The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 06/26/2007 10:13 AM JAKARTA: The Indonesian government will likely award the maintenance contract for its Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters to India, as Russian technical support would cost too much, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Monday.
""We may have the Sukhois overhauled in India. We do not need to go to Russia as India offers cheaper maintenance fees,"" Juwono said as quoted by detik.com news portal.
The minister said that through its Hindustan Industries, India was granted a license from Russia to produce and maintain the Sukhois, services which include manufacturing weapons and spare parts for the fighters.
Juwono added that Indonesia and India are also seeking to co-produce light weapons, artillery and light-carrier aircraft, as well as conduct joint training activities.
