Russia was second in the world in the number of military aircraft – Russian newspaper

Research Center Flight International published a report on the state of the Air Force of at the end of the world this year.

In this list videoconferencing Russia took place in the top three. According to the analytical center, according to TASS, in our military fleet consists of more than three and a half thousand airplanes and helicopters, or seven percent of all cruise missiles and helicopters of army purpose.

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The” quantitative “ratings, we lost only the US has the most numerous armed forces on the planet and respectively, more than 13.7 thousands of military aircraft and helicopters (26 percent of the world fleet). The three leaders, according to experts, make the Chinese Air Force from approximately 2.94 thousand military aircraft, or 6 percent of the total in the world.

In addition, the large fleet of aircraft and helicopters of the army a destination India (about 2.09 thousand cars and 4 per cent), Japan (almost 1.6 thousand and 3 percent), South Korea (about 1.43 thousand and 3 percent). According to two per cent accounted for by France (more than 1.28 thousand), Egypt (about 1.13 thousand), Turkey (over 1 thousand) and North Korea (almost 950 units).

According to Flight International, in total the air force in different countries at the end of this year account for 52.1 thousands of aircraft and helicopters. Moreover, the share of states, do not fall in the top ten account for 22.43 thousand units or less than half of the world fleet of the army.

Flight International experts also analyzed the intensity with which the fleet was replenished this year. By this indicator Russia looks, perhaps better than other countries. If in January the number of military planes and helicopters in the world increased by about 400 units, the share of Russia was here more than 30 percent (150 vehicles).

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In our Defense Ministry does not comment on these statistics as accurate data drawn from the report of Sergei Shoigu at a recent board of the military department Russia. According to the minister, this year alone aviation strategic nuclear forces of the country were supplemented by ten modernized aircraft, including two missile carriers Tu-160, three Tu-95MS and Tu-22MZ five. During the same period, the state defense order Aerospace forces got 243 new and modernized aircrafts. This, including the question of the modern Su-30cm, Su-27SM and Su-30M2, AVIACOMPLEX Su-35S. And also upgraded high-altitude interceptor MiG-31BM, whose combat effectiveness due to the new on-board radar equipment and weapons has increased more than two and a half times.

Updates Russian military fleet will continue in the coming year. Thus, according to Sergei Shoigu, into service aircraft strategic forces will introduce a couple of upgraded missile Tu-160 and seven improved Tu-95MS. In addition, videoconferencing and naval aviation are planning to put more than two hundred new and modernized aircraft and helicopters.