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Russia Unveils New T-14 Armata Tank Ahead Of Victory Day
May 5, 2015 @ 03:16 PMRussia has unveiled the new T-14 Armata Tank for the first time during the final rehearsals in the run up to the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Saturday. Armata is armed with a remote controlled turret with 125mm smoothbore cannon and automatic loading system and is capable of hosting a tank, APC, artillery piece and missile launcher
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Russian Kurganets-25 Infantry Vehicle Serial Production To Begin In 2019
April 30, 2015 @ 04:13 PMSerial production of the infantry fighting vehicle of a new generation of “Kurganets-25″ is scheduled to begin in the 2019-2020 years, Deputy Chairman of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission, Oleg Bochkarev said on Monday. “Defense Ministry has signed state contracts with our vendors
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Russia May Resume BlackJack Supersonic Bomber Production
April 30, 2015 @ 01:04 PMRussia is likely to resume production of Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) supersonic strategic bombers, Tass reported Wednesday. “It is necessary already today to start implementing tasks not only for keeping in good order and modernizing the fleet of long-range aviation but also for reproducing Tu-160 missile carriers,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying by the agency during a visit to the Kazan plant
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Russian Military To Produce Su-34 Fighters To Replace Su-24s
April 27, 2015 @ 10:18 AMRussia may produce over 100 Su-34 strike fighters to replace Su-24 jets, which are currently in service with the countrys Air force and Navy, Sputnik reported Saturday "This year the [Novosibirsk] aircraft factory must deliver 16 Su-34 frontline bombers," Vladimir Mikhaylov, former commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force was quoted as saying. He added that the factory is ready to exceed the production target
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Russia Welcomes Hollande’s Statement To Return Money If Mistral Deal Fails
April 24, 2015 @ 04:19 PMMoscow has welcomed French President François Hollandes statement that his government will reimburse Russia if negotiations fail between the two nations over delivery of two Mistral Warships; Ria Novosti reported today quoting a diplomatic source as saying. "If the boats are not delivered, then I don't see how they could be paid for," Hollande told journalists after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday
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Russian RS-26 Missile Production To Begin By 2015 End
April 16, 2015 @ 03:50 PMThe serial production of Russia's RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will be started at the end of this year or early 2016. The final test launch of the ICBM was successfully carried out in March, Tass quoted an official in the military-industrial complex as saying in its report on Wednesday
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Russia Expresses Security Concern Over Possible Deployment Of US THAAD In South...
April 4, 2015 @ 12:11 PMThe Russian Ambassador to South Korea, Alexander Timonin has expressed deep concern over possible deployment of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea calling it a security threat to Russia, Sputnik reported Friday. "What concerns us is that a US missile defense system could be placed in areas not far from Russia, adding to worries over THAADs radar system or technology," Alexander Timonin was quoted as saying
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Russia-Iran Arms Sales To Reach 13 Billion If UN Lifts Embargo
April 4, 2015 @ 11:58 AMRussias full-scale deal with Iran for military hardware could reach $11 to $13 billion, if the UN arms embargo is lifted, Sputnik reported Friday. Igor Korotchenko, the head of a Russian think tank specializing in weapons sales said, the countries have great potential for development of military-technical cooperation
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Russian Anti-Terror Boats To Use Chinese Diesel Engines
April 1, 2015 @ 11:30 AMRussia will introduce Chinese diesel engines for its Type 21980 Grachonok anti-terror boats after Germany announced that it will no longer supply engines to Moscow, Chinese media reported Wednesday. China signed a contract with Russia last week for engines for the two Type 21980 Grachonok anti-terror boats with the serial numbers 01221 and 01222
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Russia’s Ilyushin Il-112 Transport Aircraft To Make Maiden Flight In 2017
March 26, 2015 @ 10:57 AMRussia's Ilyushin Il-112 military transport aircraft, which will replace Antonov An-26, is scheduled to make Its maiden flight in 2017. The light aircraft's mass production is expected to be launched in 2019, Sputnik reported Thursday
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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...
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