In India, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to continue the modernization of MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the fleet. reported, that the next phase of upgrading to the MiG-29UPG affect 65 combat aircraft of Indian Air Force.
The Indian media reported on the matter referred to, that pilots of Air India express a positive assessment for the modernized versions of MiG-29.
Lieutenant Karan Kohli (MiG-29 pilot):
Upgraded plane has a small length of start. he maneuverable, which allows for short time to reach such a height, which can attack an enemy aircraft. Now there is a multifunctional display in the cockpit with a large number of useful features for pilot. New radar significantly expands the functionality of a fighter in search and recognition purposes.
Thus says, that at the moment the agreement on the modernization of MiG-29 and concluded with Ukraine. In particular, work leads Lviv Aircraft Repair Plant.
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This upgrade turns the MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the classic in a truly multi-purpose aircraft, who are able to deal effectively with almost all types of targets - air and ground.
Modernization, allegedly, possible to increase the time in flight to 40% (including using refill function) himself the life of the aircraft by an average of 15 years.
According to the latest data, conversion cost of one MiG-29 version of the MiG-29UPG is 15 million dollars. celebrated, it is much cheaper than the purchase of new aircraft - for example, Su-35 in Russia.
