Russia’s Air Force to get 180 new aircraft

The Russian Air Force will receive some 180 brand new planes and helicopters by the end of the year, the Air Force Commander in Chief Major General Viktor Bondarev said. The country’s air force has already received several new Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback warplanes and will get another 12, along with Kamov Ka-52 Alligator and Mil Mi-28 Havoc helicopters, as well as trainer jets including 15 Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten aircraft, Bondarev reported in Friday by Russian news agency RIA Novosti as saying. The aircraft to be supplied to the air forces will carry advanced navigation and other equipment and weapons “of significantly higher quality,” he said. Last year, some 120 new aircraft have been supplied to the air forces, he added. On Sunday, Russia will mark the 100th anniversary of the national air forces.