New Delhi: India is in talks with Oman to buy spare parts for its fleet of Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft. India is the only country that continues to fly them.

Sources in the defence establishment said that Oman has about 20-24 Jaguar aircraft that have been phased out, but are still in the country’s inventory.

India operates six squadrons of Jaguars, three of which have crashed this year killing three pilots. Show Full Article

Already running on cannibalised spares and plagued by engine issues, the Jaguar continues to plug critical gaps in the Indian Air Force’s stretched squadron strength.

Sources said the IAF is looking at buying spare parts from other countries when the original equipment manufacturers have stopped making them.

Sources added the issue figured during the

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