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Russian Air Force to get 35 warplanes rejected by Algeria

Moscow, Russia - Within the end of this year

Russia's Air Force will receive later this year 35 modern MiG-29 SMT and MiG-29 UBT fighter jets that Algeria refused to accept under an earlier contract, a Russian Defense Ministry source said on Tuesday. Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport had signed a 1.3 billion dollars contract to deliver 29 one-seat MiG-29SMT fighters and six two-seat MiG-29UB fighters to Algeria in March 2006 as...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1098742
Rome, Italy, 01/20/2009 14:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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