"The Indian Air Force (IAF) has refused to accept a batch of Sukhoi jets from military ally Russia after engine problems in a previous consignment, a report said Sunday.
The air force has told the defence ministry to stop further payments to the Russian manufacturers Rosvoorouzhenie until they can rectify the glitches in the SU-30 MKIs, the Indian Express newspaper said.
Rosvoorouzhenie sent a team to New Delhi Thursday to hold talks with top defence and air force officials including IAF chief Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy, the report said."
Russian quality control has always been a problem with aircraft. This appears to be one of the reasons as to why India has taken so long settling on the Gorshkov, Akulas, and the SU27s (marinised flankers)
The air force has told the defence ministry to stop further payments to the Russian manufacturers Rosvoorouzhenie until they can rectify the glitches in the SU-30 MKIs, the Indian Express newspaper said.
Rosvoorouzhenie sent a team to New Delhi Thursday to hold talks with top defence and air force officials including IAF chief Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy, the report said."
Russian quality control has always been a problem with aircraft. This appears to be one of the reasons as to why India has taken so long settling on the Gorshkov, Akulas, and the SU27s (marinised flankers)