MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator...
This co-production arrangement involves several companies in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Ryazan, as well as a number of French, Indian and Israeli firms.The MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB stole the show in Zhukovsky and thrilled members of India's military establishment, TV crews and journalists.
The Indian side is quite happy about the Russian warplanes its air force and navy are receiving under bilateral contracts.
"We have known about the top-class MiG warplanes for a long time, but the MiG-29KUB that was developed by Russia and India is even better," said Cdr. Jasvinder Chauhan, India's Air Force attache in Moscow.
This is no exaggeration because Indian experts helped develop this fighter along with MiG engineers and designers, listing all the required specifications. MiG held up its part of the bargain, coming up with an advanced aircraft whose specifications are probably better than those of any similar warplane.