India is very keen to buy Russian military equipments like tanks and aircraft. Head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev stated that India decided to buy additional purchase of 400 Russian T-90S battle tanks and India is very much likely to buy an extra batch of Russian MiG-29 fighter jets. EDNews reports citing TASS.
"The Indian armed forces made a decision to increase the purchase of T-90S tanks, which they are already producing under a license agreement," Shugayev stated.
"Last year, we signed an additional license agreement to extend the previous license deal until 2028, for 400 more tanks," he added.
"There is a high probability that we will have an additional order for MiG-29 fighter jets," he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.
India currently has more than 60 MiG-29 aircarft.