The Russian Sukhoi company is delivering the first batch of two Su-30 MK2 airplanes ordered by Venezuela, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.

The aircraft have been made by a firm in Komsomolsk-on-Amur that is part of the Sukhoi aircraft-building company.

“These two Su-30 MK2 airplanes are being airlifted in a Ruslan heavy transport plane. They are intended for the Venezuelan Air Force,” a source in the Russian defense sector said.

The planes are expected to take part in a military parade in Venezuela on December 10.

Russian and Venezuela this summer signed a 1.5-billion U.S. dollars contract for the sale of 24 Su-30 MK2 airplanes.

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