Solution New Delhi equip own aircraft Su-30MKI Israeli missiles encountered difficulties. For the modernization of India is required to obtain permission of the Russian Federation.
Air India faced difficulties in their plans for the integration of I-Derby Israeli missiles on Russian-made aircraft Su-30MKI. Modernization was planned until 2022, the year. The reason was called ostensibly limited range Russian missiles R-77.
In the same time, Indian sources, close to the local Ministry of Defense, claim, that according to the "Technical Documentation license", Any modification to the integration of third-country arms requires a resolution of the original equipment manufacturer. Therefore, the Defense Ministry of India expects Russia permission to change the design of the Su-30MKI, According to the news agency Sputnik.
Russia has made its proposal
Meanwhile, the Russian company "Vympel", included in the "Tactical Missiles Corporation", New Delhi proposed rocket short-range R-73, Intermediate 77 R-range and long-range missile R-37.
Another rocket-horizon combat, MBDA Mica, and installed on a Mirage aircraft, It can not be integrated with the Su-30 MKI due to limitations, imposed by the French government.
Aviation missiles "air-to-air" with increased range I-Derby flight is considered to be a powerful and effective weapon for fighting in the medium and short distances. It is equipped with an application-defined homing, making it easy to upgrade its software without replacing the physical elements of the missile. On I-Derby set solid rocket motor, and implemented the principle of "fire and forget" in the guidance system, working out of sight and in all weather conditions.
Missile range is 100 km. She was chosen as the main weapons class "air-air" system for light combat aircraft HAL Tejas during the test, successfully completed in July 2018 of the year.
additional aircraft, probably, will not be
At present, the Indian Air Force includes about 240 multipurpose fighters Su-30MKI. State-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) It manufactures and assembles aircraft under license, concluded with the Russian Federation.
In addition to the earlier contract for the supply of 272 Su-30MKI for the Indian Air Force, Bangalore firm has also offered to license the manufacture 40 additional Su-30MKI for, to compensate for the lack of modern fighters in the army and save jobs. However, until now the decision has not been made.
