Tokyo, Oct. 7 (CNA) Beijing has confirmed it purchased 20 Russian-made Su-30MK jet fighters, priced at US$2 billion, reported Japan's Sankei Shinbun on Thursday.
The newspaper noted that Beijing was originally reported to have purchased 40 Su-30MK fighters. The confirmed quantity was half that figure.
The advanced jet fighters were equipped with mid-range AA-12 air-to-air missiles. (By Huang Kuei-mei & Edward Chen)
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