US Buys 81 Soviet Fighter Jets From Russian Ally for $18K Each: Report

The US has acquired 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.Kazakhstan, which is upgrading its air fleet, auctioned off 117 Soviet-era fighter and bomber aircraft, including MiG-31 interceptors, MiG-27 fighter bombers, MiG-29 fighters, and Su-24 bombers from the 1970s and 1980s.The declared value of the sale was one billion tenge, or $1.5 million, said the…