Russia to include more than 1500 sophisticated military equipments in armament of its military units in North and South Caucasus this year

Russia to include more than 1500 sophisticated military equipments in armament of its military units in North and South Caucasus this year
# 14 May 2014 09:34 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Russia is going to include more than 1500 sophisticated weapons and military equipments in the armament of the Southern Military District that includes the territory of the North and South Caucasus and Black Sea in 2014.

APA reports quoting Russia’s Defense Ministry that about 20 new warships, Project 636 submarines Novorossiysk and Rostov-on-Don, Project 11356 frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen, 21 631 project small-size missile ship Veliky Ustyug, patrol, anti-subversive boats and support vessels will be included in the armament of the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla this year.

Military Air Forces of the District will purchase more than 60 aircrafts. They will include nearly 40 Su-27SM fighter jets, Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-30M2, Su-35S fighter jets, 10 Mi-26T and Mi-8MTVV -5-1 military transport helicopters.

More than 1400 different combat and artillery equipments are expected to be included in the armament of Land Forces.

Southern Military District includes Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla, military units in North Caucasus and along the border of Azerbaijan and Georgia, in Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions of Georgia and the 102nd military base in Gyumri, Armenia.

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