HAL will maintain Uganda Flankers
On 4 March 2022, Uganda and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the maintenance and technical support of the Sukhoi Su-30MK2 Flanker fighters. The MoU was signed by Lt. Gen. Charles Lutaaya, Commander of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force, at the Indian High Commission in Kampala (Uganda).
The maintenance will be done by Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). HAL has a manufacturing license from Russia to build the Sukhoi Su-30. If the Flankers will be transported to India or if India will set up a local maintenance/support unit is not known at the moment. The financial details of the MoU have not been revealed.
The Uganda People's Defence Air Force acquired six Su-30MK2 Flankers between 2011 and 2012. The fighters are operated by the Su-30 Squadron at Entebbe International Airport.
Photo by Robbert Snijders (Scramble Archive)