At the 1996 ILA it was already becoming clear that the post-reunification focus on Eastern Europe would not last. The European market offered (and offers) hardly any sales opportunities for technology from Russia, so that the Russian companies increasingly focused on trade fairs in Asia, Africa and South America. Consequently, there was nothing more to be seen of the MiG-21 at the 1996 ILA either.
Here are some impressions from the author's visit to the event on May 17, 1996.
