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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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