Posted on 12/23/2009 7:01:02 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to military-run Myanmar, the daily Kommersant reported Wednesday. The contract was signed a few weeks ago and came to nearly 400 million euros (570 million dollars), according to a source close to Russian arms sales company Rosoboronexport quoted by the paper.
The Southeast Asian country is under Western sanctions but human-rights campaigners complain that its ruling junta has received a steady supply of arms from neighbours China and India, as well as from Russia.
A source close to Rosoboronexport said the Russian offer beat one by China which offered Myanmar "ultra-modern" J-10 and FC-1 fighters "on very advantageous conditions".
The daily said Russia had already delivered 12 MiG-29s to Myanmar in 2001.
"It is the largest contract to deliver fighters of this type after the breaking of a similar transaction with Algeria in 2007," Kommersant said.
Algeria cancelled its order for 34 MiG-29s worth 987 million euros as their quality was lower than expected and returned several planes to Russia in 2008, the paper said
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Yes but do they FLY??
So, the Russians are just flat out evil people... is that what history has dictated? Just evil...... what more can they do to hurt people?
What are they gonna use for fuel & spare parts? Grass & sticks? lol!!!
Russia is nothing more than an organized crime family.
Why is India selling arms to Burman other than to keep it away from areas of India that are in revolt against the central government?
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