
MiG-29 Fighter Jet (Source: Sputnik News)
MOSCOW (Sputnik News) — After being fully repaired, MiG-29 fourth generation jet fighters will be deployed to the Russian airbase in Erebuni to protect Armenian airspace. These deployments will take place in the second half of 2016.
MiG-29 jets have been used to protect Armenia’s airspace within the joint air defense systems of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). They have also been involved in regular training flights in accordance with the combat readiness program.
“In the second half of 2016, a new unit of MiG-29 fourth-generation multirole jets as well as a Mi-8 transport helicopter will be deployed to the Erebuni airbase, in Armenia,â€