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Bulgaria withdraws from service all the military airplanes made in Russia

Sofia, Bulgaria - The government wants to be independent from Russia on military airplanes

Bulgaria wants to get independent from Russia on military aircrafts providing. Thus the ministry of Defence Shalamanov explained his government decision -reported by the Bulgarian newspaper "Trud"- to withdraw by 2020 all the Russian airplanes currently in use: fifteen MiG-29 jets, six MiG-21 airplanes and fourteen Su-25 bombers. The MiG-29 is a jet fighter designed in the early 70s. It entered...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1163058
Rome, Italy, 10/07/2014 22:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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