Russian pilots in Erebuni to get new fighter jets and helicopter

This year the Russian military serving at the Erebuni Air Force Base, located in Armenia, will receive a batch of multi-purpose MiG-29 light front-line fighters of the fourth generation, and an Mi-8 transport helicopter, the press service of the Defense Ministry reports.

"In the second half of 2016 the Russian air base of Erebuni, located in the Republic of Armenia, will receive a new batch of multi-purpose MiG-29 light frontline fighters of the fourth generation and an Mi-8 transport helicopter,’’ TASS quotes him as saying.