Russia to supply 16 Su-30 fighters to Algeria

Rosoboronexport has concluded a deal on supplying 16 Sukhoi Su-30 MK1 jet fighters to Algeria.

•  According to a Moscow military-diplomatic source, another agreement is planned to be signed with Uganda, which is going to buy six Russian Su-30MK2 fighters.
• The two deals’ total cost accounts for 1,2 billion dollars. Rosoboronexport and Algeria agreed on the contract back in 2006. Since Uganda is short of real money to pay for the planes, Russian LUKoil is negotiating its potential participation in developing large oil fields in Uganda, implying a possible swapping. Given the supplies of Su-30 aircraft also to India and Malaysia, deals for a total of 15 billion dollars were stricken by Rosoboronexport last year.