Israel na Russia wana kitu wanaita
(Military collaboration)
Soma hapa chini
In 1991, the Soviet Union offered to sell Israel its
Mikoyan MiG-31 aircraft and
S-300 missile system, although the deal never materialised.
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In 2004, a three-way deal was signed between Israel, Russia and India: Israel supplied the $1.1 billion
EL/W-2090 radar to the
Indian Air Force, with the radar fitted onto the
Ilyushin Il-76 platform by Russia.
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On 6 September 2010, Russia and Israel signed a five-year military agreement.
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In December 2019, Israel revealed it had an agreement with Russia not to sell arms to Ukraine and Georgia, in exchange for Russia refraining from selling arms to Iran.
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In April 2009, Russia purchased its first package of
drones from Israel (the Bird Eye-400, eight I-View Mk150 and two Searcher Mk.2 UAVs). The deal was worth $53 million.
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In a second deal, at the end of 2009, Russia purchased an additional 36 drones from Israel, in a deal worth $100 million.
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In October 2010, in a third deal, Russia purchased an additional $400 million of drones from
Israel Aerospace Industries. The Israeli drones are to be assembled in Russia.
[196] The production of the Russian-Israeli drones began in 2012, and delivery to the Russian military is scheduled for 2014.
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In 2015, one of the drones was reportedly shot down by the Ukrainian military near the city of
Donetsk, Ukraine.
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In September 2015, the
Russian Army purchased another $300 million package of drones from Israel, its fourth purchase of Israeli drones.
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