Major Equipment Changes Seen In Air Force Future

December 02 2010

Russia

The Russian air force wants to buy more than 1,500 new aircraft and significantly increase its inventory of precision-guided munitions by 2020, says a top officer cited by RIA Novosti.

"Overall, we are planning to acquire and modernize about 2,000 aircraft and helicopters by 2020...including more than 1,500 new aircraft," said Lt. Gen. Igor Sadofyev, the deputy air force commander. Around 400 of the aircraft will be modernized, he said.

The general indicated that in 2011 the...

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