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Indian national audit institutions in their recently released a report that India purchased from Russia's military R-77-type "air to air" missile there is a serious flaw.
R-77 missile in the Indian Air Force active duty from the Su-30MKI, MiG-29 and MiG-21 fighters equipped with one of the main weapons. Indian Air Force from 1996 to Russia to buy R-77, ordered a total of more than 2,000 at a cost of about $ 820 million. Has delivered the R-77 about 1000.
According to the Indian General Accounting Office report, the R-77 missile in the test and testing process revealed a series of defects. During the test, some missiles at the target or not, or is it on the ground testing phase has been identified as unsuitable for use - even though its expiration from the store there for a long time. The present situation has been confirmed by Indian Air Force.
In fact, since 1999 R-77 began receiving the first batch of Indian Air Force has found that the missile there is a range of issues. Since 2005, the Indian Air Force decided to find a replacement for R-77. Indian Navy has signed with Russia in 2006 to buy 40 R-77 contract for the purchase of new equipment, MiG-29K carrier-based fighter. However, in that the information communicated by the Air Force, the Indian Navy abandoned the procurement plan.
Former Indian Air Force chief S. Krishna Nath Swami has pointed out, for the military, the poor quality of R-77 missiles, the situation had not news. He also said the Indian Air Force's test also showed that the procurement of spare parts R-77 missiles, there are also a lot of problems. He said: "When we buy these missiles, they are on the same level of weapons in the world's best, was not equipped with any other country." However, India's own inability to test these missiles, so the related work are carried out in Russia at that time.
R-77 is Russia's "pennant" Design Bureau developed a full-active radar-guided air to air missiles to the weather in the distance, overall performance and the U.S. AIM-120 quite. According to the different ways of fighting, R-77 range of 50 km to 80 km in between.
english link;
India reported that the introduction of the Russian R-77 medium-range air to air
original link from russian militaryparitet.com link:
14.09.11
R-77 missile in the Indian Air Force active duty from the Su-30MKI, MiG-29 and MiG-21 fighters equipped with one of the main weapons. Indian Air Force from 1996 to Russia to buy R-77, ordered a total of more than 2,000 at a cost of about $ 820 million. Has delivered the R-77 about 1000.
According to the Indian General Accounting Office report, the R-77 missile in the test and testing process revealed a series of defects. During the test, some missiles at the target or not, or is it on the ground testing phase has been identified as unsuitable for use - even though its expiration from the store there for a long time. The present situation has been confirmed by Indian Air Force.
In fact, since 1999 R-77 began receiving the first batch of Indian Air Force has found that the missile there is a range of issues. Since 2005, the Indian Air Force decided to find a replacement for R-77. Indian Navy has signed with Russia in 2006 to buy 40 R-77 contract for the purchase of new equipment, MiG-29K carrier-based fighter. However, in that the information communicated by the Air Force, the Indian Navy abandoned the procurement plan.
Former Indian Air Force chief S. Krishna Nath Swami has pointed out, for the military, the poor quality of R-77 missiles, the situation had not news. He also said the Indian Air Force's test also showed that the procurement of spare parts R-77 missiles, there are also a lot of problems. He said: "When we buy these missiles, they are on the same level of weapons in the world's best, was not equipped with any other country." However, India's own inability to test these missiles, so the related work are carried out in Russia at that time.
R-77 is Russia's "pennant" Design Bureau developed a full-active radar-guided air to air missiles to the weather in the distance, overall performance and the U.S. AIM-120 quite. According to the different ways of fighting, R-77 range of 50 km to 80 km in between.
english link;
India reported that the introduction of the Russian R-77 medium-range air to air
original link from russian militaryparitet.com link:
14.09.11