Search This Blog

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Russia to sell three submarines to Venezuela

Russia expects to sell at least three submarines to Venezuela in a deal to be inked when President Hugo Chávez visits next month, Russian news media reported Friday.

The Interfax news agency and the daily Kommersant cited unnamed military-industrial officials as saying that the subs would be diesel-electric models, of the Varshavyanka class.

''As of today, work to prepare the contract has practically been completed. The contract's signing will likely be timed with the visit of . . . Chávez to Moscow, which is expected in May,'' the official was quoted by Interfax as saying.

Read more
om

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.

I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.