Sudan gets its MiG-29SE/UBs

U.S. State Department Expresses Alarm in Connection with Deliveries of Russian MiG-29 Fighters to Sudan

The U.S. State Department has expressed alarm in connection with reports about deliveries of Russian MiG-29 fighters to Sudan. As an official representative of the State Department, Richard Boucher, declared, “in case of the confirmation of this information, the U.S. will view it with great alarm.” According to him, the United States is against the transfer of any types of weapons to Sudan, since the view it as a state that supports terrorism. “Moreover, the continuing crisis in the province of Darfur is one more reason for harsh objections to the deliveries of arms to Sudan,” R. Boucher noted.

It is recalled that earlier this week, the Russian Airplane Building Corporation MiG announced the conclusion of the fulfillment of a contract for the deliver to Sudan of 12 MiG-29 fighters. The contract, which was conclude at the end of 2001, provides for the delivery to Sudan of 10 MiG-29SEh fighters and two MiG-29UB training airplanes, and also various types of special materials.

Source: 23.07.04, RBC.RU

This isn’t speculation, there are previous articles indicating the early completion of the delivery as well.

I didn’t know the MiG-29S was still marketed. I guess Sudan didn’t have a ground attack requirement? (MiG-29SMT).