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160 new airplanes and helicopters in 2017, Russia continues to renew its Air Force

Moscow, Russia - More than 900 new aircraft are expected by 2020, factories are working at full capacity

"Factories are working at full capacity", the commander in chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Colonel General Vitkor Bondarev said yesterday, expressing his delight to the press. 55 percent of the fleet has been renovated, 140 new aircraft -including airplanes and helicopters- will be delivered in 2017 to the Russian Air Force, while other twenty units are planned for the Navy. The commander said...

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Rome, Italy, 02/27/2017 16:50
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