The Algerian Air Force has announced the crash of a MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ fighter plane near the air base in Posfer, in the northwestern part of the country, near the city of Oran. The Algerian Ministry of National Defense confirmed the death of one of the pilots in the accident, which it attributed to a technical malfunction. […]

The Algerian Air Force has ordered additional Su-30MKA and MiG-29M/M2 fighters from Russia in a contract worth nearly $2 billion. According to Vedomosti, a Russian-based newspaper, Algeria ordered an additional 16 Su-30MKA and 14 MiG-29M/M2 fighter jets for $1.8 mill excluding weapons and training.These will complement the 58 Sukhois and MiGs already in service with […]