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Russian Arms And Services To Be Equipped With 70-100 Per Cent Modern...

December 14, 2015 @ 01:46 PM

Russian arms and services will see 70 to 100 per cent increase in the share of modern weaponry that include planes, helicopters, surface ships, submarines, auxiliary ships and armored vehicles by 2021. “The Russian Defense Ministry plans to buy about 70-100 planes and more than 120 helicopters and up to 30 surface ships, submarines and special and auxiliary ships and 600 armored vehicles a year,” the chief of Russias General Staff Valery Gerasimov was quoted as saying by Tass during a news briefing for foreign military attaches in Moscow on Monday
Indian Navy To Issue RFP For First Refit Of INS Vikramaditya Aircraft...

December 10, 2015 @ 10:29 AM

Indian Navy will soon be issuing a Request For Proposal (RFP) to carry out the first refit of its newest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya which is set for overhaul by September 2016. “Dry docking of an aircraft carrier is a critical task and the Navy has asked the two shipyards to ready their existing infrastructure to meet the requirement
Boeing, Tata JV To Manufacture Apache Chopper Fuselage

December 3, 2015 @ 12:32 PM

Boeing and Indias Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have signed a joint venture to produce fuselage for Apache helicopters and will be setting up a facility in Telangana. Boeing India and TASL announced Wednesday that they will be setting up a facility together in the Southern State of Hyderabad, India to make fuselage for Apache helicopters
Russian Airborne Command Center To Be Ready For Ops By End 2015

December 2, 2015 @ 11:54 AM

Russias airborne strategic command center aboard an Ilyushin Il-80 aircraft has completed testing and will be ready for operations by the end of 2015, Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) said. The strategic command center is capable of maintaining full control over the countrys armed forces in the event of a global disaster or nuclear war, RT news channel quoting UIMC said
Indian Defense Minister To Discuss Joint Military Equipment Production With USA

November 30, 2015 @ 03:52 PM

Indian defense minister Manohar Parrikar will head for his first official visit to the US this week to discuss proposals for co-production of military equipment. The discussion also includes proposals to bolster maritime security, counter-terrorism and intelligence-sharing between the two countries, Times Of India reported today
Russian Helicopters Delivers First Arctic Helicopter To Defence Ministry

November 26, 2015 @ 01:50 PM

Russian Helicopters has delivered first Arctic helicopter to Russias Defence Ministry for operation in the countrys north in temperatures lower than -40°С. The Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter, with auxiliary fuel tanks, has a range of over 1,300 km
Boeing Subsidiary Insitu To Build 8 ScanEagle UAVs For Afghanistan

November 26, 2015 @ 03:34 AM

Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. has won a $70 million contract to build eight ScanEagle drones for the Afghanistan armed forces
Surviving Su-24 Pilot Taken To Russian Airbase In Latakia

November 25, 2015 @ 12:52 PM

One of the Russian pilots who ejected from Su-24 shot down by Turkish F-16 has been confirmed ‘alive and has been taken to Russian air base. The aircraft crashed on the Turkish-Syrian border after both the pilots ejected
Turkish F-16 Shoots Down Russian Su-24 For Airspace Violation

November 24, 2015 @ 10:05 AM

Turkey claims to have shot down Russian Su-24 along the Turkey-Syrian border. Russia has confirmed the incident
Russia Doubles Aircraft Fleet Involved in Syrian Operation

November 21, 2015 @ 01:18 PM

Russian aviation group in Syria has doubled aircraft fleet to 69 aircraft involved in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIL). "In accordance with your instructions, the [Russian] Armed Forces are carrying out a retaliation operation to destroy the leaders of terrorist organizations and their supporters, disorganize their control and logistics systems, as well as destroy ISIL military and oil and gas infrastructure," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying in a report to President Vladimir Putin by Sputnik news daily Thursday

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