"A motivated position was sent to the Security Council of the Russian Federation on the inadmissibility of these proposals and the lack of their support from the leadership of the military department," the message says.
Earlier, the newspaper Izvestia wrote about the initiatives of the Ministry of Finance to optimize the costs of the aircraft.
Among them is a 10% reduction in the number of military personnel.
In addition, it is proposed to increase the term of service to 25 years, after which the military has the right to receive a pension.