MOSCOW. Jan 28 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Air Force is to receive a TU-160 Blackjack strategic aircraft and YAK-130 light trainers, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
Talking to the press in Moscow on Wednesday, Ivanov also said "the Air Force received several generation 'four plus' SU-27 Flanker planes in 2003."
In talks with Spanish Defense Minister Federico Trillo in Moscow earlier in the day, Ivanov discussed the possible use of Russian military transport planes for the Spanish military contingent in Afghanistan.