Posted on 05/25/2015 6:31:57 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Russia has agreed to deliver 46 MiG-29 air superiority fighters to Egypt and is soon expected to sign a deal worth approximately $2 billion, what might become the largest order since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia’s business daily Vedomosti reports, quoting a source close to the aviation industry.
Russia has agreed on a contract with Egypt to deliver 46 Mikoyan MiG-29 air superiority fighters (NATO reporting name "Fulcrum"). The deal is slated to be signed in the nearest future and is expected to be worth as much as $2 billion, the newspaper quotes an aviation industry source as saying.
The source added that the talks on possible deliveries of the fighters have been circulating for a long while.
Earlier in February Sergei Korotkov, the CEO of Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, said that his company was ready to supply MIG-35 jets to Egypt. The MiG-35 is Russia's latest generation fighter, and is a successor to the MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-29K/KUB.
According to Military Balance, the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economies of 171 countries, Egypt currently relies on its fleet of US F-16 fighters, French Mirage 2000 jets and Russian MiG-21s, as well as J-7s: MiG-21 aircraft which are produced under license by China.
Since the Muslim Brotherhood was removed from power in Egypt in 2013, the US has halted its military aid to the country.
Since then, Egypt has looked beyond the US for military equipment.
Russia’s MiG-29s are likely to replace its aging fleet of MiG-21s and Chinese J-7s.
The contract would be the largest order for the MiG-29 aircraft since the fall of the Soviet Union.
In February 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Egyptian leadership. After the meeting, media reported that Russia and Egypt initialed a major contract which presupposed the delivery of high-tech Russian military products, including MiG-29 fighters.
Recently, Russia and Egypt have been strengthening their military-technical cooperation. In March, Russia began sending S-300VM "Antey-2500" (SA-23 Gladiator\Giant) long-range missile defense systems to Egypt, ordered by Cairo in 2014.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/world/20150525/1022532899.html#ixzz3b9nHvIX9
Good job Zero. Another accomplishment down the tubes.
Evidently Obie is still angry Muslim Brotherhood terrorists no longer control the country.
Perhaps Obie can sell our latest weaponry to the successful state of Libya. I hear things have been going fabulously there.
Obama, this is another fine mess you have gotten us into!
Obama is confusing things by perceiving our enemies as friends and our friends as enemies. What a screwed up mess we are in.
Looks like a Russian F-18ski??
I believe the US recently reversed its decision about not sending military aid to Egypt, but only for 'counter-terrorism' purposes.
They’re telling us they don’t TRUST us.
And right now they’re right not to.
Just like the rest of the world.
Good for Russia—But bad for the USA. Egypt will need those jets to invade Lybia and put down ISIS Headchoppers. Watch as the Russians get a Naval Base in Alexandria or Port Said. I don’t want to see the Cruiser “Peter the Great” moored in Egypt ready to enforce Russian goals in that part of the world. Strange—they trust Putin and Russia more than Obama? Why?
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