(Christian Science Monitor) Fred Weir - Russia signed a $550 million contract with Syria in December to provide the Assad regime with 36 Yak-130 Mitten combat trainers, the Moscow business daily Kommersant reported. Russia is thought to have up to $5 billion in potential arms exports to Syria in the pipeline, including sales of warships, submarines, modern T-90 tanks, MiG-29 fighters, and Iskander-E tactical missiles.
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