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S-500, a miracle of a weapon
It is planned that in 2013, the Russian army will receive new air defense missile batteries. This was recently announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Forces Major General Victor Bondarev. Initially, it was expected that the new air defense system, called S-500, will appear not earlier than in 2015, or, probably, two years [...]
West trying to ‘distort’ Syria deal says Russia
Russia accused the West of seeking to distort an agreement for a political transition in Syria, after international peace envoy Kofi Annan said a ceasefire was imperative. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hailed the Geneva accord based on proposals by Annan as an “important step” but said that Western capitals had read more into the [...]
Russia Looking at 2020 for New Generation Long-Range Bomber
The Russian Air Force may receive its first PAK DA next generation long-range bomber about 2020 instead of 2025 as initially planned, Russia’s acting deputy Air Force commander, Major General Alexander Chernyayev, has said. “I think the first models of the Prospective Air Complex for Long Range Aviation (PAK DA) will be supplied to the [...]
Russia’s Arms Exports Top $6.5 Bln in H1 2012
Russia exported over $6.5 billion worth of military equipment in the first half of 2012, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “Exports of Russian weaponry exceeded $6.5 billion, registering a 14% increase year-on-year,” Putin said at a meeting of the Committee on Military-Industrial Cooperation. Putin said Russian annual arms exports doubled over six years from [...]
Russia, France to Jointly Build Armored Vehicle
Russia and France will jointly build a new armored infantry vehicle in the next 18 months, the Rosoboronexport arms export monopoly said on Friday. Speaking at the Engineering Technologies forum at Zhukovsky near Moscow, Igor Sevastyanov, the company’s deputy chief, said he was heading a working party incorporating new technology from both nations and that [...]
Russian Warships Arrive at U.S. Pearl Harbor for Joint Drills
A group of Russia’s Pacific Fleet warships has arrived at the U.S. Pearl Harbor naval base to take part in the Rim of the Pacific international drills, a fleet spokesman said on Saturday. “During their long voyage from Vladivostok to Pearl Harbor, the warships’ crews held several firing drills, successfully destroying all the targets,” First-Rank [...]
Su-27 Fighter Jet Crashes in Karelia
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB fighter jet crashed in the Petrozavodsk district of Russia’s northeast Karelia Republic on Thursday morning, although the pilots ejected safely according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. “The plane went down in the region of the village of Besovets,” a local law enforcement source said. There were no other injuries or [...]
Russia may fly military cargo to Syria: report
Russia may decide to fly a controversial military cargo of helicopters and air defence systems to Syria after it abandoned an attempt to ship the materiel by sea, a report said Wednesday. The West wants Russia to halt all military cooperation with Syria because of the escalating conflict between the Damascus regime and rebels but [...]
Russian Army to Receive First Indigenous Strike UAV in 2014
The first domestically-developed strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be put in service with the Russian Armed Forces by the end of 2014, a defense industry source said on Thursday. In early April, Russia’s Defense Ministry issued a technical specification for the development of the drone. The new aircraft is expected to have a modular [...]
