Future plans for the Russian Air Force in aeronautical engineering 2025
As reported web portal AviaPort.Ru, Assistant Minister of Defense of Russia, former Russian Air Force Commander Alexander Zelin, May 14, 2013 Air Force announced long-term plans for new and upgraded types of aircraft for the period until 2025 (probably in the framework of developing the state armament program for the years 2016-2025). .
According to him, in the interests of the army aviation research is needed to ensure that the concepts and technical aspect of prospective high-speed rotary-wing combat aircraft. Its creation is due to the need to increase the combat capabilities for commands in strategic areas, as well as in the Arctic zone.
You must also conduct studies to determine the quantity and quality of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles large and medium-range missiles, integrating them into a promising Air Force weapons system. You also need to work on the opening of the creation of a dedicated reconnaissance aircraft in the interests of groups of forces in strategic sectors, complemented A. Zelin.
According to him, during the period 2021-2025 years, the Air Force planned to set up a promising attack aircraft and light multi-purpose front-line aircraft. It also provides work for creation and production of a series of special, transport, combat training and other purposes by aircraft.
According to A. Zelin, today formed a good potential to improve the system of agents. In particular,
it is planned to establish long-term and purchase of tanker aircraft, development and procurement of tactical aircraft of the future fighter T-50 fighter of the 4 + + Su-35 and MiG-35, a promising attack aircraft, amphibious medium transport helicopter, light and medium military transport aircraft and a number of others. Has launched a series of helicopters Mi-28N and Ka-52, Su-34, Yak-130, Mi-8 MTV-5, Mi-8AMTSh, is being modernized Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 and Su-25 , MiG-31, Il-78M.
