(Amerika) Luftwaffe Venezuelas

[Erich]

immerhin scheint die russische Flugzeugindustrie (zumindest mit der SU 27) umfassend Chancen in Südamerika zu haben, mir fällt dazu gerade eine ein Jahr alte Medlung in die Hand
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The Specter of Russian-Made Fighter Jets in Venezuela
By Stratfor
May 05, 2005 1509 GMT | Summary

Venezuela reportedly is looking to purchase Su-27 Flanker fighters from Russia instead of the less-capable Mig-29SMT Fulcrums it previously considered. This development would constitute a provocative move by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez -- one that would have serious implications in Latin America and beyond.
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und in einer neueren Meldung heisst es von MiG, dass die sich auch umfassende Chancen ausrechnen:
Source: 29.03.06, ARMS-TASS

Not one Latin American Country remains without RSK MiG’s attention. In particular, we are marketing actively in this region the MiG-29M2 airplane, which in the future will be called the MiG-35. This is one of the best aircraft in its class today, the MiG corporation regional director for marketing, sales and post-sales service, Pavel Trishin, reported to an ARMS-TASS correspondent at the FIDAE 2006 salon.
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