Georgian Air Force to retire Su-25s, no more combat jets

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Georgian Air Force to retire Su-25s, no more combat jets

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...the Aero L-39s they may still have cannot really be classed "combat" jets...

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Georgia plans to remove from service Su-25 combat aircraft

Wednesday March 1, 2017 15:16 MSK

The Georgian Armed Forces plans to remove from service Su-25 «Frogfoot» combat aircraft according by Head of the Georgian General Staff of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Vladimir Chachibaya.

According to him, the decision is largely due to the complexity of spare parts. “The main components market for these planes – Russia, that is, access to them is not” – said Chachibaya.
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