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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Bolivia to Buy Warplanes, Helicopters from Iran

IrAn-140Bolivia will buy military airplanes and helicopters from Tehran under an agreement signed during the visit of President Evo Morales to Iran last week, the government said Sunday.

“We have expressed ... our interest in buying some airplanes and helicopters of Iranian manufacture, which are basically for training,” Economy and Finance Minister Luis Arce told state media.

The airplanes include the FAJR-3, S-68 and the Iran-140, of which Arce said only that the third can transport 52 people, and the helicopters will be four-seat versions. He added that all the aircraft will be used to train Bolivian Air Force pilots.

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