Russian new state arms procurement program for 2011-2020

[buglerbilly]

Russia set to adopt new arms procurement program in fall

© RIA Novosti. Alexei Druzhinin

A new state arms procurement program for 2011-2020 will be adopted by the Russian government and signed by the president this fall, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

"The deadline is the third quarter of this year," Sergei Ivanov told reporters in Moscow.

The draft program stipulates the upgrade of up to 11% of military equipment annually and will allow Russia to increase the share of modern weaponry to 70% by 2020.

Ivanov said the Defense Ministry and all security-related bodies are expected to submit the lists of all necessary armaments within a week to allow the defense industry enterprises to plan their work with an optimal output for the next decade.

According to the draft program, the Russian Armed Forces should receive, in particular, more than 1,500 combat aircraft and about 200 air defense systems by 2020.

Ivanov earlier asked President Dmitry Medvedev to authorize the increase of financing for the defense industry by 100 billion rubles ($3.4 bln) annually to ensure the efficient implementation of the program until 2020.

The Russian military is expected to receive 27 combat jets, over 50 helicopters and five battalions of S-400 air defense systems in 2010 under the current arms procurement program.

MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti)

[buglerbilly]

Russian Defense Ministry plans to order An-124, An-70 transport aircraft

© RIA Novosti. Андрей Грешнов

The Russian Defense Ministry intends to order An-124 and An-70 military transport aircraft under the new state arms procurement program for 2011-2020, Airborne Troops Commander Lt. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov said on Wednesday.

"While working under the state program, we have submitted our proposals," Shamanov said.

He said the Airborne Troops had ordered 40 An-70s aircraft, but he did not specify the number of An-124s ordered by his military unit.

There are up to 300 transport aircraft in service with the Russian Air Force, including, among others, An-12, An-70 and An-124 Ruslan strategic heavy airlift transport aircraft.

The An-70 is a medium-range turboprop military transport plane developed by Ukraine's Antonov design bureau. The Antonov company first tested a flying prototype of the An-70 in 1994, but a lack of Ukrainian state funds, and political disputes between Moscow and Kiev have prevented large-scale production of the aircraft.

The recent thaw in Russian-Ukrainian relations saw Moscow renew long-stalled funding to Ukraine for eventual joint production of the airplane.

The An-70 is due to occupy the An-12's niche.

The An-124, that can be used both for domestic and military purposes, was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in 1982, and was produced in Ukraine's Kiev and Russia's Ulyanovsk until 1995. The plane has a maximum payload of 150 metric tons with a flight range of around 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles).

The cargo jet is the world's third largest after the An-225 and the Airbus A380F.

Russia and Ukraine reached a preliminary agreement to resume production of the An-124 in April 2008.

MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti)

[McDethWivFries]

Wasn't the An-70 what the A400M was loosly based on? If so, how would that effect the market for the A400M?

[Milne Bay]

Wasn't the An-70 what the A400M was loosly based on? If so, how would that effect the market for the A400M?

Hard to say.
Some countries will only buy western product - some will buy anything.
Having said that, the AN-70 carries about 50% more than the A400M.
Are they appealing to the same market?

[buglerbilly]

Wasn't the An-70 what the A400M was loosly based on? If so, how would that effect the market for the A400M?

Nope it wasn't, the confusion occurs because some German politicians wanted the AN-70 seriously considered as an alternative due to rising A400M costs............despite LOTS of words, Russia has singularly failed to order ANY major numbers of the AN-70...........

[McDethWivFries]

Cheers for clearing that up bug.