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Fire Erupts in Russia’s Kazan Tu-160 Aviation Plant Amid Ukrainian Drone Attack...
January 20, 2025 @ 07:51 AMA fire broke out in Kazan, the capital of Russia's Tatarstan republic, following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack early on Jan. 20, according reports
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Ruselectronics Develops Technology Extending Short-Wave Radio Range to 6,000 km
May 16, 2024 @ 07:22 AMRuselectronics, a division of the Rostec State Corporation, has developed a new technology aimed at improving short-wave radio communications beyond the line of sight, extending operational range up to 6000 km. This development, tested with aircraft operating at significant distances from control centers, promises enhanced reliability and noise immunity for critical communication links, Rostec has
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Production Resumes for Modernized Tu-160 Strategic Bombers
February 22, 2024 @ 06:28 AMRussia has restarted the production of the Tupolev-160 strategic bombers, known as Blackjack, with the announcement coming from Sergey Chemezov, CEO of the state corporation Rostec. "Restarting the production of Tu-160 was quite a task for all of Rostecs affiliates
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Russian Su-57 Fighter Gets New 300 km-Range Compact Air-to-Air Missile
October 31, 2023 @ 07:43 AMThe Russian Su-57 fighter has been equipped with a new long-range, intra-fuselage cruise missile, the RVV-BD – R-37M, designed to snugly fit within the stealth aircraft's underbelly. An informed source disclosed to
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Russians Placing Car Tires on Bombers for Protection
September 9, 2023 @ 06:16 AMRussian pilots are employing unconventional measures like placing car tires on aircraft to safeguard them from aerial threats. Military observers have shared an image that reveals Russians are using car tires to shield the upper surfaces of Sukhoi Su-34 "Fullback" fighter bombers from Ukrainian kamikaze drones
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Russia’s UAC to Shine Spotlight on MiG-35 at Army 2023 Event
August 13, 2023 @ 01:07 PMUnited Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia will launch a high visibility campaign to bring focus on its MiG-35 aircraft, considered a successor to the legendary MiG-29. A relatively ‘light fighter compared to heavy jets such as the Sukhoi range, the MiG-35 competes with the likes of F-16, the Dassault Rafale and other 4 + generation fighter jets
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Russian Aerospace Forces to Receive Modernized Tu-160 Strategic Bombers this Year
July 12, 2023 @ 10:05 AMRussian armed forces will receive four Tu-160 missile carriers this year of which two of them will be of the modernized version. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was informed of this during his visit to the Kazan Aviation Plant
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Russia's Modernized Strategic Aircraft, Tu-160M Commences State Tests
July 6, 2023 @ 10:47 AMRussias Rostec has announced the start of state tests of the first modernized Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile carrier. The first Tu-160M strategic bomber built from scratch made its debut 30-minute flight on January 12, 2022
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Russia Deploys 16 strategic bombers 200 km from Norway, Finland
May 15, 2023 @ 06:53 AMRussia has deployed a 16-strong bomber fleet consisting of Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft at Olenya Air Base located only 200 km from NATO-members Finland and Norway. The 3,500m runway normally housed limited number of Tu-22Ms and An-12 transport planes
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Likely Ukrainian MiG-29 Drops JDAM kit-Equipped Test Bomb: Russian Media
March 10, 2023 @ 06:43 PMA Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter dropped GPS-guided bombs in eastern Ukraines Kurdyumovka, Russian media claimed. Kurdyumovka is close to Artyomovsk located on the Kiev-controlled part of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), where fierce fighting for the city is underway
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U