Russian Air Force to get more than 200 new aircraft in 2013

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Russian Air Force to get more than 200 new aircraft in 2013 - commander

MOSCOW. Aug 8 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Air Force is being intensively supplied with new aircraft, Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Viktor Bondarev told Interfax-AVN on Wednesday.

"We have been receiving new aircraft since 2009-10, and we are to get 175-180 new aircraft, including helicopters, this year. Maintenance equipment is arriving, too. We are to receive more than 200 new aircraft next year," Bondarev said.