New training aircraft SR-10 will be received by the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2018. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Ministry of Defense.

"The first supplies of training aircraft SR-10 are planned in 2018," the report said.

SR-10 is a jet aircraft intended for primary flight training of flight school cadets. With a weight of just over 3 tons, the two-seater develops speeds of up to 800 km/h. The machine is able to climb to a height of 11 thousand meters. The special feature of the SR-10 is the wings with reverse sweep.

The new machine will replace training aircraft L-39 in the Russian Aerospace Forces.