Category: Technology

IAF Issues INR 10,000 Crore Tender to HAL for 12 Su-30MKI Fighter Jets In a step towards boosting its squadron strength, the Indian Air Force has issued an INR 10,000 crore tender to the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the purchase of 12 advanced Su-30MKI fighter jets. "Recently, a tender has been issued to the HAL for buying the 12 Su-30MKI fighters, which will be manufactured in India by the HAL in partnership with the Russian original equipment manufacturers," defence sources told ANI. The decision of the central government came amid the depleting fighter strength of the Indian Air Force. Notably, the new aircraft will fill in the void that has been created by the loss of 12 Su-30MKI fighters in accidents in the past 20 years.