La empresa estatal rusa Rosoboronexport ha firmado dos contratos para la venta de 16 cazas a Argelia y seis para Uganda. Argelia recibirá 16 Su-30-MKI(A) y Ruanda seis Su-30MK2. En 2008 Argelia canceló 34 MiG-29 por defectos de fabricación. Estos fueron adquiridos por Rusia posteriormente. El Su-30 ha sido tambien vendido a India, habiendo recibido 120 de los 230 pedidos. Malasia ha recibido 18 unidades. Rusia ha vendido armas por valor de quince mil millones de dólares en 2009.
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Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has signed two contracts worth $1.2 billion on the deliveries of 16 jet fighters to Algeria and another six fighters to Uganda, the Russian Vedomosti daily reported on Monday.
The two African nations will receive different models of the Su-30 Flanker fighters. Algiers will receive 16 Su-30-MKI(A)s and Kampala will receive six Su-30MK2s, the paper said. In 2008, Algiers cancelled the delivery of 34 MiG-29 Fulcrum multi-role fighters because of flaws in design. The Russian military bought the rejects for its own use. Su-30 Flankers in various models have also been sold to India. India has so far received 120 out of the 230 jets it has ordered. Malaysia has also received 18 fighters. Rosoboronexport has closed some $7.5 billion worth of arms import deals since the beginning of the year. According to the company's head, Anatoly Isaikin, Russia signed $15 billion worth of contracts during 2009.
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