09.12.2005, 10:11
hier kommt aber was Neues:
Ivanov hat gestern offenbar fortgeschrittene Verhandlungen zu Backfire bestätigt (Russen wollen aber nur verkaufen, nicht leasen). In dem Artikel, der unten dran hängt (leider kann ich hier keinen Originallink bieten) ist auch wieder von Akula die Rede. Wer aufmerksam liest, erkennt aber, dass dies wohl lediglich eine Anmerkung des Verfassers des Artikels ist, und Ivanov zum Thema Akula vermutlich gar nichts gesagt hat. Damit dürfte das Thema zur Zeit wohl auch nicht aktuell sein...
Russia Offers TU-22M3 Strategic Bombers to India
Moscow December 8, 2005 (PTI) - Russia has offered to sell several long-range Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers to India, Russian Vice Premier and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday. He said the offer was made to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during talks in Moscow but India has not yet responded.
"We made the offer to the Indian side when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was here. The Indian side has not yet come back to us on the issue, and it would be impossible also to take a decision within 24 hours," Ivanov was quoted as saying.
Ivanov said that India had earlier considered leasing the bombers but due to "technical reasons" Moscow is unable to lease the aircraft. The leasing of up to three long-range TU-22M3 (Backfire-C) bombers was part of the aircraft carrier 'Admiral Gorshkov' package, which also included leasing two Shchuka-B (Akula class) nuclear submarines currently under construction at Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard.
Ivanov underscored that Tu-22M3 is "not a strategic" weapon as it has a range of up to 7,000 kilometers. The bomber capable of carrying 3 Kh-22 cruise missiles is the main bomber of the Russian Air Force and Navy. Talks for leasing three Tu-22M3 bombers were on since last five years in a package with the acquisition of the Gorshkov aircraft carrier, diplomatic sources said.
Ivanov hat gestern offenbar fortgeschrittene Verhandlungen zu Backfire bestätigt (Russen wollen aber nur verkaufen, nicht leasen). In dem Artikel, der unten dran hängt (leider kann ich hier keinen Originallink bieten) ist auch wieder von Akula die Rede. Wer aufmerksam liest, erkennt aber, dass dies wohl lediglich eine Anmerkung des Verfassers des Artikels ist, und Ivanov zum Thema Akula vermutlich gar nichts gesagt hat. Damit dürfte das Thema zur Zeit wohl auch nicht aktuell sein...
Russia Offers TU-22M3 Strategic Bombers to India
Moscow December 8, 2005 (PTI) - Russia has offered to sell several long-range Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers to India, Russian Vice Premier and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday. He said the offer was made to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during talks in Moscow but India has not yet responded.
"We made the offer to the Indian side when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was here. The Indian side has not yet come back to us on the issue, and it would be impossible also to take a decision within 24 hours," Ivanov was quoted as saying.
Ivanov said that India had earlier considered leasing the bombers but due to "technical reasons" Moscow is unable to lease the aircraft. The leasing of up to three long-range TU-22M3 (Backfire-C) bombers was part of the aircraft carrier 'Admiral Gorshkov' package, which also included leasing two Shchuka-B (Akula class) nuclear submarines currently under construction at Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard.
Ivanov underscored that Tu-22M3 is "not a strategic" weapon as it has a range of up to 7,000 kilometers. The bomber capable of carrying 3 Kh-22 cruise missiles is the main bomber of the Russian Air Force and Navy. Talks for leasing three Tu-22M3 bombers were on since last five years in a package with the acquisition of the Gorshkov aircraft carrier, diplomatic sources said.