India, Russia working on combat aircraft: Vajpayee
Monday, November 10 2003 16:03 Hrs (IST)
Moscow: Disclosing that India and Russia have begun development of a sophisticated combat aircraft,
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that the defence co-operation between the two countries
was of long-term and mutually beneficial character.
Asserting that Indo-Russian defence and military co-operation was "stable and rapidly" developing,
Vajpayee said the two countries have started work on a fifth generation
combat plane.
Two state-of-art frigates built in Russia have already joined the Indian naval fleet and deals on purchase
of Sukhoi-30 MKI war planes and their licensed production in India are underway, Vajpayee told a group
of Russian journalists in New Delhi on the eve of his departure on a three-day official visit to
Moscow.
Russia has delivered the modern T-90 tanks to the Indian army he said adding that the "implementation
of these and other projects proves co-operation between the two
countries in the defence area is of a long-term and mutually beneficial character."
"The two countries are committed to maintaining and consolidating bilateral strategic partnership," he
was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS newsagency.
PTI
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