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Russia, India to Sign Arms Deals

By Prensa Latina,

New Delhi : Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov will begin on Monday a three-day visit to India to attend the Intergovernmental Commission and seal several military contracts, sources reported here Friday.

During his stay in New Delhi to boost bilateral links in the military field, Serdyukov will renegotiate, with his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony, the cost for redesigning Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carriers.

Russia is at this moment India’s main arms and military equipment supplier, ahead of France, Israel and United States.

Both ministers will also discuss plans for the joint development of a fifth generation of fighter planes and middle-size transportation aircraft and transfer of technology to produce T-90 tanks in India.