la partie aviation du deal
Absent any confirmatory releases by Rosoboronexport, reports regarding this deal have varied. ITAR-Tass, for instance, reported Algeria will buy 40 MiG-29 fighters, 20 Sukhoi-30 fighters and 16 Yak-130 training planes as well as 8 S-300 PMU2 Favorit rocket systems and about 40 T-90 tanks. This is the composition most often reported in the press, but it doesn't come close to a $7.5 billion dollar deal.
A better and more detailed report comes from Vedomosti, which details the deal package as:
* 34 MiG-29SMT Fulcrum lightweight multi-role fighters, a slight reduction from DID's February 1, 2006 report of 36 planes
* 28 Su-30MKA Flanker two-seat multi-role fighters. This figure is the same as DID's earlier report.
* 14 Yak-130 Mitten combat trainers and light attack aircraft. DID's earlier report had noted the Yaks as an additional option, with the possibility of up to 50 aircraft. They will complement/ replace Algeria's older L-39 ZA Albatros aircraft from Czechoslovakia.
This aspect of the deal is valued at a total of $3.5 billion, and reportedly includes a trade-in whereby 36 older MiG-29s will be returned to Russia to be resold to third countries.