By Bernama - April 5,
2017 @ 4:55pm
NEW DELHI:
India has stated its keenness to buy the MiG-29 aircraft from Malaysia and
upgrade them for use by its air force.
Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the proposal was among the aspects of
military cooperation agreed to by Malaysia and India.
In this
matter, he said the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Malaysian Air Force
(TUDM) would look at the form of cooperation, including handling the Sukhoi
aircraft and spare parts.
"There
is a possibility too that they will buy our MiG 29 aircraft for refit. We
reciprocate by accepting spare parts for our Sukhoi aircraft programme,"
he told a media conference at the end of a six-day visit to India which started
on March 30 in Chennai.
According to
leading military aviation magazine, 'AirForces Monthly', the Royal Malaysian
Air Force in 1995 procured 18 MiG-29N from Russia, and presently has 10 MiG-29N
and 2 MiG-29NU ( Trainers) in its fleet.
Najib also
said the visit this time to India was successful in terms of investments
between the two countries, whereby 31 memoranda of understanding (B-to-B) had
been signed with investments totalling US$35.99 billion (RM159.26 billion).
The
cooperation encompassed construction of harbours and roads, development of
solar energy, smart city, palm oil and coconut, technology park and higher
education.
In addition,
Topworth Group and Samarth Group from India had submitted their Letters of
Intent to invest US$380 million (RM1.6 billion) in Malaysia, he added.
He said
Samarth Group, which is a manufacturer of critical medical products, planned to
invest US$80 million (RM352 million) in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, while
Topworth, an aluminium foil manufacturer for packaging medicine, was keen to
invest US$300 million (RM1.32 billion) in Bintulu, Sarawak.
Najib also
said Malaysia was striving to obtain six highway construction packages
totalling 3,000 km in Rajashtan involving an estimated investment of US$1.5
billion (RM6.5 billion).
"My
visit to Jaipur showcases Malaysia's keenness on the highway project in
Rajashtan and the model to be implemented by Malaysia will be an example to the
states neighbouring Rajashtan," he said. – Bernama
In this matter, he said the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) would look at the form of cooperation, including handling the Sukhoi aircraft and spare parts.
"There is a possibility too that they will buy our MiG 29 aircraft for refit. We reciprocate by accepting spare parts for our Sukhoi aircraft programme," he told a media conference at the end of a six-day visit to India which started on March 30 in Chennai.
According to leading military aviation magazine, 'AirForces Monthly', the Royal Malaysian Air Force in 1995 procured 18 MiG-29N from Russia, and presently has 10 MiG-29N and 2 MiG-29NU ( Trainers) in its fleet.
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