India has signed a deal with a Ukraine firm to modernise its 100 medium lift AN-32 cargo aircraft.
The contract, worth over 400 million dollars, was signed between Ukrainian military export monopolist, Ukrspetsexport, and India to upgrade the planes operated by the IAF.
Antonov Aircraft Company, HQ at Kiev, will give the eponymous 20-tonne-capacity aircraft, a full upgrade of on-board communications and navigation systems.
The Antonov-32s are the lifeline of Indian soldiers fighting in uninhabitable weather conditions and the harsh terrain to protect Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
The aircraft is mainly used for carrying cargo, supplies and troops to Siachen.
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
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Credit: Asian News International (ANI).
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