70% of Russian air forces’ fleet will be renewed by 2020. Besides, new UAVs and aircraft will join the fleet, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian air forces, General Colonel, Alexander Zelin, said. It has been reported by Lenta.ru.

In particular, T-50 fighters (PAK FA), Prospective Air Complex for Long Range Aviation (PAK DA – next-generation strategic bomber), A-100 AWACS aircraft and combat UAVs will be put into operation in the next ten years. Speaking of Т-50, Zelin noted that it would be the air superiority and combat area interdiction aircraft.

"Of course we cannot entrust such vehicles to every pilot so only the most experienced ones will operate them. And the units equipped with these fighters will become elite. Specifically those units will perform the most important and complicated tasks", - the Commander-in-Chief said, adding that Т-50 has the significant technical potential, which will help create another modifications on its basis.

Zelin has not unveiled any details regarding PAK DA stating that “the most careful attention” is being paid to this aircraft. According to him, the PAK DA would be able to perform tasks more effectively under conditions of war (or even nuclear war) and it will have “a lot of new combat capabilities intended for implementation of alternative ways of solving containment tasks”.

At the same time the modernization of existing strategic aircraft is currently underway. In particular, all the Тu-160 bombers will be upgraded to Тu-160М version, Тu-95МS - tо Тu-95МSМ. The efficiency of the bombers will be increased by means of this modernization.

A-100 AWACS aircraft "is the follow-up of A-50U AWACS aircraft". This vehicle would be able to accomplish regular missions of AWACS aircraft, including control of the crews and ground guidance, but it will also be able to use different types of UAVs. "The full range of application for this aircraft after 2020-2030 is being elaborated", - Zelin said.