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Russia Confirms Indian Request To Test-Fly T-50 Stealth Fighter
September 18, 2015 @ 06:20 AMRussian government has confirmed that they have received a request from the Indian authorities for allowing IAF pilots to fly the T-50/PAK FA, before New Delhi decides to join the FGFAs development or decides to make an outright purchase. An official reaction from the Russian Embassy states, “[W]e may confirm that the request was forwarded by the Indian side to the Russian partners
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Russia Won't Remove Electronic Equipment From Mistral Warship If Egypt Or India...
September 14, 2015 @ 04:34 PMRussia has conveyed to France that Russian telecommunications and missile control systems installed on-board may not be removed, if Egypt or India buys the Mistral helicopter carriers. Russian officials had "let it be known" that Moscow “could accept India and Egypt receiving the equipment" if either of the two nations will buy them, a French official cited by defense news website Defense One said today
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Indian Air Force Wants To Test-Fly Russia's 5th Generation PAK-FA Fighter
September 14, 2015 @ 04:01 PMIndia has asked Russia to permit test-pilots of Indian Air force to fly its fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow in December, flight-testing will help to take forward the collaboration between both the nations on the FGFA, Times of India reported Saturday
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Russian Nuclear Battle Cruiser ‘Pyotr Veliky’ Up For Repairs
September 12, 2015 @ 12:47 PMRussia has put its Kirov class nuclear battle cruiser, Pyotr Veliky for repairs. The Pyotr Velikys repairs at the Roslyakovo shipyard near Murmansk are geared to keep the ship, which was commissioned in 1996, on the water until 2018, when its expected that the Sevmash shipyards in Severodvinsk would have space to begin an extensive modernization of the battle cruiser, Russian Media reported Friday
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Russia Supplying Pantsir-S1 Anti-aircraft Missiles To Syria
September 12, 2015 @ 12:20 PMRussia is sending Pantsir-S1 advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria. "This system is the advanced version used by Russia and it's meant to be operated by Russians in Syria," a Western diplomat was quoted as saying by Israeli mediaA
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Russia Flies Around NATO Airspace To Supply Weapons To Syria: Debka File
September 10, 2015 @ 01:28 PMMoscow has opened an alternate route over the Caspian Sea and northern Iran and Iraq to supply weapons to Syria after Turkey, Greek, Bulgaria and Cyprus closed their airspace to Russian military aircraft. The route for its ongoing military airlift from Sevastopol in Crimea and other bases in southern Russia runs over the Caspian Sea and northern Iran and Iraq and terminates with deliveries at the Syrian Mezze Airbase in Damascus and the new Russian air and ground base at Jablah, near the Syrian port of Latakia, DEBKAfile reported Wednesday
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Russo-Chinese Heavy-Lift Helicopter First Flight In 2020
September 10, 2015 @ 10:07 AMRussia and China are finalizing an agreement to jointly manufacture a heavy-lift helicopter next year and will conduct its first flight around 2020. Speaking at the third Chinese Helicopter Expo at Tianjin, Wu Ximing, chief helicopter designer at Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) was quoted by China Military Online, “"The project is progressing smoothly, and we are discussing with our Russian counterparts terms and clauses in the agreement
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HAL 'Front Runner' For Russian Kamov 226T Helicopter Project: Rostec Chief
August 28, 2015 @ 03:51 PMIndian Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is a “front-runner” for partnering with Russia for the manufacture of Kamov Ka-226T helicopters under the ‘Make in India initiative. Sergey Chemezov, Rostec CEO on the sidelines of Moscow Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS), 2015 today told media today said that the state-run HAL is a front-runner for partnering with Russia for the Kamov Ka-226T helicopter project
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Russian T-50 fighter's Phased Array Radar "Ready"
August 28, 2015 @ 09:17 AMThe radar system for Russian Sukhoi T-50 combat aircraft is 99 per cent ‘ready to enter serial production after a series of development tests are completed. The Tikhomirov NIIP active phased array radar system built for Russias first fifth-generation combat jet, the Sukhoi T-50 consists of one forward-looking X-band radar in the nose section and two side-scanning arrays as well as L-band antennas along the wing flaps
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Hypersonic BrahMos Prototype In 6-7 Years
August 27, 2015 @ 11:57 AMThe development of Indo-Russian first BrahMos hypersonic missile prototype may take six to seven years. Sudhir Mishra, Director General of the joint company BrahMos Aerospace in an interview with Ria Novosti at MAKS-2015 on Wednesday said, “This new missile is thought of as a revolutionary weapon, capable of flying at speeds of 5-7 mach
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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