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Russian PAK FA Fighters Equipped With Operational Engines To Be Tested In...
October 20, 2016 @ 01:07 PMRussia is planning to test its Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation fighters using operational engines in late 2017. Also equipped with advanced avionics and all-digital flight systems, the fighter is set to become the first operational stealth aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces
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China’s New Generation Strategic Bomber Out In Public Soon
September 2, 2016 @ 09:20 AMChina will soon unveil a new generation strategic bomber it is developing. Chinas Air Force Commander Maj
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Russia To Start Production Of Upgraded NK-32 Aircraft Engines By Yearend
August 16, 2016 @ 03:00 PMRussia plans to produce a batch of upgraded NK-32.02 aircraft engines by the end of 2016
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China To Use H-6 Bombers For Flight-Training
May 16, 2016 @ 11:14 AMThe Chinese Air Force will train flight crews with older versions of H-6 bombers. Starting in early April, students at the PLA Air Force Harbin Flight Academy have been using the H-6 for bomber training
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Upgraded Version Of Tupolev Tu-160 Bomber May Be Tested In 2019
March 3, 2016 @ 07:39 AMRussia may test the upgraded configuration of Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber in 2019, according to a report by TASS. "I believe that in 2019 this plane, upgraded and manufactured, will make its maiden flight," Aerospace Force commander Viktor Bondarev said Wednesday, when asked about the outlook for resuming the production of Tupolev-160
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Russia To Resume Tu-60 Bomber Production By 2023
February 10, 2016 @ 11:16 AMRussia is planning to resume production of Tu-60 strategic bombers by 2023. Preparation for the reproduction of strategic bombers Tu-160 goes according to plan as outlined earlier, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov during a visit to Samara Company "Kuznetsov" (part of United Engine Corporation - JDC) said in an interview with reporters Tuesday
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Russian Strategic Forces Receive Modernized Bombers, Missile Cruisers
January 22, 2016 @ 09:47 AMThe Russian strategic aviation forces have received 10 modernized bombers Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 whereas the Navy has received two strategic missile cruisers. “We have received new means of weaponry, new missiles…We have received for the Russian Navy two new strategic missile cruisers, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monamakh, and from the industry, we have received for the aviation strategic nuclear forces 10 modernized strategic bombers, the Tu-160, Tu-95, and Tu-22,” head of the Russian General Staff Gen
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Russia Received 243 Aircraft, 90 Missile Defense Systems In 2015
December 11, 2015 @ 02:10 PMThe Russian Defense Ministry has got 243 aircraft, 90 air defense missile systems and complexes under the state defense order in the past one year. "We received within the 2015 state defense order 243 modern aircraft, 90 air defense missile systems and complexes and 208 radar systems," Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying by Tass Friday
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7 Warships, 2 Submarines To Enter Service In 2016: Russian Defense Minister
December 11, 2015 @ 01:23 PMTwo multi-purpose submarines and seven warships will be entering service of the Russian Navy in 2016. "Two multipurpose submarines and seven warships will join the Navy,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying by Tass news agency on Friday
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Russia Doubles Aircraft Fleet Involved in Syrian Operation
November 21, 2015 @ 01:18 PMRussian 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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EU Unveils €800 Billion 'ReArm Europe' Defense Plan
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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