Indian Su-30MKI fighters of Russian design will fight in a training battle with Japanese combat aircraft, reports The Drive.
The publication writes that for this purpose, India is sending its aircraft to Japan, which has, in particular, American-designed F-15 Eagle and F-35 Lightning II fighters.
The Drive notes that the training battle will help Tokyo better understand the tactics of using fighters that are in service not only with Delhi, but also with Moscow and Beijing, to which the Japanese side has territorial claims.
"Indian Su-30s are equipped with a three-dimensional thrust vector control system, which makes them especially unique for training in traditional air combat scenarios within line of sight," the publication notes.
In September, the Polish edition of Defence24 admitted that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, during joint training with the pilots of the Indian Su-30MKI, would have access to the data of this Russian-designed fighter.
Ivan Potapov
