The firing unit of the S-400 Triumph missile system was part of a massive accident that took place on the Mozhaisk highway in Moscow. "On the Mozhaisk highway, an accident occurred with the participation of five vehicles - a Kamaz truck, two passenger cars, a military vehicle inspection minibus and a firing unit from the S-400 Triumph system,” a source from Russias law enforcement agency was quoted as saying by TASS today
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has filed a lawsuit with Moscow Arbitation Court against Tupolev for not building a new missile to arm its “deeply modernized” Tu-160 M bomber on time. The MoD wants to recover 5
Discussions over technology to be brought in from Russia is pushing back signing of the contract for the manufacture of Kamov Ka-226T Helicopters in India. While the terms under which a new company, the Indo-Russian Helicopters Limited (IRHL) was formed, stipulates that the indigenous content should be to the extent of 70 % the closest the local content was coming up to was 62
Serial deliveries of Russias Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missiles will start next year. “The positive results allow us to proceed to the next stage of development - launching from underwater carriers, to complete state tests in 2021 and to start serial deliveries starting in 2022,” Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said Friday
The Pentagon is seeking a five-year extension of New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and has lauded Russia for its efforts in respecting the norms. “Russia's compliance with the treaty has served our national security interests well, and Americans are much safer with New START intact and extended” John Kirby, Pentagon Press Secretary, said in a statement today
A group of 100 Indian Army personnel will be sent to Russia in the last week of January to begin training on how to operate the S-400 air defense systems. “A second IAF team will follow suit after a few months
Indonesia could buy R-27 air-to-air missile from Ukraine to equip its Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets. Ukraine is going to export aircraft missiles to Indonesia
Russia has constructed 25 earthquake-resistant structures and plans to build an additional 26 in Kuril Islands archipelago, over which, even Japan lays its claim on. The militarys air defense unit has been deployed in Kunashir, the southernmost Kuril Island, where Russia has completed building the 25 structures
Artificial intelligence (AI) based mobile target robots that dodge shooters bullets have been tested for the first time in Patriot Park shooting range near Moscow. The AI-based robots are dressed as soldiers and carry dummy guns