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RUSSIA: RUSSIA TO MODERNIZE HUNGARIAN MIGs.(Hungarian Air Force MIG-29 fighters upgraded)(Government Activity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, November, 2001

The Hungarian Defense Ministry and Russia's MIG corporation have signed an agreement to extend the life cycle of engines installed on Hungarian Air Force MIG-29 fighters made in Russia, ITAR-TASS reported. The MIG corporation will overhaul the fighters, provide spare parts, and carry out repairs.

The planes' life cycle will be extended through 2005. After several months of debates, the Hungarian cabinet last February made a decision to drop the idea of fundamentally upgrading the MIG-29s. Hungarian Defense Minister Janos Szabo earlier signed a protocol of intent with Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace on upgrading the MIG fighters and adjusting them to NATO standards. The new protocol came under heavy criticism from the U.S. Hungary has also entered negotiations with...

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