IAF's Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet is facing engine crisis

May 07, 2016 10:15

Amid depleting squadron numbers and fighter jet crisis, the Indian Air Force is now facing a problem with its frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30MKI.

The government said the Su-30MKIs have been facing engine troubles and have been forced to land on single engine 34 times since April 1, 2014.

Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-engine multi-role aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force.

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