08 June 2004 01:52
Russian factory to modernize anti-submarine planes for Indian navy
Samara, 8 June: The Motorostroitel ["Engine Builder"] plant at Samara is to modernize the Indian
navy's Tu-142 planes. The enterprise's press service said the managing director of the plant, Igor Shitarev,
and the naval attache at the Indian embassy, Muralidharan, who met in Samara today, discussed modernization and use of
the Samara aero engines which are fitted to India's Tu-142 planes.
Most of the Tu-142 anti-submarine strike aircraft in India's possession have reached the end of their engine
life and need modernization. The Samara plant overhauls about 15 engines for Indian aircraft every year.
The Motorostroitel open joint-stock company is one of Russia's biggest enterprises for the manufacture of
aircraft and rocket engines. Its main area of activity is the production of a wide range of hi-tech military, civilian
and dual-purpose products. Tu-95, Tu-142, Tu-22 and Tu-160 planes are fitted with Samara engines.
[ITAR-TASS news agency] |
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