India and Russia jointly develop a carrier-based Mig-29 variant.

[formercia]

I didn't see any mention of this in the US press...

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070124/59629022.html

India buys cutting-edge Russian warplanes
16:47 | 24/ 01/ 2007

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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Viktor Litovkin) - On January 22, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov arrived in Bangalore on his seventh visit to India.

That same day, high-level managers from the MiG Russian Aircraft Corporation demonstrated the multi-purpose Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29KUB Fulcrum carrier-based fighter to Indian military experts at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in the town of Zhukovsky, outside Moscow.

This warplane, now undergoing flight tests, was developed especially for the Indian navy's aircraft carrier "Vikramaditya," formerly called the "Admiral Gorshkov," which was sold to India several years ago and is currently being upgraded at the Sevmash machine-building plant in Severodvinsk.

In all, the Indian navy is to receive 16 carrier-based fighters, including 12 single-seat MiG-29K warplanes and four two-seat MiG-29KUB fighter-trainers. Moreover, Russia would produce another 30 MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB aircraft if New Delhi confirms this order.

[Tyler Durden]

1. If WE stopped this shit, THEY would stop this shit.

Time we all grew up and stopped the prick waving, think you not?

[Donovan61]

2. Thanks for the heads up

I wonder what India has in mind for the MIGs and its new carrier. This can't be particularly good news for Pakistan.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. You would not think so.

[formercia]

4. I'm sure the Russians will deploy their own variant

The Mig-29 is a threat, a carrier-based variant even more so.

[Little Wing]

5. Hello, tech support? I'm at 5,000 feet, the engines have stalled, and the

ejection system isn't working.

Have you tried rebooting, comrade?

[Donovan61]

6. In a related development

I understand Pakistan is asking the U.S. to supply it with six Oliver Hazzard Perry class frigates to augment its surface fleet.

I feel so much safer already.....NOT!