Russia's Navy is looking to receive 42 new ships and vessels in 2016, according to the state-owned news agency, TASS.
There are believed to be 280 ships active in the Russian Navy and that figure is expected to significantly increase by 2050, as part of a rearmament program that aims to extend the navy's capabilities to allow it to operate far from home by 2050.
In 2016 alone, the Russian Navy expects to receive 42 vessels and lay the keel for another 15 warships, boats and support ships.
The news follows the completion of the final stages of testing for the first Admiral Gorshkov-class, multi-role frigate. The vessel incorporates advanced stealth technology and can be deployed in anti-submarine warfare and escort operations. The vessel will be the largest to join the fleet in over a decade.
