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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| 'Russia confirms MiG jet sale to Syria' |
| 2009-09-04 |
| Russia has a contract to provide Syria with powerful MiG fighter jets but has not begun delivering the planes, according to a Russian newspaper report. Kommersant cited the head of Russia's state-run United Aircraft Corporation, Alexei Fyodorov, as saying that a 2007 contract to sell MiG-31E interceptor fighters to Syria has not entered into force. The paper said Russian arms sales officials have denied that such a contract exists. The speedy MiG-31E can fire simultaneously at several targets up to 180 kilometers away. Deliveries to Syria would be liable to alter the balance of power in the region. Kommersant cited Fyodorov as saying a contract to provide Syria with Mig-29M fighters is being implemented. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 "think of what they could do to a strike group returning from Iran" As long as |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-04 21:09 |
| #7 Hehe.. if Syrians buy Mig31's then Israel is not their main enemy. Mig-31 are long range very high altitude fighters with almost no maneuverality. Well, think of what they could do to a strike group returning from Iran. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-09-04 18:20 |
| #6 it's even a higher prime number! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-04 18:10 |
| #5 Now now, Snerong, ev'ryone knows that a MiG-31 is better than a MiG-29. It's got two more numbers. How can it not be better when it's got two more numbers, riddle me that! |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-09-04 18:05 |
| #4 Hehe.. if Syrians buy Mig31's then Israel is not their main enemy. Mig-31 are long range very high altitude fighters with almost no maneuverality. |
| Posted by: Large Snerong7311 2009-09-04 17:40 |
| #3 Meh. My money is on the Izzies destroying them on the ground if anything happens anyway. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-09-04 12:21 |
| #2 ...Given the -31s capabilities (it's simply an uprated Mig-25), all this does is bring Sryia up to about 1985 or so. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2009-09-04 12:05 |
| #1 But unless they send skilled pilots they are simply aerial tragets for the IAF. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-09-04 07:51 |