MINSK, 24 April (BelTA) – A ceremony to hand over the fourth aircraft Su-25 repaired by OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant to the Belarusian Air Force took place in the Baranovichi airfield on 24 April, the press service of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus told BelTA.
The ceremony was the final step in executing the contract on overhauling four Su-25 aircraft for the Belarusian army. These aircraft had been overhauled ahead of the schedule specified by the contract.
OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant has been in the business of overhauling and upgrading aircraft of the Su-25 (UB) type since 1994. So far the company has overhauled over 100 aircraft of the type, with eight aircraft getting major upgrades.
