<span style="color: #222222;">The 11 Base Repair Depot (BRD) of the Indian Air Force at Ojhar in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Friday handed over its first indigenously overhauled Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet to the IAF.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">According to defence spokesperson, the Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-jet multi-role air superiority aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The official said, the aircraft was handed over to the Operational Squadron of the IAF.</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Maintenance Command Air Marshal Hemant Sharma handed over the aircraft to Air Marshal H S Arora, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command, at a ceremony held at the Air Force Station Ojhar, about 200 km from Mumbai.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The 11 BRD is the only fighter aircraft repair depot of the IAF and undertakes repair and overhaul of frontline fighters such as MiG-29 and Sukhoi 30 MKI, the official said.</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Established in 1974, the depot progressively built and improved the technical expertise and infrastructure over the years and by 1983 it had overhauled 100 Su-7 aircraft. From 1983 to 1988, the depot also undertook overhaul of MiG-21 fighters.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Later, the overhaul facility for MiG-23 aircraft was set up in 1986 and 248 jets were overhauled till May 2015.</span><br />”&nbsp;