Uganda receives final Su-30s from RussiaWritten by defenceWeb, Thursday, 07 June 2012
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26076:uganda-receives-final-su-30s-from-russia&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107The first two aircraft were delivered in July last year, followed by another two in October. On May 30 a ‘military diplomatic source’ told Russia’s Interfax news agency that the final two Su-30MKs had been delivered to Uganda.
Russian state arms export agency Rosoboronexport signed a preliminary agreement with Uganda for the aircraft in April 2010, but protracted negotiations, particularly over the price, meant that a deal worth a reported US$740 million was only signed in May 2011.
The first aircraft flew in Uganda on July 11, 2011, followed by the second a day later. One of the first Su-30s delivered was inoperable for three weeks following a bird strike on September 8. The aircraft was taking off from Entebbe military airbase when a bird struck one of the engines, but the pilot was able to land the aircraft safely, according to Uganda’s The Daily Monitor. Rosoboronexport fixed the engine as part of a three-year warranty.
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