India Allocates $1 Billion to Replace Russian Il-78MKI Refueling Aircraft

stlbeacon.org - 1/11/2026

The fleet of six Il-78MKI refueling aircraft, introduced more than twenty years ago, has exhausted its service life. It is no longer able to meet the current requirements for long-range operations of the Rafale, Su-30MKI and indigenous Tejas variants. The IAI plans to modify six used Boeing 767s into MMTT multirole refueling aircraft.

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