India’s Decision Worries Rosoboronexport: No Al-41 Engine For Su-30MKI
Rosoboronexport recently offered to upgrade 80 of India’s Su-30MKI fighters with the advanced AL-41F-1S engine. However, according to the Indian resource idrw.org, New Delhi has declined this upgrade, preferring to stick with the current AL-31FP engineThe AL-31FP engine, which powers the Su-30MKI, is an afterburner turbojet developed by the Russian company Saturn specifically for these fighters.
Rosoboronexport recently offered to upgrade 80 of India’s Su-30MKI fighters with the advanced AL-41F-1S engine. However, according to the Indian resource idrw.org, New Delhi has declined this upgrade, preferring to stick with the current AL-31FP engineThe AL-31FP engine, which powers the Su-30MKI, is an afterburner turbojet developed by the Russian company Saturn specifically for these fighters.
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