{"id":53487,"date":"2017-08-04T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/04\/indian-navy-wants-russian-mig-29k-jets-to-be-ruggedized\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:55:32","slug":"indian-navy-wants-russian-mig-29k-jets-to-be-ruggedized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2017\/08\/04\/indian-navy-wants-russian-mig-29k-jets-to-be-ruggedized\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Navy wants Russian MiG-29K jets to be \u2018ruggedized\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This story has been updated to include comment from&nbsp;Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW DELHI \u2014 The&nbsp;Indian Navy is facing acute maintenance problems with the 45 Russian-made MiG-29K aircraft, which are the sole fighters on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, according a senior Indian Navy official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe (Indian Navy) want the MiG-29K aircraft to be ruggedized to carry out operations because landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier is almost like a hard landing and the fighter aircraft needs frequent maintenance,\u201d the Navy official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are frequent structural defects due to deck landing,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service did not enter into a contract for automatic maintenance of the aircraft with the Russians while purchasing the MiG-29K fighter aircraft in 2004 and 2010 for $2.2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday they are fully dependent on Russia for all major support issues,\u201d an Indian Ministry of Defence official said of the Navy. \u201cThe Indian MoD has taken up the matter with the Russians on several occasions. Though the Russians have sent their technical teams, no solution has been forthcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Anastasia Kravchenkov, a representative of Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, said in official correspondence: \u201cNeither we, nor our partners have received any official claims about operational problems with the Russian MiG aircrafts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arun Prakash, a retired Indian Navy admiral and former service chief, was more critical of the situation: \u201cThe truth is that the Indian Navy has virtually funded the development of this aircraft (which the Russian Navy is now adopting), and if the Russians had any ethics they would ensure that every shortcoming is fixed&nbsp;free of cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2016\/08\/10\/report-india-s-russian-made-mig-29k-fighters-face-problems\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635992491419103396-dfn-indian-mig-29kjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Report: India&#8217;s Russian-made MiG-29K Fighters Face Problems<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Indian Navy&#039;s primary fighter operating from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya faces operational deficiencies due to defects in engines, airframes and fly-by-wire systems, according to a report by India&#039;s autonomous auditor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the MoD official, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is of little help in this situation: \u201cWithout approval of design authority, it is difficult to go in for any modification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HAL is currently seeking funds from the Navy for the maintenance and overhaul of 113 engines including spares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the MoD official, the government would prefer an agreement involving the Navy, Russia and HAL to undertake structural improvements for the MiG-29K fighters.&nbsp;<b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call for improved ruggedness originates from an issue after deck landings. The MiG-29K fighter\u2019s settings reportedly require a reset after landing on the deck of the carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter every carrier landing (which is virtually like a crash), components of the aircraft crack, break or stop functioning. The aircraft, then goes to the workshop for repair\/replacement of the part, which often has to come from Russia,\u201d Prakash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A report last year by India\u2019s autonomous auditing agency, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, said the MiG-29K was to be technically accepted despite discrepancies and anomalies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince induction in February 2010, 40 engines (62 percent) of twin-engine MiG-29K fighters have been withdrawn from service due to design-related defects,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early last year, the Indian Navy entered the global market to procure 57 multirole fighters to be used on future aircraft carriers, essentially rejecting the MiG-29K fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although companies have already shown interest in India\u2019s request for information \u2014 the United States\u2019&nbsp;Boeing with its F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet; France\u2019s&nbsp;Dassault with its Rafale M, Sweden\u2019s Saab with its Gripen Maritime and Russia\u2018s&nbsp;MiG-29K \u2014 a formal tender to kick-start the acquisition process for a new fighter aircraft is yet to be issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from the Indian Navy and the MoD would not comment on the fate of the purchase program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The call for improved ruggedness originates from an issue after deck landings. 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