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18 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read
2021 Russian arms export thread. Belarusian Major-General Igor Golub said that Belarus signed contracts with Russia for Mi-35M helicopters and a 2nd batch of Su-30SM fighters. He said they also planned on procuring S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems.
eng.belta.by/society/view/a…
Belarus's Minister of Defense Viktor Khrenin said in November that Belarus planned on purchasing four Su-30SM and four Mi-35M in 2021. 2/
militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=…
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India Army Chief Gen MM Naravane says that India will soon sign a contract for the license production of 671,427 AK-203 rifles at the Amethi factory. The price per rifle is reportedly 70k rupees compared to 89k per Sig Sauer recently procured by India. 4/
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/a…
In December, Kazakhstan received an additional four Su-30SM fighters. 5/
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