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Fifth gen. Russian stealth fighters in the Southern Mediterranean

Posted On 2 January 2020

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Algeria has concluded three contracts for the purchase of Russian fifth-generation stealth fighter Su-57 and the Su-34 and Su-35. Algeria ordered 14 aircraft for each model, thereby strengthening its military cooperation with Russia. With the acquisition of Su-57 jets, Algeria becomes Sukhoi first export customer for this flagship fifth generation combat aircraft. The decision to acquire 14 Su-57s was made last summer after the visit of an Algerian delegation to the MAKS air show in Moscow. The Algerian delegation, which was led by General Major Hamid Boumaiza, commander of the Air Force, examined in detail the fighter in question. General Boumaïza, a former MiG-29 pilot, was even one of the rare foreigners to try the Russian stealth plane on a simulator.

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