Mozambique receives upgraded MiG-21s

Romania’s Aerostar is close to completing a programme which will equip Mozambique's air force with eight refurbished Mikoyan MiG-21s.

“The programme commenced over a year ago and has involved six single-seat fighters and two double-seat trainer variants,” the company says.

Performed at the Aerostar facility in Bacau, the overhaul has included equipping the Soviet-era fighters with GPS navigation equipment and a modern digital flight recorder. “In many instances the aircraft involved had not flown operationally for some 20 years,” Aerostar notes. Read more (07.07.2014)