The latest MiG-31I fighter jet and some unmanned aerial vehicles will be on display at the Army 2022 international arms show, Russian Air Force Commander, Aerospace Forces Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Sergey Dronov said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper published on Friday.

"The static exposition will demonstrate three types of training aircraft: Yak-130, DA-42T and L-410UVP-E20 while the broadest range of 10 models will involve operational-tactical aircraft (Su-24M, Su-25SM3, Su-35S, Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-57, MiG-29SMT, MiG-31BM, MiG-31I and MiG-35S)," the commander said.

The static show will also feature Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 long-range missile-carrying bombers, Il-76MD-90A, An-72 and An-2 military transport planes and an Il-78M aerial refueling tanker, he added.

In addition, the forum will showcase eight types of rotorcraft: Mi-8AMTSh, Mi-8AMTSh-VA, Mi-8AMTSh-VN, Mi-26, Mi-28UB, Mi-35, Ka-52 and Ansat-U helicopters. The Russian Helicopters Group will demonstrate the Ka-52K deck-based reconnaissance/assault helicopter.

The latest drones to be on display at the Army 2022 show will include Inokhodets-UAV and Inokhodets-UAV-S unmanned aerial vehicles produced by Kronshtadt and Forpost-RU, Altius-RU, Molniya and Korsar aerial platforms manufactured by the Urals Civil Aviation Plant. Also, the Klyon and Dan-M aerial target simulators produced by the Urals Civil Aviation Plant will be demonstrated at the forum, Dronov said.

On the day of the forum’s opening, Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers will fly over the Kubinka airfield near Moscow to mark the centenary of the Tupolev Design Bureau, the Air Force chief said.