India to buy 250-300 stealth fighter jets from Russia

2010-10-07 23:43:08 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- India's Defense Ministry on Thursday announced that it has agreed to buy 250 to 300 stealth fighter jets from Russia for approximately 30 billion dollars.

Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony along with his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov at made the announcement regarding the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and 45 transport planes as well.

“For the next 10 years, multi-transport aircraft and fifth generation fighter aircraft will be the shining examples of India-Russia defense cooperation,†said Antony. “These two major projects are going to be our flagship programs.â€

On Wednesday, Serdyukov, accompanied by a Russian delegation, arrived at India for he 10th annual meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is scheduled to travel to India in December, which is also the expected month in which the agreement will be signed.

India currently uses fighter jets such as the Sukhoi Su-30, Mirage-2000 and Jaguar.

The FGFA prototype was flown for the first time early in the year as it is still being developed in Russia. The U.S. is the only country to currently have an FGFA in service.

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And still the Indians will accept £1 billion in humanitarian aid from the UK alone over the next 12 months and every 12 months. They order 300 fifth generation fighters, have an independent space program, and Nuclear weapons, whilst 70% of the population don't have a pot to piss in! Cracking Leadership!

And still the Indians will accept �1 billion in humanitarian aid from the UK alone over the next 12 months and every 12 months. They order 300 fifth generation fighters, have an independent space program, and Nuclear weapons, whilst 70% of the population don't have a pot to piss in! Cracking Leadership!

I guess that why old Blighty can't afford to purchase two proper aircraft carriers or some decent fighter jets.

<deleted>!!!!! I know we have been taking the piss out of the Commonwealth games and all that but there's no need to go out and stock up on that many fighter planes!!!

Foreign aid is the distribution of poor peoples money in rich countries given to rich people in poor countries.

Foreign aid is the distribution of poor peoples money in rich countries given to rich people in poor countries.

Ain't that the truth.

Now what weaponry is Pakistan going to buy to redress the balance?

And so it goes on, and on, and on.