SU-30MKI crashes near Pohkran
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  • One of the most advanced fighters of the IAF, a SU-30 MKI on a routine training sortie crashed near Pokhran on November 30. Following the crash, the IAF grounded the entire fleet. The IAF has about 90 SU-30MKI currently and is in the process of acquiring 230 such aircraft, of which 140 are to be manufactured/assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The fighter which crashed in Pokhran was reportedly supplied by the HAL.1

    • 1. Government of India, Ministry of Defence, ‘SU-30 MK I aircraft crash’, Press Release, November 30, 2009; Manu Pubby, ‘HAL probe on, Sukhois grounded’, The Indian Express, December 3, 2009

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