Russias Irkut Corp signed a contract with Belarus to sell four Russian Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers at the MAKS-2015 air show near Moscow. "We hope to one day sign a contract for larger aircraft," Oleg Demchenko, president of Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corporation, told reporters at the signing ceremony
Russia will supply six Mil Mi-171Sh military and transport helicopters and one Mi-171E rotorcraft to Bangladesh, according to a contract signed during last April. Russia would provide Bangladesh a $1 billion loan for the purchase of Russian helicopters
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile will be test launched in early 2016 from a modified Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter. The first flights with a launcher went well and expected the fighters first flight with an operational missile to take place by the end of this year, the head of Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace enterprise Sudhir Mishra said at the MAKS 2015 air show outside Moscow Today
Russia is planning to unveil a new hypersonic engine that is capable of propelling an aircraft up to 9000 kilometres at the MAKS-2015 air show in Moscow. The engine was designed by the Central Institute of Aviation Motors (CIAM) in Moscow, Sputnik reported Sunday
Brazil is negotiating with Russia for the purchase of anti-aircraft artillery and Pantsir batteries. In order to advance the military-technical cooperation between Brazil and Russia, military and civilian officials gathered at the Ministry of Defence (MD), in Brasília (DF) on Tuesday (Aug 18)
Possibility of major arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Iran has increased interest in the Russian air show- MAKS 2015. Saudi Arabia and Iran have been in contact with Russian officials to purchase the Iskander-E tactical missiles and the S-300 air defence system respectively besides a host of other weapons including attack helicopters, aircraft and air-to-air missiles
Pakistan could be showing an interest in the Yak-130 trainer of Russia after concluding a deal to purchase four Mi-17 Hind helicopters. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) does not have a modern combat trainer though it operates advanced aircraft such as the American F-16, and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17
Russia has delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles to Syria to fight Daesh militants. DEBKAfile reported Six Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft landed Tuesday at the Mezze Airbase situated in Damascus international airport followed by An-124 Condor transports, which delivered 1,000 Kornet-9M133 third-generation anti-tank guided missiles
The Chirok reconnaissance and combat hovercraft drone which can be operated both in manned and unmanned mode is set to be unveiled at the MAKS 2015 show later this month in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. The United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) developed the Chirok UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) after a five year effort, a Rostec press release said yesterday
Iran is expecting to renew a contract for the delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense systems by next week. The necessary mechanisms to review and update the agreement are in place, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency Tuesday