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Defense has confirmed the purchase of MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB

Ministry of Defense of Russia will begin the 2010 installment of the purchase of at least 24 deck fighters MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB for basing the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". This, according to RIA Novosti, said on Oct. 9 senior military department.

At the present time of Russia's naval aviation are carrier-based fighter Su-33, whose service ends in 2025.

"We are already preparing to replace them and plan to start in 2010 to buy a batch of at least 24 aircraft to bases on our aircraft carrier" Admiral Kuznetsov ", - the source said.


An anonymous representative of the Defense Ministry also said that the first test of these fighters are successful.

According to him, from September 28 to October 2, two MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB flew off and landing on the deck of the only Navy aircraft carrier in Russia.

Recall that in late September, the Defense Ministry's intention to purchase MiG-29K fighters reported the newspaper Vedomosti. As the publishing analyst at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Konstantin Makiyenko, the deal makes the fact that the aircraft were developed at the request of India and this country has paid 730 million dollars for the development and delivery of 16 vehicles. As a result, 24 fighter for the Navy of Russia will cost approximately $ 1 billion.

www.lenta.ru

Russia currently has on order

48 Su-35
24 MiG-29K/KUB
36 Su-34
2 Su-30MK
2 Su-25UBM's (new build)
12 Yak-130's
and
12 Su-27SM upgrade packages. This will bring the total # of SM's in service to 48.


Still pathetic, but not Africa pathetic. This would be sufficient for a nation the size of say Switzerland.

And in 2009 they procured 1 Su-24MF that was sitting in the factory unfinished for 20 years! Gotta love an air force that measures procurement in 1 plane a year.

I don't get it, you guys are criticizing Russia for procuring only a very low number of new aircraft but you believe that the Russian Navy will built or have 6 carriers!
There simply won't be any aircraft to put on the carriers!



When I was young I used to pray for a bike, then I realized that God doesn't work that way, so I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.

"And in 2009 they procured 1 Su-24MF"

If you're talking about this,http://lenta.ru/news/2009/10/08/airborne/, then its 2.

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Still pathetic, but not Africa pathetic. This would be sufficient for a nation the size of say Switzerland.

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Well still batter than nothing what they where ordering up until recently ...