India has ordered aircraft missile components in Ukraine for $ 8 million

 

 Ukraine will supply India with spare parts for R-27 air-to-air missiles with reference to Defense Express.

    "We have a direct large contract with India for the supply of spare parts for the R-27 missile, signed in November 2020," said Artem, a company engaged in the production of these missiles.

The deal is reported to be worth more than $ 8 million.

Execution of the contract is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021.

Artem State Joint-Stock Company noted that all the necessary cooperation on import substitution has been created and critical components are available.

    "Thus, we can say with confidence that this contract will be performed with the proper quality, and the goods will be delivered to the final consumer ahead of schedule," the statement said.

According to Artem State Joint-Stock Company, this contract, as well as a number of DOZ contracts, will allow the company to receive 220% more revenue from sales in the first quarter of 2021 than in the corresponding period in 2020.

Artem State Joint-Stock Company is a serial manufacturer of R-27 medium-range aircraft missiles.

These missiles are used on MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30, Su-35 fighters.
Modular scheme of the R-27 missile Photo: Artem State Joint-Stock Company

For a long time, the company has exported thousands of R-27 missiles of various modifications to more than 30 countries.

Previously, some components and units for this missile were purchased in Russia, cooperation with which was suspended after the start of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The rocket has a modular design. It consists of three modules: GOS hardware, warhead and solid propellant engine.

The creation of new GOS first became known in early 2019, when Anton Karpenko, director of Artem State Joint-Stock Company, spoke about it on the Defense Line program.