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Burma Buys 50 Chinese Fighter Jets

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Jun 24, 2010
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The Burmese air force continues to expand with the recent procurement of 50 K-8 jet trainer aircraft from China, according to sources within the air force in Meikhtila, a district in upper Burma.

"Parts of the K-8 aircraft were transported by cargo ship from China and are being assembled at the Aircraft Production and Maintenance Base in Meikhtila," said…

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