Russia’s fighter jet makers ‘not afraid’ of U.S. competition in India | Reuters

Russia's fighter jet makers 'not afraid' of U.S. competition in India | Reuters Reuters By Andrea Shalal | PARIS PARIS Russian military aviation firm MiG said on Friday it was ready to deepen its cooperation with India, just days after U.S. arms maker Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) agreed with Tata Advanced Systems to build F-16 fighters there.India's air force needs hundreds of aircraft to replace its Soviet-era fleet, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has said foreign suppliers must build the planes in India to boost the domestic industrial base and cut outright imports.MiG General Director Ilia Tarasenko told Reuters in a written interview that his company had been cooperating with India for more than 50 years, providing planes, service and training centres, and remained upbeat about further sales. "We are not afraid of rivalry with the U.S The post Russia's fighter jet makers 'not afraid' of U.S. competition in India | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost. 1