KAZAN. Jan 25 (Interfax) - A state contract for the delivery of modernized Tupolev Tu-160M2 supersonic strategic bombers to the Russian Defense Ministry envisions the construction of ten aircraft each worth 15 billion rubles, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"The contract is about to be signed for ten aircraft, each worth 15 billion rubles," Putin said while meeting with the staff of the Kazan Aircraft Production Association on Thursday.
This means that "the plant will be fully loaded up to 2027," he said.