World News -- Reports running in the Russian
media indicates that Russia might have surpassed the U.S in the production
of new combat planes. During an interview with Ekho Moskvy Radio, Vladislav
Goncharenko, a deputy in the department of military aviation programs at the
United Aircraft-Building Corporation (UAC), stated that Russia has overtaken
the United States in the number of combat planes produced.
The UAC delivered 68 planes in 2013, however, the figures
have risen to 100 in 2014, 95 of which are combat planes for the Russian Air
Force.
In addition to the production of new planes, UAC subsidiaries
(Irkut, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Tupolev, Yakovlev and Beriev) are
modernizing existing aircraft and developing new weapon systems.
Though there are no corresponding numbers on the U.S side to
validate the claim, the staggering number of planes added to the frontline
units of the Russian Air force is a clear indication of Moscow’s resolve to
maintain its global military influence. It’s
clear that U.S technology will remain ahead of Russia’s for years to come, however,
military strategists know that quantity rather than quality can prove to be
decisive in war.
Russia has also equipped the PAK-FA T 50 prototypes with
Himalayas EW defense systems to enhance jamming resistance and gain self-protection
capabilities. The first PAK-FA 5th generation stealth aircraft
should be delivered to the Russian Air Force by 2016. While reconnaissance and
combat drones will be operational by 2018. UAC is also conducting major studies
on 6th generation aircraft.
Military rivalry between the two nations have made world news for centuries.
Photo credit: Dmitry Terekhov via photopin cc
Military rivalry between the two nations have made world news for centuries.
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