1.         Reports in a section of media on Indian War Planes go missing during upgrade is baseless and has been confirmed by Indian Air Force (IAF).

2.         The last five AN-32s which were sent for upgrade to Ukraine are  available in a factory in Ukraine. 

3.         There have been delays in upgrade due to non availability of components as a result of the ongoing Geo-Political stand off between Ukraine and Russia. 

RCD/MKS