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Aug 31, 2010 (newstodate): If plans materialize, Iceland's Keflavik Airport may soon see the return of intense military traffic.
When the US military closed down its military base at Keflavik Airport in September, 2006, it left vast resources unused in the form of installations, runway capacity and buildings.
Now the Icelandic government is in talks with the Dutch company E C A Program that will take delivery of delivery of up to 30 advanced Sukhoi SU-27 Flanker aircraft, ground based Radar systems, Command & Control units and surface to Air missile defense units from the Belorussian military export authority Beltechexport.
Up to 15 of these Russian fighters may be stationed at the military part of Keflavik Airport and provide combat training opportunities for NATO air forces, and E C A Program is already in the market to hire 45 SU-27 pilots.
When the US military closed down its military base at Keflavik Airport in September, 2006, it left vast resources unused in the form of installations, runway capacity and buildings.
Now the Icelandic government is in talks with the Dutch company E C A Program that will take delivery of delivery of up to 30 advanced Sukhoi SU-27 Flanker aircraft, ground based Radar systems, Command & Control units and surface to Air missile defense units from the Belorussian military export authority Beltechexport.
Up to 15 of these Russian fighters may be stationed at the military part of Keflavik Airport and provide combat training opportunities for NATO air forces, and E C A Program is already in the market to hire 45 SU-27 pilots.