India, as part of the Make in India national program, will launch the production of 700,000 modern AK-203s, the country's ambassador to Moscow Bala Venkatesh Varma told TASS before completing his mission.
"We are going to additionally purchase Su-30MKI, MiG-29, as well as 400 more T-90 tanks. Thus, over the past three years, fundamental changes have taken place in our military-technical cooperation. Russia has once again become India's main partner in the defense industry," the diplomat said.
The Ambassador noted that contracts for the supply of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems and the construction of Project 1135 frigates are being fulfilled today.6. According to him, currently the total value of defense contracts between Moscow and Delhi is estimated at $ 9-10 billion.
In October, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), reminded RBC that the Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics suspended participation in the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program based on the Russian Su-57. According to him, China and India may receive the latest Russian S-500 Prometheus systems after these systems are delivered to the Russian Armed Forces.
Ivan Potapov
