Slovak Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said that the United States has offered the country 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters and more than 500 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles in return for the transfer of MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine. He told this to reporters TASS.
According to him, the USA is ready to train pilots and personnel to maintain these machines. The cost of the weapons is 340 million euros.
The country’s government will consider Washington’s proposal in the near future.
Jaroslav Nagy, Former Deputy Head of the Slovak Ministry of Defense declarationUkrainian experts reportedly arrived in the country to inspect the MiG-29 fighter jets, which will be delivered to Kiev in the next few weeks.
According to him, the technical experts of the Ukrainian side have been in Slovakia for several days and inspecting the fighters. Nagy emphasized that the experts also brought in additional parts so that the MiGs can be arranged before they are sent to Ukraine.