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Tuesday, January 26, 2010     FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Sudan deploys Russian-made aircraft against rebels in Darfour

CAIRO — Sudan has been absorbing a range of Russian military aircraft and putting it to use in fighting off rebels in Darfour.   

Industry sources said the Sudanese Air Force has been deploying Russian fixed- and rotary-wing platforms for conventional warfare and counter-insurgency operations.

Sudan has received four Mi-35 attack helicopters from Moscow. The sources said the air force has been operating the helicopters in attacks on rebels in the Darfour province since late 2009.


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The biggest project included the arrival of the Su-25 Frogfoot fighter-jet from Russia. The sources said Sudan introduced eight Su-25s, deployed at the Wadi Seidna Air Base, for operational service during 2009.

"Many of these aircraft have already been used, particularly in Darfour," an industry source said.

The sources said Sudan planned to receive additional Russian aircraft in 2010. They said this could include the MiG-29 fighter-jet, a contract of which was signed in November 2008.

Sudan has accumulated a fleet of 12 MiG-29s. They include 10 MiG-29SEs as well as two MiG-29UBs, all of them delivered in 2004.

The sources said the new aircraft arrived in Sudan during 2009 amid an effort by the Khartoum regime to deter such neighbors as Chad and Libya.




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