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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on the 15th that he is manufacturing fighter jets in the Khabarovsk Territory. Kim is believed to be inspecting a factory in the city that manufactures Sukhoi fighter jets for the Russian Air Force. His father, Kim Jong Il, also visited Komsomolsk-on-Afulle in 2002 and inspected the factory. He is expected to explore the possibility of cooperation following a deep exchange of views with President Putin on the 13th over military-technical cooperation.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly visited a Russian fighter jet production facility in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, prompting military experts to speculate that it may be aimed at upgrading North Korea s aging fighter jet fleet.
On September 15, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and Khabarovsk Governor Mikhail Degtyarev welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Komsomolsk-on-Amur where Kim visited an aircraft plant named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.