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Russia Maximizes Electronic Warfare Use to Achieve Spectacular Results: UK Expert

January 31, 2018 @ 12:50 PM

Russia has integrated electronic warfare capabilities into its conventional warfare assets to achieve spectacular results in real battle scenarios such as in Syria, a leading expert on the Kremlins armed forces said Monday. Roger McDermott, a senior research fellow in war studies at Kings College London cited their recent response to a drone swarm attack on a Russian air base and naval facility in Syria, he said, “all were brought down” by conventional air defense or jamming using electronic warfare tools
Negotiations On Russian S-400 Missile Systems Deal with Qatar In ‘Advanced’ Stage

January 25, 2018 @ 11:35 AM

Qatar is finalising a deal to buy Russian S-400 air defence systems, the isolated Gulf states ambassador to Moscow said on Thursday. “Negotiations in this direction are in an advanced stage,” Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah told Russias TASS state news agency
No Tech Transfer in Russia’s S-400 Air Defence System Deal with China...

January 18, 2018 @ 02:53 PM

Russias S-400 ‘Triumf air defense missile systems deal with China is without tech transfer or license production. Moscow has begun the delivery of the S-400 systems to China under a 2014 contract, a government source disclosed to TASS Thursday
Modernized Ka-27M Helicopters Delivered To Russian Navy

January 15, 2018 @ 11:48 AM

Russian Helicopters has delivered the new batch of modernized Ka-27M multirole helicopters to the Russian Navy, the defense ministry in Moscow said Sunday. The modernization of the helicopters is held at the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise
Russian MoD Replaces Windows With Locally Developed Linux OS

January 15, 2018 @ 11:06 AM

The Russian Ministry of Defense is now using domestically-developed operating system, called Astra Linux built by Moscow firm "RusBITEkh". Currently, licensed Microsoft products are installed on Russian military computers
Russian Strategic Missile Forces To Get New Remote-Controlled Mine-Clearing Vehicles In 2020

January 9, 2018 @ 11:06 AM

Russias Strategic Missile Forces are expected to receive new remotely operated combat vehicles and other advanced engineering armaments for improving manoeuvrability and survivability of mobile-based combat missile systems, in two years. The SMF formations will receive about 20 Listva remote mine clearing vehicles, and about 50 engineering support & concealment vehicles by 2020, Moscows defense ministry said Monday
Two Soldiers Killed in Syria, Reports On Seven Warplanes Destruction Untrue: Russian...

January 5, 2018 @ 10:39 AM

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that two “military personnel” died in a mortar attack on its Khmeimim airbase in Syrias Latakia Province on December 31, but denies reports on the alleged destruction of seven Russian warplanes. The statement comes amid reports from Russian newspaper Kommersant that the attack destroyed four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighters, and an An-72 transport plane and an ammunition depot
India’s Purchase of Laser Guided Munitions from Russia for Su-30MKI

January 3, 2018 @ 09:36 AM

The Indian Defense Ministry has approved procurement of 240 Precision Guided Munitions at a cost of INR 1254 crores (US$ 197 million) from Russian Rosonboron Exports. According to Rosoboronexport, the KAB-1500LG-F-E guided bomb with a laser gyro-stabilized seeker and a HE warhead refers to the precision-guided weapons and is designed to engage stationary ground and surface targets such as rail and highway bridges, military industrial facilities, ships and transport vessels, ammunition depots and railway junctions
Turkey, Russia Sign Loan Agreement for S-400 Missile System Sale

December 29, 2017 @ 12:35 PM

Turkey and Russia have signed a loan agreement for the purchase of S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft weapon systems, TASS reports, citing Haberturk TV channel announcement on Friday. According to Kommersant daily report on December 27, Turkey will pay 45 percent of the cost up front, with Russia providing loans to cover the remaining 55 percent of the deal worth US$2
Russia Begins Establishment Of Permanent Military Bases In Syria

December 27, 2017 @ 03:49 PM

Russia is extending its military presence in Syria by upgrading the bases in Tartus and Khmeimim into permanent military centers, Moscows defense ministry said Tuesday. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying by local media on Tuesday that the ministry has started forming a permanent grouping of forces at the Tartus naval facility and the Hmeymim airbase in Syria

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