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Kazakhstan's Air Force received undisclosed number of Su-30SM fighter aircraft.
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undisclosed number of Sukoi Su-30SM fighter jets have been delivered to
the Air Force of Kazakhstan by the Irkut Corporation, part of the Sukoi
group. Flight crews and technical staff of the Air Force of the Republic
of Kazakhstan had earlier been trained on Su-30SM systems at the Irkutsk
Aviation Plant in Russia. |
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In Rio de Janeiro, during the International Defense
and Security Exhibition the head of the Irkut Corporation delegation
Viktor Lichaev talked about the shipment of four Su-30 SM fighters to
Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is likely to receive four Su-30SM fighter aircraft in 2015. “The shipment has virtually started. Two fighters have been shipped and two are on their way. These aircrafts will participate in the parade in Kazakhstani this year,” Lichaev said referring to the 70th Anniversary of Victory Day parade, reports Tengrinews. Air Force Maj. Gen. Nurlan Ormanbetov, head of the country's
air force, was quoted as saying that the receipt of the aircraft "significantly
increases" protection of the country's borders. |
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