In March 2009, the Indian Air Force expressed concern after 90 MiG-29s were grounded in Russia.[78] After carrying out an extensive inspection, the IAF cleared all MiG-29s in its fleet as safe in March 2009.[79] In a disclosure in Parliament, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said the MiG-29 is structurally flawed in that it has a tendency to develop cracks due to corrosion in the tail fin. Russia has shared this finding with India, which emerged after the crash of a Russian Air Force MiG-29 in December 2008. "A repair scheme and preventive measures are in place and IAF has not encountered major problems concerning the issue", Antony said.[80] Despite concerns of Russia's grounding, India sent the first six of its 78 MiG-29s to Russia for upgrades in 2008. The upgrade program will fit the MiGs with a phased array radar (PESA) and in-flight re-fuelling capability.[24]
Mig 29 Fulcrum No-cd Crack 19
The Mitsubishi F-2A/B programme has run into development problems with the discovery of cracks in the wing during static testing by the Japan Defence Agency's Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI).
TRDI flight testing of four XF-2A/B prototypes had already slipped by nine months as a result of earlier cracks found close to the wingtip, along with excessive pylon flutter. The discovery of more fractures less than 12 months after the initial crack occurrence is being viewed "seriously". Earlier delays pushed back the end of XF-2 flight testing to next March, but the first two production F-2s are due for delivery this October. The first operational squadron was scheduled to have been formed at Misawa AB by next March. 2ff7e9595c
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