$1.8bn Russian fighter deal for Algeria

A $1.8 billion order for 30 Russian aircraft will take Algeria’s fighter fleet numbers up to 74 – sufficient for six squadrons. Jon Lake reports. Algeria’s chief of staff of the Air Force, Major General Hamid Boumaiza, signed for the supply of 14 Mikoyan MiG-29M/M2 and 16 Sukhoi Su-30MKA fighters at...

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