{"id":156951,"date":"2024-12-12T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-north-korea-invest-russian-su-27-mig-29-fighter-jets\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:00:15","slug":"why-is-north-korea-investing-in-russian-su-27-mig-29-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=156951","title":{"rendered":"Why Is North Korea Investing In Russian Su-27 &amp; MiG-29 Jets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to US officials, Russian compensation to             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"35699\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\"  >North Korea<\/a><\/span> for supplying much-needed military aid will include early fourth-generation             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"652038\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><span>Su-27 Flanker<\/span><\/span> and             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"652039\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><span>MiG-29 Fulcrum<\/span><\/span> fighter jets. For now, it is unclear how many will be delivered or when North Korea will receive them. 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