Spares for Su-30MKI will now take just 30 days to manufacture, instead of 12 months

Since inducting the Su-30MKI into service, the Indian Air Force has to wait 12 months for a spare part to be produced once the requirement is raised. This is set to change with the signing of a long term spares agreement with Russia.

Su-30MKI SB-043 Indian Air Force
By Jerry Gunner [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Once implemented, it will take just 30 days for the spare part to be manufactured, cutting away red-tape involving license, customs clearance and bank guarantees.

This in turn will boost the fleet’s operational readiness from 50 percent to 60 percent and higher.

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