India wants to buy 50 more Su-30 fighters from Russia


	India wants to buy 50 more Su-30 fighters from Russia

lakotahope

10-23-2009 4:48 PM

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su 30, india beefing up air arm

lakotahope says:

India is buying Subs, Jets, Missile packages and an aircraft carrier.....Only two countries they would be thinking of when fielding this type of "war package" China and Pakistan.

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