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26 May 2009 Syria on
Sunday denied reports that Russia had decided to call
off the sale to Damascus of eight MiG-31 planes in the
wake of pressure from Israel.
"This is part of attempts to undermine the friendly
relations and cooperation between Syria and Russia,"
Reuters quoted an official Syrian statement as saying.
According to a report
in the Kommersant newspaper, Russia was supposed to
sell eight MiG-31s to Syria. The $500m. deal was
signed in early 2007, but work on the project was
halted in April.
The contract was
supposed to be the first export deal for the MiG-31E,
a heavy twin-engine interceptor capable of flying at
nearly three times the speed of sound and
simultaneously firing at several targets at ranges of
up to 180 km.
Israeli Air Warning System Arrives In India
The first of the three airborne warning and control
system platforms arrived in India from Israel.
The giant IL-76 configured in its new avatar was
escorted by three Mig-29 and Jaguar aircraft each that
took off from an advance fighter airbase of South
Western Air Command (SWAC).
Flown by a full complement of IAF pilots belonging to
the newly formed squadron from Ovda International
airport, located in southern Israel, the aircraft
undertook an eight-and-a-half hours flight skirting
around several countries taking the aerial route over
the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea before landing at
Jamnagar.
The aircraft is slated to arrive at Palam airport
where an induction ceremony is scheduled on May 28.
The AWACS are slated to operate from the Agra airbase
under Central Air Command. »
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