A top Russian military officer raised here Jan. 13 the possibility of selling strategic bombers to China as the two countries prepared to hold their first-ever joint military maneuvers.
?We will perform better with new aviation material during the joint exercises,? General Vladimir Mikhailov, chief of staff for the Russian Air Force, said at a news conference, referring to aircraft including long-range bombers and fighter-bombers Russia plans to bring to the maneuvers.
?If they?ve got enough money, they should buy some? of Russia?s latest warplanes, Mikhailov said, referring to the Chinese.
The joint exercises, announced late last month by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, are scheduled to take place in the second half of this year.
Ivanov said ?masses of troops? would take part in the exercises which would also showcase some of Russia?s latest military hardware including submarines and possibly strategic bombers.
China is, after India, the second-largest foreign client for Russian military equipment. The value of contracts signed in the past three years has been estimated at $5 billion.
?We will perform better with new aviation material during the joint exercises,? General Vladimir Mikhailov, chief of staff for the Russian Air Force, said at a news conference, referring to aircraft including long-range bombers and fighter-bombers Russia plans to bring to the maneuvers.
?If they?ve got enough money, they should buy some? of Russia?s latest warplanes, Mikhailov said, referring to the Chinese.
The joint exercises, announced late last month by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, are scheduled to take place in the second half of this year.
Ivanov said ?masses of troops? would take part in the exercises which would also showcase some of Russia?s latest military hardware including submarines and possibly strategic bombers.
China is, after India, the second-largest foreign client for Russian military equipment. The value of contracts signed in the past three years has been estimated at $5 billion.
