December 24, 2008

Lebanon's supersonic solution?

Matthias S Klein
Guardian, 21 December 2008

"Russia has promised to give Lebanon 10 fighter jets. But they could be more of a liability than an military asset"

During a trip to Moscow last week the Lebanese defence minister, Elias Murr, exuberantly announced that Russia will provide Lebanon with 10 MiG-29 fighter jets, as part of a general military aid package. He added that it "was much more than we had expected".

According to Mikhail Dmitriyev, director of the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service, the planes will come out of Russia's own "existing contingent", and both modernisation and transport to Lebanon be paid for by the Russian ministry of defence. Also, they will be covered by an initial limited warranty period that later is to be followed by a maintenance agreement. Needless to say, the Lebanese pilots will also be trained in Russia. read more

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