As Alexei Nikolsky writes in his article "The first" overland "commander of the air command can change the priorities of the state defense order. From the former commander of the group in Syria, Sergei Surovikina expect attention to shock drones "in the newspaper" Vedomosti ", unprecedented in the domestic history, the appointment of the commander-in-chief of the Air Force Space Forces (SAC) general army general Sergei Surovikin may affect the priorities of the yet unapproved state program of armaments (GVP) for the period until 2025. As the top manager of the aerospace industry and a man close to the Ministry of Defense, General Surovikin, told Vedomosti, they are still executing byazannosti commander of Russian troops in Syria, said that the person will re-examine and possibly revise the priorities of the new SAP in terms of procurement and development of new aircraft.
According to a person close to the Military Industrial Commission, the new LG should be approved before the end of 2017, but its main priorities, including those related to procurement and development of weapons for the military security services, have already been agreed. In general, it is expected to continue purchases of those front-line aviation complexes that are being purchased now, says the source: Su-30SM manufactured by the Irkutsk aircraft plant (part of the Irkut-controlled Irkut corporation), Su-35 manufactured by the aircraft plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (included in the control UAC Sukhoi Corporation) and Su-34 manufactured by the Novosibirsk aircraft plant (also included in Sukhoi).
The priority of the LG is also the program for restoring the production of strategic Tu-160 bombers at the Kazan aircraft plant (controlled by the Tupolev affiliate), separately in the GPV will be reflected the purchase of military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A produced by Ulyanovsk Aviastar (controlled by the IAC "Ilyushin").
At the same time, purchases of a new fifth-generation fighter of the Su-57 till 2025 are expected in a limited amount - less than 30 units, the interlocutor adds. Viktor Bondarev said in an interview with TASS last week that a contract for the purchase of MiG-35 fighters (the upgraded version of the MiG-29) is expected in the number of 24 units.
