IAF to acquire new Sukhoi-30

Zeenext Bureau
New Delhi, Aug 29: The advanced version of Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and the first batch of upgraded Mig-21 'BIS' fighter jets will be part of the Indian Air Force next year, Air Chief A Y Tipnis said on Tuesday.
The new versions will give the IAF ‘upfront air superiority and defence capabilities’, Tipnis said.
He said the country is considering acquiring British Aerospace 'Hawk' Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) and also inducting 'Phalcon', an Israel made airborne early warning systems.
Admitting that the Mig-21 upgradation programme was behind schedule by two years, Tipnis attributed the delay to difficulties in integration of various systems being acquired from different countries like France and Israel.