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  • Russian Military To Purchase 16 MiG-29SMT Fighter Jets - Report

    RUSSIAN MILITARY TO PURCHASE 16 MIG-29SMT FIGHTER JETS - REPORT

    August 20, 2013 - 11:42 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Defense Ministry and the MiG aircraft
    corporation have agreed the purchase of 16 MiG-29SMT fighter jets
    until 2016, RIA Novosti said citing the Kommersant daily.

    The agreement is part of the government's effort to keep the struggling
    combat aircraft maker afloat following the announced delay of the
    contract on the purchase of 37 MiG-35 fighters until after 2016.

    "The MiG corporation will have three years to perfect the design of its
    MiG-35 aircraft and prepare its smooth transition to mass production,"
    the source told Kommersant on condition of anonymity.

    "Meanwhile, we will work together on MiG-29SMT, which is already in
    service [with the Russian Air Force], and at the same time support our
    [aircraft-making] industry," the source said.

    Sources in Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which includes
    the MiG company, confirmed the upcoming deal adding that an option
    for the purchase of a second batch of MiG-29SMTs will be offered to
    the military.

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