Russia’s aviation equipment holding Technodinamika has opened Aviation Service Center (ASC) in New Delhi, India, to provide repair as well to supply equipments for Russian aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force.
"Technodinamika has opened a representative Aviation Service Center in India and has already reached agreements on long-term contracts for repair with local operators,” Sputnik quoted the company’s press service statement.
According to the press service, company experts of the Center will repair the Russian equipment readily available in the Indian Air Force and supply equipment, ground equipment, aircraft and helicopters with the component base.
"This is still a representation, but in the near future we will announce the start of a joint venture: the service center Workshop production in India will be fully localized,” the press service quoted the ‘Technodinamika’ deputy director general for Innovations Alexander Litvinov.
The Indian Air Force currently has 264 MiG-21, MiG-69 29 / 29UB and 200 Su-30MKI fighters in service, in addition to 23 IL-76 military transport aircraft and its modifications, 105 transport aircraft An-32, and 158 helicopters.