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Haijun watcher
PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:39 am 
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Indian Navy wants Russian MiG-29K jets to be ‘ruggedized’
By: Vivek Raghuvanshi   1 hour ago

NEW DELHI — The Indian Navy is facing acute maintenance problems with the 45 Russian-made MiG-29K aircraft, which are the sole fighters on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, according a senior Indian Navy official.

“We (Indian Navy) want the MiG-29K aircraft to be ruggedized to carry out operations because landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier is almost like a hard landing and the fighter aircraft needs frequent maintenance,” the Navy official said.

“There are frequent structural defects due to deck landing,” the official added.

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One of the pitfalls of not having a dedicated navalized airframe I guess. The Russians are phasing out their Mig 29s apparently so perhaps the Indians should put their's ashore and go for Rafale instead.

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