<p>Chris Pocock has been covering the defense beat for AIN for over 30&nbsp;years. He is a British citizen and a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Chris worked in the air cargo business for ten years before becoming a full-time writer in 1983. He subsequently edited two air cargo journals before becoming AIN’s Defense Editor. He retired from that position in 2018, but still contributes to the publication. Chris has written extensively on aerial reconnaissance, including four books on the history of the U-2 spyplane. He also lectures on this and other topics related to intelligence-gathering in the Cold War.</p>


Defense Correspondent

Chris Pocock

<p>The MiG company denied a Russian newspaper report that Algeria wants to return 15 MiG-29 fighters that were supplied in late 2006. Algeria halted deliveries of a further planned 21 aircraft, the report said. The matter was expected to be discussed in a meeting between the Algerian and Russian presidents in Moscow this week. The deal to supply the jets was sealed in March 2006 as part of a debt-cancellation plan.</p>


Confusion Over Algeria’s New Fighters

The MiG company denied a Russian newspaper report that Algeria wants to return 15 MiG-29 fighters that were supplied in late 2006.

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