China will receive Russian Triumph anti-aircraft systems and SU-35 fighters
China has expressed a desire to acquire the Russian-made C-400 Triumph already in 2015, but so far negotiations are underway to supply Su-35 multi-role fighter jets to this country.
According to the first deputy director of the FSMTC of Russia (the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation) Alexander Fomin, the Chinese side has offered to acquire a certain number of these aircraft.
Now this issue is being studied by the authorized organization of the Russian side.
Regarding the prospective deliveries of Russian systems to China Defense, then Fomin first recalled that from 1993 to 2010, a large number of Russian anti-aircraft systems were delivered to China. missile systems, including the S-300PMU2 "Favorit". The deliveries were carried out within the framework of military-technical cooperation.
Speaking about further cooperation with China in the field of air defense, A.Fomin said that now the Chinese partners are interested in acquiring the new generation C-400 “Triumph” anti-aircraft missile systems. And they want to receive the first batch of these rocket systems already in 2015 year.
According to A.Fomin, the prospects for the delivery of the C-400 “Triumph” air defense systems to the PRC, as well as the timing of these deliveries, will be determined as the Russian military leadership accomplishes the tasks associated with equipping the Russian Armed Forces with these systems.
Fomin also said that at the moment additional capacity is being built for the production of C-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems. Chinese partners were not interested in purchasing other Russian air defense systems.
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