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Russia plans to deliver 12 MiG-29M/M2 fighters to Syria by 2018

Russian Aviaton » Monday June 2, 2014 16:52 MSK
MiG-29M2 | Photo courtesy of the RAC MiG

Syria may take delivery of 12 MiG-29M/M2 fighters by late 2017 under the contract with Russia signed in 2007. It was stated by the CEO of Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG), Sergey Korotkov, at KADEX-2014, ITAR-TASS reports.

"The assembly of four airframes has been completed. However, the contract was signed earlier and we are not in a hurry", - Korotkov said. Speaking about the delivery dates and the number of jets to be delivered, he confirmed that Syrian air forces should take delivery of 12 MiG-29M/M2 fighters in 2016-2017 under the contract signed in 2007.