Mugabe Buys 10 Fighter Jets From Russia

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President Robert Mugabe has ploughed an estimated US$500m into the purchase of 10 new fighter jets and military vehicles from Russia, Zimdaily can reveal.

The government's acquisition of the military hardware has been blasted by the opposition MDC which charges that the purchase of military equipment had by-passed the State Procurement Board. The MDC has already queried the defence budget - the biggest in the current financial year - which it says is unjustifiable for a country that is not at war.

Due to sanctions imposed on President Robert Mugabe's regime, Zimbabwe's current fleet of European-made fighter jets has been crippled by a critical shortage of spares which has forced the government to look to the Far East.

http://zimdaily.com/news2/article.php/20060426120227666

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1. So when will we see video of the planes crashing?

I'd be suprised if they can get the damn things off the ground without showing off and crashing