India has agreed to receive decommissioned Jaguar fighter‑bombers from Oman to supply spares and airframes for sustainment of its dwindling Jaguar strike fleet. The transfers are the latest interim fix New Delhi is pursuing to preserve the type's operational availability and maintain squadron readiness.
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Provides immediate spares and airframes to preserve Jaguar availability as the IAF confronts its steepest six‑decade drop in combat strength.
Offsets sustainment pressure while domestic industry manages a Rs2.7 lakh crore order backlog and a recent INR623.7bn contract for 97 Tejas Mk1A jets / https://hype.aero/?story=9283fa9d-d066-4c31-a6cb-95ecfcb7b562.
Underscores reliance on foreign transfers as stopgap sustainment while New Delhi evaluates larger procurements and indigenous options, including consideration of a potential Su‑57 purchase.
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