Ukraine is seeking to license produce external link the Chinese Hongdu L-15 and assemble the fighter craft locally at the Odessa Aviation Plant. The cost and number of planes are unknown but the Ministry of Defense hopes to start production in 2016. While it had been speculated last year that the Ukraine may go with western companies external link to help modernize their forces, the Chinese deal will provide a cheaper alternative. Producing the L-15 will have the added the bonus of familiarity due to its similarity to the Russian Yak-130. The early 2000s saw discussions of the possibility of joint production between Russia and Ukraine of the Yak-130 however recent tensions over the Crimean annexation and fighting in Ukraine’s eastern region has seen an end to any military cooperation. The deal with China will see an increase in the production of the aircraft amid earlier deals with Zambia and Pakistan.
根据土耳其国防部国防工业局局长穆拉特巴亚尔(Murat Bayar,Secretary of the Defence Industry of the Ministry of National Defence of Turkey)透露红旗-9中标的细节,金额为34.4亿美元,装备4个地对空导弹营,每个营三个连,每连6辆发射车,每车4枚导弹发射器,数量共计72辆导弹发射车,装载288枚导弹发射器,还有集成的雷达、火控等装备。中国转让全套技术,24个月交付,40%装备和配件将在土耳其生产制造。