RUSSIA: AIRFORCE CELEBRATES 79TH ANNIVERSARY
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(15 Aug 1999) Natural Sound
(15 Aug 1999) Natural Sound
The Russian airforce has celebrated its 79th anniversary with a traditional air show outside Moscow.
The Russian defence industry's newest fighter planes, as well as transport planes and helicopters, performed in the skies, as hundreds of Muscovites watched below.
But it will be some time before the Russian airforce gets its hands on this military hardware - both the army and the airforce are chronically underfunded and struggle to buy even the most basic military equipment.
Despite the dull weather, hundreds of Muscovites armed with binoculars flocked to the air show outside Moscow on Sunday.
The event marked the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Russian airforce.
Russian airforce commanders and army generals turned up in force to celebrate the event, and to watch Russia's aircraft manufacturers show off their latest toys.
But its a case of looking, but not touching, for the Russian airforce.
Chronic underfunding has starved it of the ability to purchase all but the most basic military hardware.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"There are considerably problems we face - the same ones that everyone else in our country. We suffer from lack of the financing and the shortage of airplane fuel that goes with it. We also wish the process of development of the modern airplanes and their delivery to the air force would go faster, but there is no doubt that this process actually going and picks up momentum."
SUPER CAPTION: Anatoly Kornukov, Russian air force commander
Most of these aircraft will be sold abroad- for the last ten years Russian Sukhois and MiGs have been one of Russia's most lucrative exports generating (b) billions of dollars.
To bolster its supply of modern jets the Ukraine has agreed to transfer 9 modern Tu-160 bombers to Russia - hardware that Ukraine inherited after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"That was done to strengthen our strategic (bomber) fleet with the modern airplanes. Previously we had very few of them. There is no need to worry - the quantity of our air planes is well under those limits set by START 2 and even START 3 treaties. But some extra Tu-160 won't be out of place in our air force. "
SUPER CAPTION: Anatoly Kornukov, Russian air force commander
As these pilots show off their skills in the skies, Russia's cash-strapped airforce is currently battling with another enemy.
Russian planes are flying real sorties in the Caucasus mountains, where the airforce is being used as the central strategy in quelling the uprising by breakaway Islamist guerrillas in Dagestan.
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The Russian airforce has celebrated its 79th anniversary with a traditional air show outside Moscow.
The Russian defence industry's newest fighter planes, as well as transport planes and helicopters, performed in the skies, as hundreds of Muscovites watched below.
But it will be some time before the Russian airforce gets its hands on this military hardware - both the army and the airforce are chronically underfunded and struggle to buy even the most basic military equipment.
Despite the dull weather, hundreds of Muscovites armed with binoculars flocked to the air show outside Moscow on Sunday.
The event marked the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Russian airforce.
Russian airforce commanders and army generals turned up in force to celebrate the event, and to watch Russia's aircraft manufacturers show off their latest toys.
But its a case of looking, but not touching, for the Russian airforce.
Chronic underfunding has starved it of the ability to purchase all but the most basic military hardware.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"There are considerably problems we face - the same ones that everyone else in our country. We suffer from lack of the financing and the shortage of airplane fuel that goes with it. We also wish the process of development of the modern airplanes and their delivery to the air force would go faster, but there is no doubt that this process actually going and picks up momentum."
SUPER CAPTION: Anatoly Kornukov, Russian air force commander
Most of these aircraft will be sold abroad- for the last ten years Russian Sukhois and MiGs have been one of Russia's most lucrative exports generating (b) billions of dollars.
To bolster its supply of modern jets the Ukraine has agreed to transfer 9 modern Tu-160 bombers to Russia - hardware that Ukraine inherited after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"That was done to strengthen our strategic (bomber) fleet with the modern airplanes. Previously we had very few of them. There is no need to worry - the quantity of our air planes is well under those limits set by START 2 and even START 3 treaties. But some extra Tu-160 won't be out of place in our air force. "
SUPER CAPTION: Anatoly Kornukov, Russian air force commander
As these pilots show off their skills in the skies, Russia's cash-strapped airforce is currently battling with another enemy.
Russian planes are flying real sorties in the Caucasus mountains, where the airforce is being used as the central strategy in quelling the uprising by breakaway Islamist guerrillas in Dagestan.
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