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3 Feb, 17 tweets, 8 min read
Thread: Vladimir Drozhzhov, the Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSVTS), did a Q&A with reporters at India's Aero India 2021 international aerospace show regarding Russian-Indian defense cooperation.
First, he said Indian personnel arrived in Russia this month to begin training on the S-400 air defense system. He said the first of 5 S-400 regiments is still scheduled to be shipped to India by the end of the year. 2/
militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
tass.com/defense/1252077
Drozhzhov said that Russia received a preliminary request from India for more MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters though he said they are waiting for the announcement of the tender for the fighters for the Vikrant aircraft carrier. 3/
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He said Russia has delivered the proposal for 21 MiG-29, modernization of 59 MiG-29, and 12 kits for the local production of Su-30MKI fighters. He said they are waiting on the Indian side for further contract negotiations. 4/
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1…
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He also said a proposal for 6 Ka-31 helicopters has been submitted, and noted that deals for the MiG-29 and Su-30MKI fighters was delayed by COVID-19. 5/
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Rosoboronexport's Sergey Kornev said the two sides are discussing a modernization package for India's fleet of Su-30MKI. 6/
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1…
tass.com/defense/1252115
Drozhzhov said that India's Il-78 tankers are undergoing repairs in Russia and that they are ready to submit a proposal to India for modernized Il-78MK-90 tankers. 7/
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1…
OAK is also discussing modernizing India's Il-76 transport aircraft. 8/
tass.com/defense/1252265
Drozhzhov said the two sides had reached a preliminary agreement on the joint production of MiG-35 fighters in India with HAL if Russia won the tender for 110 fighters. 9/
militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Drozhzhov said that they haven't received a request for the Su-57 but that the Indian Air Force is interested in the fighter. OAK said they intended to market both the MiG-35 and Su-57 to India. 10/
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Drozhzhov said deliveries of 1k aviation missiles (R-27) to India would be completed next year and that Russia hasn't received any requests for Pantsir SHORAD yet. 11/
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Drozhzhov said the contract for Igla-S MANPADS could be signed soon and said that India has shown interest in the newer Verba MANPADS. 12/
tass.com/defense/1252245
militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
He also said a contract with India for 200 Ka-226T helicopters from the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ) has been delayed due to issues over the level of localized production in India. 13/
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Rosoboronexport says the contract for the licensed production of AK-203 rifles in India is ready to be signed. 14/
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Rosoboronexport said Russia was ready to export the Su-57E fighter to "strategic partners" if they are interested. 15/
militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
Photos from Russia's stands at the Aero India 2021 defense expo, including from Rosoboronexport, Shvabe, Almaz-Antei, United Engine Corporation, and Russian Helicopters. 16/
bmpd.livejournal.com/4250712.html
These include models of the Su-57E, Su-35, MiG-35, Il-76MD-90A, Il-78MK-90A, Ka-226T, Pantsir-S1, Typhoon K-63968, Typhoon K-53949, Linza MRAPs, P-18-2, Mi-28NE, Mi-171Sh, Mi-17V-5, Ka-52, Ka-31, Orion-E, Orlan-10E, Viking, Buk-M2E, Tor-M2E/M2KM, Igla-S, and Repellent EW. 17/

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