India expected to lease four Tu-22M3 bombers from Russia

India will likely finalize an agreement to lease four Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers from Russia when Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visits Moscow in early November. India and Russia have discussed such a lease since late 1999, and Russian Vice Premier Iliya Klebanov made...

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