A salesperson from Irkut says the Russian Defense Ministry plans to order a version of the MC-21 airliner and convert it into an airborne early warning platform.
By Bin im Garten (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
While the negotiation has yet to start, Valery Lunkov said talks are assumed to begin soon.
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