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Russia and India Team on Future Defense Projects
Russia and India are set to increase their level of military co-operation
with Russia launching a study for an integrated air defense system
to cover all of India. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister, Ilya Klebanov,
also announced that the two countries will co-develop the Ilyushin
Il-214 military transport aircraft. India's External Affairs and
Defence Minister, Jaswant Singh, confirmed that Russia had been
contracted to supply more than $10 billion worth of defense equipment
to India over the last four years, including Sukhoi Su-30 strike
fighters and T-90 battle tanks. India and Russia are also understood
to be close to agreeing a deal for the aircraft carrier Admiral
Gorshkov.
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