10 September 2013

Editorial: Russia to Sell China Su-35 Multirole Fighter Jets

SU-35 Flanker (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons)
By Zachary Keck

Russia and China are moving closer to concluding an agreement whereby Moscow would sell Beijing advanced 4++ generation multirole fighter jets, a senior official from Russia’s state-run defense industry told media outlets over the weekend.
Viktor Komardin, deputy head of the state-run Rosoboronexport, which is in charge of regulating defense imports and exports, told RIA Novosti on Saturday that negotiations for the sale of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to China are ongoing, and an agreement was likely to be reached sometime in 2014.

Read the full story at The Diplomat