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Hungarian MI-29s have been upgraded while waiting for the Gripens

Budapest, Hungary – Russia succeeds in carrying on its presence even within Nato’s market

Hungary, while scheduling of waiting till 2009 for taking delivery of the new Saab/British Aerospace JAS-39 Gripen multirole fighters, has decided to upgrade its own Mig-29 Fulcrum light fighters by starting a programme for providing them with new engines. The first aircraft already fitted with new engines are recently arrived in Hungary from a Moscow’s facility. The up-grade process for these available c...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63814
Rome, Italy, 05/26/2004 19:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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