Slovakia is seeking to lease a new type of fighter aircraft to replace its MiG-29 fighter fleet when they retire within the next few years, according to Slovak National Armament Office Director Róbert Tibenský.Tibenský was speaking at the annual GLOBSEC security forum held in Bratislava from 14-16 May, and confirmed that by 2020, Slovakia will have replaced most of its Soviet-era legacy equipment with modern platforms.
Tibenský, who was appointed on 1 May, said with Bratislava withdrawing its Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft from service in about 2016-17, Slovakia will seek to emulate the neighbouring Czech Republic and Hungary and lease a new type of combat aircraft to prevent a gap in its supersonic fighter capability.
Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.