MOSCOW --- Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency signed today a Memorandum of Understanding on Sukhoi Superjet 100 Programme.>> The Memorandum was signed by Igor Vinogradov, First Vice President, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), and Cho Hwan-eik, President, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has described the outcome of the 8th Meeting of IRIGC-MTC in New Delhi on Monday as 'a landmark event in the close and strategic bilateral relations between India and Russia'. Speaking at a banquet hosted by him in honour of the visiting Russian Defence Minister Mr Anatoly Serdyukov here last night, Shri Antony said the Meeting, as in previous years, discussed issues relating to regional and global peace and security
India is to buy 30 more carrier borne Mig-29K (Fulcrum-D) fighters for the Indian navy and an agreement to this effect would be firmed up during the upcoming visit of Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's to India next week.>> Serdyukov's tour here at the head of a high level officials and industry delegation is also likely to pave the way for signing of the new contract for acquisition and delivery of the carrier Admiral Gorshkov, according to top officials in Moscow
Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Soebandrio said the loan agreement on the purchase of six Sukhoi aircraft from Russia would be signed in September, 2008, and they were expected to arrive in Indonesia in the same month. "According to the result of a meeting among the Defence Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the National Defence Force headquarters and the Air Force headquarters yesterday (Aug
Russia has agreed to transfer key technology for the frontline T-90 tanks enabling Indian armament factories to now go ahead and produce these weapon platforms indigenously. "Russians have finally agreed to supply specifications of the T-90 tank barrels by end of this year," a top Defence ministry official said in New Delhi on Tuesday after the two-day long intensive deliberations between the two countries
The total combined order book for the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile could reach $10 billion including potential supplies to unnamed third countries. According to a Moscow report, India has placed $2 billion of missile orders with Russian-Indian joint venture Brahmos, the firm’s managing director was quoted as saying by Russia’s Interfax news agency on Tuesday
As Turkey moves to upgrade its weapons systems, Ankara is considering all options and possible suppliers, including Moscow. The value of such runs into billions of dollars, generating intense competition, particularly over contracts to supply Turkey with an advanced surface-to-air missile system, with potential capabilities against ballistic missiles
Moscow denied reports that it was considering basing nuclear-armed bombers in Cuba in reply to US plans for a missile defense shield in eastern Europe, but said it would take measures to counter the US system. Russia's defense ministry on Thursday, July 24, denied reports that it was considering basing nuclear-armed bombers in Cuba to warn against US plans to base a missile defense shield in Europe, Russian news agencies reported
Encouraged by the remarkable success of their pilot co-development defence project, the BrahMos missile, India and Russia are planning to design and build a futuristic main battle tank. Defence industry experts will discuss the new project when a delegation of the Russian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) tank-building factory visits India this week to participate in an international seminar on the Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT) organised by the Army along with the Confederation of Indian Industry
Russia reacted angrily to a deal inked Tuesday between the US and the Czech Republic on a missile defense shield. Moscow has said it may respond with military action