The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) will modernize the An-124 Ruslan and Il-76MD super-heavy long-range military transport aircraft, according to Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS.
According to him, the main direction of development of military aviation is also to increase the combat capabilities of the fleet of operational-tactical aviation aircraft, such as the Su-30SM(SM2), Su-34 and Su-35S, long-range missile-carrying bombers Tu-22M3 strategic missile carriers to the Tu-160M, Tu-95M(SM) versions.
As well as the fleet of An-124 super-heavy long-range military transport aircraft and Il-76MD heavy military transport aircraft through their further modernization.
About An-124 Ruslan
One of the most load-carrying aircraft in the history of world aviation saw the light in 1984. Currently, the machine has no direct analogues, it is the largest aircraft of domestic military transport aviation. The cost of developing one such vessel was estimated at $300 million.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Russia has overtaken the United States in the construction of 5th generation nuclear submarines.
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