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Russia Signs Contract for Navy MiG-29K Fighter
09:26 GMT, February 29, 2012 MOSCOW |
The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with aircraft maker MiG for the delivery of 20 MiG-29K and four MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighter aircraft, MiG said on Wednesday, according to RIA Novosti.
"Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and MiG General Director Sergei Korotkov have signed the contract for the delivery of MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighters," MiG said in a statement.
MiG wil deliver the aircraft from 2013-2015.
The aircraft will operate from Russia's single serving carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, with the Northern Fleet based in Murmansk.
The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
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