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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Egypt interested in buying 24 MiG-35s from Russia

MiG-35 FulcrumRussia has acknowledged an Egyptian request to procure a squadron of MiG-35 advanced fighter aircraft, to include up to 24 fighter jets at a cost of US$3 billion.

The fulfilment of this package could be delayed though, as this specific type of aircraft hasn’t reached a production stage.

The manufacturer, Russian Aircraft Corporation (UAC) through its subsidiary Russian Aircraft Corp (RAC) has failed to gain international orders for the aircraft and is currently awaiting an initial order from the Russian Air Force to kickstart production by 2016.

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