Russia to Supply Key Metallurgical Materials for Sukhoi-30MKI Overhaul

In a move set to strengthen India's air defence capabilities, Russia will provide vital metallurgical inputs to support the overhaul and modernization of the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet fleet.

State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will manage the overhaul at its Koraput facility in Odisha. The supply of raw materials and processed components, notably superalloys, from Russia is pivotal for the maintenance and upgrade of these aircraft.

The Sukhoi-30MKI, a cornerstone of India's air defence, requires meticulous upkeep to ensure peak operational readiness. Timely provision of these materials will allow HAL to carry out essential maintenance and upgrades, extending the aircraft's service life and combat effectiveness.

Beyond immediate overhauls, HAL is preparing for a major modernization program starting in fiscal year 2026-27. This extensive upgrade will focus on enhancing the Sukhoi-30MKI's capabilities to maintain its edge in modern air combat.

A significant aspect of this modernization is a comprehensive cockpit redesign, introducing new-generation touch widescreen displays. This is expected to boost pilot situational awareness, data visualization, and control, contributing to overall operational efficiency.

The Sukhoi-30MKI's advanced autopilot, supporting all flight stages, including low-altitude terrain-following operations, will also be enhanced.

The combined effect of Russian metallurgical inputs and the upcoming modernization efforts aims to significantly bolster the Sukhoi-30MKI's performance and longevity, ensuring it remains a formidable asset in the Indian Air Force's fleet for years to come.

 

[Ritesh]

Do the upgrade as soon as possible.

 

[Sangram]

Mean while Pakistan using 5 generation fc31 and here we are 🤦 this corrupt bureaucrats and politicians don't care for country

 

[abhinav srivastava]

Work with ptc and bharat forge they can make most of these alloys for you.

 

[R. Singh]

Govt of India should also ink deal to make additional 126+ Super Su-30 MKI and R-37M BVRAAM, Zircon aka BrahMos-2 K tech from Russia ! We should also by FAB series of Bombs !

 

[Raakbas]

Work with ptc and bharat forge they can make most of these alloys for you.

Does Bharat Forge and PTC have the capacity for extracting rare earths and making alloys? Even the US and EU Govts, Companies and research organisations do not have that technology! Only 2 countries in the world have the capability to extract and purify rare Earths . They are Russia and China. If Bharat Forge and PTC have it , then great.

 

[The Presence]

Mean while Pakistan using 5 generation fc31 and here we are 🤦 this corrupt bureaucrats and politicians don't care for country

What more do you expect in a Cesspit Democracy where religious jargons are used to win elections and molesters are made head of departments ?

 

[Mithu Roy]

Russians have best expertise in metallurgy.this is the time to buy out every available Russian technology

 

[Harsh]

That's what good friends are for.

 

[MANISH TOLIA]

What more do you expect in a Cesspit Democracy where religious jargons are used to win elections and molesters are made head of departments ?

In 2013 then defence minister AK ANTONY did not have money to buy Raffle now we have got delivery of Raffle Apache Chinook Romeo helicopters S 400 missiles Drones from Israel and bullet proof Waist for soldiers .

So stop bringing politics here

 

[Instant Karma]

Does Bharat Forge and PTC have the capacity for extracting rare earths and making alloys? Even the US and EU Govts, Companies and research organisations do not have that technology! Only 2 countries in the world have the capability to extract and purify rare Earths . They are Russia and China. If Bharat Forge and PTC have it , then great.

MIDHANI has expertise.

 

[Sangram]

In 2013 then defence minister AK ANTONY did not have money to buy Raffle now we have got delivery of Raffle Apache Chinook Romeo helicopters S 400 missiles Drones from Israel and bullet proof Waist for soldiers .

So stop bringing politics here

still we are behind china and Pakistan and Tejas progress in nutshell because this chutiye trusted over America

 

[The Presence]

In 2013 then defence minister AK ANTONY did not have money to buy Raffle now we have got delivery of Raffle Apache Chinook Romeo helicopters S 400 missiles Drones from Israel and bullet proof Waist for soldiers .

So stop bringing politics here

And India didn't have an airforce before that ?

What about Su-30, Dhruv, Rudra, Mi-17V5, Mig-29, Jaguar, Mirage-2k, P-8I, Scorpene ? Which government bought them ?

This government was bought to better the previous government which was overthrown, not to bring forth the ghosts of Rajiv & Nehru every time a finger is pointed at them.

This is what I call 'Cesspit Mentality'.

 

[kurtwallis wallis]

That's what good friends are for.

Throw blackmailing back stabbing USA out and just sign up with Russia for SU35S - AL51F Program30 engines - RD33MK engines and T90MS-T14_Armata manufacturing in India on ToT's. Acquire all unused MIG29SMT's from Russia and all Soviet bloc countries at lowest costs and upgrade to Super-MIG29UPG-i standards next!

But, though it means RIP Tejas SEF programs. However, HAL can now develop very quickly ORCA jets of HF42-TEF and Tejas-Naval-TEF on just twin RD33MK Sea Wasp engines next!

 

[Raakbas]

Russians have best expertise in metallurgy.this is the time to buy out every available Russian technology

Do you remember what happened last week? China banned the export of Antimony to the USA. Antimony is a rare mineral needed to manufacture many missiles! USA is getting a dose of its medicine.

In 2022, the US did exactly the same thing. After imposing 16,000 sanctions on Russia, it quietly begged Moscow to sell enriched Uranium. The fact is USA had Uranium enrichment technology but in the late 70s, there was a nuclear power plant accident called 3 mile Island accident. After that the US stopped building nuclear reactors. All those scientific people moved on, got old or died. To its shock after 30 years, USA realised it can neither extract nor enrich Uranium .

Russia is one of the largest producers of Uranium in the world. And since Russia is a resource based scientific power, Russians are masters of metallurgy and then keep modernising extraction and enrichment techniques.

While US was busy producing paper wealth using fiat currency by producing exoting financial products like CDS and others, Russia was busy producing scientific papers of various extraction techniques, reducing hazards to human health while digging deep mines, designing new drilling equipment and coming up with newer methods of purification of rare earths, writing research papers on scientific methods of industrial farming without using GMO Foods.Today Russia is the largest producer of wheat in the world, a leading producer of fruits. USA produces a lot of synthetic Credit Default Swaps which most people don't know what it does exactly.

So after 16,000 sanctions and developing a thick padding of shamelessness, USA went begging to buy enriched Uranium for $1.3 billion. Seeing this EU countries also wanted to buy enriched Uranium and were told a strict no by USA. So India was roped in, Greek shippers threatened their Govt and the tanker oil trade started. USA saw that glumly.

Now Germany has kicked off this year's begging season, by approaching Russia to buy wheat. Russia said no because you are an unfriendly country. It even suggested an alternative source: Ukraine. So after 10s of articles in the European Press, about the meaness of Russia and Putin, it is back to begging.No European country wants Ukranian wheat as it is a GMO food produced alongside 100s of harmful chemicals like white phosphorus, napalm, plastic explosive mixing with soil and ground water. Human Beings do not know what sort of reactions these hazardous chemicals produce in human bodies.General consensus is we will die quickly if we eat poisoned food.😂🤣😁

 

[Sandeep]

In 2013 then defence minister AK ANTONY did not have money to buy Raffle now we have got delivery of Raffle Apache Chinook Romeo helicopters S 400 missiles Drones from Israel and bullet proof Waist for soldiers .

So stop bringing politics here

Anthony had the money to buy the Rafale jets and other products but he never used it to buy any kind of jets for 10 years.

Also most of the recent product like bullet proof vests, helmets, drones, S400, SAM, submarines, destroyers, frigates, corvette, OPV, Tejas etc were bought under this government and without any corruption taking place unlike the previous corrupt jihadi party just stole money from the poor to fill their own pockets which is very shameful.

 

[Sandeep]

still we are behind china and Pakistan and Tejas progress in nutshell because this chutiye trusted over America

What rubbish! We aren’t behind Pakistan at all and against China our own jets can engage and see their so called stealth fighter which is easily visible by our 20 year old Sukhoi technology. So how are we trusting America?

 

[Sandeep]

India should make every effort to secure any critical or rare earth metals by themselves as much as possible so that we can manufacture the parts, technology and equipment. This will reduce the costs we have to pay to Russia for the minerals and parts that we would need to import rather than manufacture it ourselves for a much cheaper price.

 

[Blademaster]

And India didn't have an airforce before that ?

What about Su-30, Dhruv, Rudra, Mi-17V5, Mig-29, Jaguar, Mirage-2k, P-8I, Scorpene ? Which government bought them ?

This government was bought to better the previous government which was overthrown, not to bring forth the ghosts of Rajiv & Nehru every time a finger is pointed at them.

This is what I call 'Cesspit Mentality'.

Stop being such a congressi stooge and parrot and come back to reality.

 

[kurtwallis wallis]

MIDHANI has expertise.

DMRL Hyderabad DRDO develops technologies in metallurgy and Midhani develops the processes for mass manufacturing and hands over to Jindal Steel final producer for defense space applications...