and repeated failure to meet deadlines.
 

On Saturday, a Pakistani spying drone was trying to enter the Indian territory across the Rajasthan border which was caught by the Army's radar system and shot down.

According to a senior IAF official, to enhance the firepower capacity of Sukhoi-30s it will be equipped with SPICE-2000. Currently, only Mirage-2000 fighter jets are capable of delivering these bombs.
 

The projects that missed the deadline included the production of Sukhoi-30 planes which has been delayed by three years, production of Jaguar Darin IIi planes which has been delayed by six years, upgrade of the Mirage 2000 which has been delayed by two years. The Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) project has also been delayed by five years.