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In late December 2009,reports surfaced that Myanmar (formerly Burma) had signed a EUR 400 million (about $571 million) deal with Russia’s Rosoboronexport for 20 MiG-29D fighters. Some sources add a deal for more Mi-35 attack helicopters,and place the entire package at EUR 450 million. The Russian bid reportedly beat a Chinese offer to supply 4+ generation J-10/ FC-20 fighters,or the cheaper JF-17/ FC-1 Thunder lightweight fighter. Implicitly,it also edged out neighboring Malaysia,who is preparing to sell its MiG-29N fleet at a discounted price. This is good news for RAC-MiG,whose financial troubles and low order volume led to a shotgun merger with Russia’s state-owned United Aircraft Corporation,government bailouts,and doubts about the long-term future of its technologies. See:RIA Novosti | Pravda | Defense News | Irawaddy | Mizzima | New Kerala,India | Reuters India.
By comparison,the Tripartite Core Group (UN,ASEAN,and Burma’s Junta) launched [PDF] a 3-year Post-[Cyclone] Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) in February 2009,appealing for international donations of $691 million…
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