Russian navy to receive 40 warships, several vessels by 2021 end

Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the Military-Industrial Commission in Russia, said the country's Navy will receive nearly 40 warships and vessels of different classes by 2021-end. The number told by Pospelov is significantly more than what was told by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in December last year. Shoigu had said the Navy was going to get 32 vessels, including four submarines in 2021.