BY : BarentsObserver
Russia plans to buy 24 new MiG-29K fighter jets for the countrys only aircraft carrier, the Severomorsk-based Admiral Kuznetsov.
A contract on purchase of 24 fighter jets for Airwing Kuznetsov could be concluded within two years, a source in the Ministry of Defence told news paper Vedomosti. Landing drills with the planes on the Admiral Kuznetsov can start already this autumn.
Russia has 19 Su-33 aircraft carrier fighter jets. They need to be replaced within 2015, so the question of providing new planes is highly relevant. Russia is currently producing MiG-29 jets for India.
Mig-29k fighter jets for Admiral Kuznetsov IDRW.ORG
Russia plans to buy 24 new MiG-29K fighter jets for the countrys only aircraft carrier, the Severomorsk-based Admiral Kuznetsov.
A contract on purchase of 24 fighter jets for Airwing Kuznetsov could be concluded within two years, a source in the Ministry of Defence told news paper Vedomosti. Landing drills with the planes on the Admiral Kuznetsov can start already this autumn.
Russia has 19 Su-33 aircraft carrier fighter jets. They need to be replaced within 2015, so the question of providing new planes is highly relevant. Russia is currently producing MiG-29 jets for India.
Mig-29k fighter jets for Admiral Kuznetsov IDRW.ORG
