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RIA, Novosti reported on 25 August that China and Russia are in talks on a possible deal to sell as many as 30 IL-76 Candid transport planes and an unknown number of IL-78 Midas tanker to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
According to the report, a source in the Russian defence industry said: "The Russian-Chinese commission for military and technical cooperation will discuss China's purchase of some 30 IL-76 planes from Russia and the possibility of buying IL-78 planes at a September session."
The source confirmed that prices would be set at the session and then a contract signed. The source also suggested that these aircraft were involved in the Peace Mission 2005 Russian-Chinese military exercises, and China was very interested in acquiring them.
28 August 2005
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