Irkut in $200M Firefighting Jet DealBy Lyuba Pronina
Staff Writer
Igor Tabakov / MT
The Irkut Be-200, capable of handling 12 tons of water, has its first foreign buyer in an American aerial firefighting company.
Pioneering fighter plane maker Irkut on Monday said it had found an American buyer for its Be-200 amphibious jet, the first foreign customer to sign up for the unique firefighting craft.
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