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Commander-in-Chief, Russian Federation Air Force calls on Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

Issue No. 23 | December 01-15, 2014Photo(s): By IAF

Bilateral ties of India and Russia are a key pillar of Indian foreign policy, since the signing of the Declaration on the India-Russian Strategic Partnership in 2000, Regular high level interactions have taken place in the recent past.

Colonel General Viktor Nikolaevich Bondarev, Commander-in-Chief of Russian Federation Air Force (RFAF) called on Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhavan), November 17.

Some of the major procurement contracts signed with Russia for the Indian Air Force in the last decade have been IJT engines, MiG-29 upgrades, Mi-17 V5 and medium-lift helicopters (MLH). Besides these, contracts for joint production of fifthgeneration fighter aircraft and multi-role transport aircraft have been signed.