KAZAN. Feb 5 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Defense Ministry is implementing a large-scale program to upgrade the armed forces, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
"The government has provided large funding for this purpose. We are to get about 2,000 new aircraft under this program before the end of 2020, including 985 helicopters," Shoigu told a conference on aircraft purchases for the Defense Ministry at the Kazan Helicopter Plant.