Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced that the Russian Navy will receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by the year 2020.
"As a result of the government rearmament program, the Navy will receive eight nuclear-powered strategic submarines, 16 multi-purpose submarines, and 54 surface ships of various classes by 2020," the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Shoigu as saying on Monday.