Myanmar Buys 20 MiG-29 Fighters

Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to military-run Myanmar, the daily Kommersant reported Dec. 23.

The contract was signed a few weeks ago and came to nearly $570 million (400 million euros), according to a source close to Russian arms sales company Rosoboronexport quoted by the paper.

The daily said Russia delivered 12 MiG-29s to Myanmar in 2001.