Purchased as their short take off and arrested landing solution for their carrier(s). Poor quality and assembly spells trouble for this fighter purchase
This doesn't really fit into the other Military news columns that I set up, so I thought I would put it here
Inida struggles with their carrier based Mig-29's
http://www.defensenews.com/story/def...ects/88510782/
Quote:
owever, Prakash is highly critical of what he called the "lethargy" by the Russians in the manufacturing and maintenance of the aircraft.On problems with the engine, the CAG report said: "Since induction in February 2010, 40 engines (62 percent) of twin-engined MiG-29K have been withdrawn from service/rejected due to design-related defects."
Additionally, the serviceability of the warplanes was low, ranging from 21.30 percent to 47.14 percent, according to the report.
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Hypothetical battle between the Kirov and the USS Zumwalt
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/01/u...ttle-surprise/
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/...7191?page=show
The Zumwalt class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Zumwalt
the Kirov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirov-class_battlecruiser