The Russian Air-Space Force (VKS) retains great capabilities for both defensive and offensive operations. Despite difficulties acquiring 5th-generation stealth technology, the VKS has replaced aging Soviet jets with 4++ -generation fighters and fighter-bombers such as the Su-34 and Su-35 that will continue to provide it a powerful edge over its immediate neighbours while it develops its space policy and completes the modernization of its other services.
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