New planes with hypersonic weapons will be put into service in the aviation units of the Russian Aerospace Forces next year, reports Krasnaya Zvezda.
said the deputy commander-in-chief. chief of aerospace forces, Lieutenant-General Andrei Yudin.
He noted that next year the department will warn advanced models of weapons, military and special equipment, including those with combat alert. ; hypersonic weapons.
According to the lieutenant general, as part of the state defense order for 2022, it is planned to purchase more than 200 units of the main samples of military and military equipment.
Yudin also noted that next year has been declared the year of flight training in military aviation units and for air defense, missile defense and space forces – a year of combat service.
Earlier it was also reported that in 2026 serial production of the fifth generation Russian fighter Checkmate will be launched. The plane's maiden flight is scheduled for 2023.