April 2016
The Russian Defense Ministry and Irkut Corporation have successfully reached a deal for the supply of 30 Yak-130 combat training aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces, the ministry’s press service said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Defense Ministry and Irkut Corporation, the country’s aircraft manufacturer, have sealed a contract for the supply of 30 Yak-130 combat training aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces before the end of 2018, the ministry’s ...
Category: Russian Aviation
The Russian aviation industry will deal with development of a new strategic airlift aircraft for the Armed Forces and the civilian market, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Friday. “We will have to seriously work on a promising aircraft system; I mean an extra heavy airlift aircraft,” the deputy minister said. “We will have to think how to develop an aircraft enjoying demand in the interests of the defense ...
Category: Russian Aviation
The Russian Commission for Military Technical Cooperation has confirmed Egypt as the North African buyer of 50 MiG-29M fighter jets and released fresh details of the Egyptian purchase of several other weapons systems worth at least $5 billion in 2015. In February Russian officials confirmed the sale of 50 MiG-29M fighter jets to a North African country but declined to identify the buyer. Rosoboronexport signed the deal in April 2015, ...
Category: MiG News
Bulgaria’s government approved three investment projects to modernizing the country’s navy and air force worth over 2.4 billion leva [1.2 billion euro] on Wednesday. The projects concern buying new fighter jets and multi-functional patrol ships, as well extending the lifespan of a minimum of ten MiG-29 fighter jets. “We have put an end to concerns that the Bulgarian military aviation will be downed,” Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Wednesday, ...
Category: MiG News
