Saturday, August 09, 2008

Belarus is Planning to Buy in Perspective Russian MiG-35 Fighter Jets

Belarus is Planning to Buy in Perspective Russian MiG-35 Fighter Jets (NSI News Source Info) August 9, 2008: The armed forces of Belarus are considering the possibility of acquiring Russian MiG-35 fighters, said on Wednesday at a press conference in Minsk the commander of the Air Force and Air Defence troops of Belarus, Igor Azarenok, informs Gudok.RU. "We plan in the medium term to rearm the air force with new aircrafts of the type of the multifunctional MiG-35," said the commander. In addition, Azarenok reported that Belarus would continue the modernisation of the fighter aircraft aviation, "which today has potential for modernization." The Commander informed about the plans "after 2010 to consider switching to new types of transport aircraft." "Currently, these aircrafts of the transport aviation are undergoing tests in Russia and in this case it may be the type of aircraft IL-114," he said.

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