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The Russian Military Is Buying Over 500 New Aircraft - Business Insider
In a post on his blog, Ilya Kramnik today made a set of predictions regarding upcoming procurement plans for the Russian air force. Here's a translation:
Combat aircraft:
a second contract for 48 Su-35s in 2014 or 2015, with deliveries in 2016-20.
a second contract for 24-32 Su-30SMs for naval aviation in 2013-2014, with deliveries in 2015-18.
accepting the option on 16 more Su-34s, in addition to 124 already ordered, with deliveries through 2020. An additional large contract may be concluded after 2015, so that the air force has a total of 180-200 Su-34s by 2025.
a contract for 48-72 MiG-35s in 2014-15, with deliveries through 2020. Without such a contract, MiG may have to be shut down.
a second contract for 12-16 MiG-29Ks for naval aviation is also likely.
a contract for 32-40 Su-25SM(or TM)/UBMs, with deliveries in 2017-22.
two contracts for T-50 fifth-generation fighter jets. First one would be 8-12 aircraft for the Lipetsk combat training center. That contract is likely to be concluded in 2013, with deliveries in 2014-16. A second contract for 40-60 aircraft is likely to be concluded in 2015, with deliveries scheduled for 2016-22.
Transport and special aircraft:
Contract for 30-40 Il-76MD-90As in 2013, with deliveries in 2016-20.
Contract for 10 An-124-300s in 2015, with deliveries in 2018-22.
Contract for 30-40 An-70s in 2015, with deliveries in 2019-25.
25-30 special purpose Tu-204/214s, with deliveries in 2015-25.
Contract for 100 multi-functional transport aircraft in 2015, with delivery of the first 30 in 2019-25.
Contract for 40 light transport aircraft in 2015, with deliveries in 2019-24. Strong possibility that these will be foreign aircraft, such as the Italian C-27J Spartan, assembled in Russia under license.