Belarus to upgrade in-service MiG-29s

MINSK. March 26 (Interfax-AVN) - The MiG-29 fighter-jets in service with the Belarusian Air Force will undergo modernization, country's Defense Ministry press service told Interfax-AVN.

"The upgrade of MiG-29s will continue in the near future. This step will help improve combat capabilities of the aircraft by enhancing the range of weapons it can use," the press service said quoting Maj. Gen. Mikhail Levitsky, the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Force commander, as saying.

Furthermore, there are plans to buy advanced multirole aircraft after 2010, the press service added.