Missed Deals
Lebanon will get 10 modernized MiG-29 aircraft from Russia. Message was in the news 17 December 2008 (AFP, Interfax). But in 2010 the Deal between The Russian Federation and The Lebanese Republic has been changed to 10 Mi-24
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