Russia to Stick to Costly Rearmament Plan in 2015

Despite Russia's economic troubles, the Defense Ministry will continue to focus on its ambitious 500 trillion ruble ($350 billion) rearmament plan in 2015, state news agency TASS reported Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying on Tuesday.

Shoigu said the army is expected to receive 700 new armored vehicles, 1,550 vehicles of various other types, 126 airplanes, 88 helicopters and two brigades of Iskander-M missiles in 2015.

The navy, for its part, should receive two refurbished submarines and five surface vessels, TASS reported.

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