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Russia’s Il-112V Military Transport Prototype Crashes: Two Pilots Among 3 Killed
August 17, 2021 @ 10:05 AMRussian planemaker United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced Tuesday that a prototype Ilyushin Il-112V transport turboprop aircraft carrying 3 crew members crew aboard crashed during a test flight in the Moscow region. “During a training flight during the landing approach in the area of the Kubinka airfield in a forest belt, an IL-112V light military transport aircraft crashed
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Russian Be-200 firefighting aircraft crashes in Turkey
August 14, 2021 @ 02:23 PMA Be-200 amphibious fire-fighting aircraft with eight onboard, operated by the Russian defense ministry crashed while landing in Turkey, on Saturday. "On August 14, 2021, at about 15
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Scientist’s Arrest Highlights Attempts to Steal Russian Hypersonic Technology
August 12, 2021 @ 06:48 PMThe Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) today detained Professor Alexander Kuranov in Moscow accusing him of ‘high treason. He is one of Russian top scientists in the field of hypersonic systems and is suspected of passing state secrets to foreign countries in recent years, TASS reported
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Russia's New Paper Shredder Can Convert Documents to Dust
August 12, 2021 @ 03:04 PMSpymasters out to destroy documents without leaving a trace need to look at a new paper shredder developed in Russia that converts paper and plastic to dust. Ruselectronics holding of the Rostec State Corporation has started the production of shredders with the highest level of secrecy
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Russian Tu-22M3 to Practice Bombing Militant Bases in Exercise near Afghanistan
August 5, 2021 @ 06:43 PMRussian forces will practice simulated militant camp bombing using four Tu-22M3 bombers in exercises with Uzbekistan near the latters border with Afghanistan. In the clearest indication ever that Moscow intends to hit at Taliban targets, the Russian MoD announced Thursday; “The Tu-22M3 will take off from an airfield in the Saratov region, fly to the Termez training ground and practice the tasks of delivering group bombing strikes against conditional camouflaged militant camps and ammunition depots during a joint Russian-Uzbek exercise
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Russia to Decommission Topol ICBMs in 2024, Convert to Satellite Launchers
August 5, 2021 @ 04:24 AMThe Russian strategic missile force has decided to decommission the Topol intercontinental ballistic missiles from military service in 2024 and intends to employ them in civilian applications. "It is planned to remove the latest Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from service in the strategic missile forces in 2024
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Russian Orion-E attack Drone Could Launch Vikhr Guided Missiles
July 27, 2021 @ 01:58 PMRussias Kalashnikov Group is working on adapting the 'Vikhr' air- launched guided missiles for use on the Orion-E attack drone besides other platforms. The Vikhr missiles are often compared to the American Hellfire as both are guided with similar strike distances
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Russian Defense Firms Sign 13 Export Contracts Worth Over €1B at MAKS
July 22, 2021 @ 10:51 AMSome 13 export orders worth over €1 billion were clinched at MAKS 2021 including Su-30SME aircraft and Mi-35M Helicopters. Due to U
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Russian ‘Checkmate’ Stealth Fighter has Launch Customer, to Cost $30 Million Apiece
July 20, 2021 @ 06:05 PMRussian ‘Checkmate Single Engine Light Stealth Fighter (LTS) that was unveiled today already has a launch customer and was looking to expand the customer base to India, other Asian countries and those in Africa. The aircraft had been developed for the international customer, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said
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Putin Unveils Russia’s New Single Engine Jet ‘LTS Checkmate Fighter’
July 20, 2021 @ 12:18 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin today unveiled United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)s new single engine stealth fighter jet at the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky near Moscow called ‘LTS Checkmate Fighter. After the completion of the opening ceremony, the head of state arrived at the exhibition pavilion of the Sukhoi company, where the head of the Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov and the General Director of the United Aircraft Building Corporation Yuri Slyusar presented to Putin the new LTS Checkmate fighter
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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...