Thursday, October 23, 2014

Safety Checks Will Not Affect Future India-Russia Sukhoi Deals: India Ex-Air Chief

New Delhi: Bijendra Singh – Grounding the entire fleet of Sukhoi-30 aircraft for technical checks will not affect further contracts for the deliveries of these Russia-developed planes to India, former Indian Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi said in an interview with RIA Novosti Wednesday.
"There is no reason of concern. There is no doubt about its safety and reliability. SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft are the pride of the Indian Air Force," Tyagi said, adding that the technical checks will not have any impact on further SU-30 aircraft deals.
"This method has been adopted around the world and there is nothing new in it. The main objective of the technical checks is to ensure that there will not be further damage to the fleet of aircraft and also to save the loss of life," the former air chief noted.
22/10/14 RIA Novosti
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