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MIG-41 with stealth capabilities. In particular, the SU-57 was delivered to the
Aerospace Forces for the first time in 2019 for testing. For bombers, PAK-DA with Chapter 1
stealth capabilities is being developed while upgrades are being carried out for
electronic equipment and engines of the TU-22M long-range bomber and the TU-
160strategic bomber. Lastly for the air defense weapon system, Russia began to
introduce S-350s, a low-altitude air defense weapon system, in March 2020, and it is
estimated that the S-500, a high-altitude air defense weapon system, will also be field
deployed in the near future.
The Strategic Missile Forces is continuing to retire old missiles and increasing the
rate of modernization by replacing the old missiles with new missiles such as the
RS-24 (Yars) and RS-28 (Sarmat). Since the introduction of RS-24 in 2011, older
missiles such as the RS-12M (Topol-M) are in the process of being replaced by RS-
24s, and the testing of the RS-28 is being carried out with the aim of introduction in
2021. In particular, the RS-28 missile is expected to be equipped with avant-garde, a
hypersonic glide airframe.

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