Is IAF playing Russian roulette with Sukhoi?

December 21, 2011 16:22

A week after a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter plane crashed leading togrounding of the fleet, IAF chief N A K Browne today took an hour-long sortie in the aircraft in Pune, in an exercise aimed at restoring the confidence of pilots.

The Air Chief Marshal took off from Lohegaon air base and was accompanied by Wing Commander Anurag Sharma, Commanding Officer of the SU-30 MKI squadron, based in Pune. Addressing the air-warriors after the sortie, Browne said, "I wanted to be here to not only fly the SU-30 MKI but also to assure you that our SU-30 fleet is in good and capable hands."

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