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Ryuu96 on 29 April 2024
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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Ryuu96 said:

The US has acquired 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.

Kazakhstan, which is upgrading its air fleet, auctioned off 117 Soviet-era fighter and bomber aircraft, including MiG-31 interceptors, MiG-27 fighter bombers, MiG-29 fighters, and Su-24 bombers from the 1970s and 1980s.

The declared sale value was one billion Kazakhstani tenge, or $2.26 million, said the Post, meaning the average value of each plane was $19,300.

US Buys 81 Soviet Fighter Jets From Russian Ally for $19K Each: Report (businessinsider.com)

Probably spare parts at that price, Lol.

Yes, it's all for spare parts (and potentially target practice), as I read in another article that none of them are flightworthy.

Potentially some of them could be repaired and then sent to Ukraine, though...

They could also after scrapping them for parts, use what remains as decoys in airfields, let Russia waste its missiles, Lol.

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