The first Ilyushin IL-38 maritime reconnaissance aircraft modified to Standard Series Il-38N (Novella) has been transferred to the Russian Navy on 15th July in Zhukovsky near Moscow,Ilyushin stated in a press statement. “Ilyushin” completed repair and modernization under a contract that includes modernization of five serial combat aircraft
The UK has barred Russian delegates from the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow due to its actions in Ukraine. Several Russian government officials were refused visas from the UK's Foreign office preventing them from attending the industry air show
While India has expressed concern over Russias plans to sell weapons to Pakistan, Moscow on Thursday said the Mi-35 combat helicopters will be used to fight drug trafficking. “We are currently holding consultations
An accident with an advanced Russian T-50 fifth-generation fighter jet, which briefly caught on fire while landing near Moscow, will not affect the schedule of planes test runs, Sukhoi company said Tuesday. The recent accident involving a T-50 will not affect the timing of the test program, according to Sukhoi Design Bureau
In the aftermath of the Crimean crisis, Ukraine will not refund Moscow for defense orders placed with Ukrainian arms makers. Russias Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin Thursday said, the Ukrainian partners “are late with deliveries of [ready-made] products [and] are not returning the advance payments
Russia has lifted an embargo on weapons deliveries to Pakistan and is negotiating the sale of Mi-35 helicopters to Islamabad, Sergei Chemezov, head of state-owned technology corporation Rostec, told Itar-Tass on Monday. The potential sale to Pakistan could creat tension between India and Russia, who is also New Delhi's largest arms supplier
Russia on Tuesday carried out a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to various reports. Interfax and ITAR-TASS cited the defence ministry as saying a successful test of the RS-12M Topol ICBM had been carried out from Russia's Kapustin Yar rocket launch site near the Caspian Sea at 9:08 pm Moscow time (1708 GMT)
JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (composed of the KLA) today announced it has signed an agreement with Russian entities for the supply of modern avionics for multirole fighters MiG-29K/KUB MiG-29M/M2 and MiG- 35. The total value of the deal is estimated at $115 million and the validity of the contract lasts until 2020
The US Air Force stealth fighter aircraft, the F-35, can be detected by Chinese and Russian radars, it has been revealed. An AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar, which emits separate radio waves on different frequencies, fitted onto Chinas latest warships is the source of a new threat to the F-35
Delivery of arms from France to Russia will not be affected by EU sanctions imposed on Moscow. Frances delivery of two warships to Russia will not be affected by the current EU sanctions imposed on the country due to the Ukraine crisis, according to RIA Novosti