26.02.2010, 20:58
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Zitat:DATE:25/02/10
SOURCE:Flight International
Malaysia to keep some MiG-29s, delay choice on replacement fighters
By Leithen Francis
Malaysia's defence minister has revealed that the country will delay phasing out its RSK MiG-29s and that, as a consequence of this policy change, it will delay buying new fighters.
... However, the air force will now "keep around 10 MiG-29s for at least the next five years", the minister's spokesman confirms.
Six MiG-29s have already been decommissioned, but Aerospace Technology System will be contracted to maintain the other 10. Formerly called Malaysian Russian Aviation Services, the company is already responsible for maintaining the air force's MiG-29s.
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