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Russian MoD To Form News Agency In 2014
December 5, 2013 @ 12:30 PMRussias defense ministry plans to create its own news agency next year, a ministry official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The agency will focus mainly on military news but will also address social and political issues, plus high-profile events in Russia and around the world
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Russia To Receive UAE-Made Drones In 2014
December 4, 2013 @ 08:34 AMRussian armed forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates early next year. The unmanned United 40 Block 5 long-range reconnaissance vehicle will be tested to assess whether it meets the militarys operational needs
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Oboronprom To Invest $121 Million In Mil Helicopter Plant
November 29, 2013 @ 11:27 AMRussian defense group Oboronprom is planning to invest $121 million in the Mil Moscow helicopter plant, Rostec said in a statement. The expansion plans are related to the positive market forecasts for the Russian military aviation industry
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Russia To Get New S-400 Air Defense Regiments In 2014
November 29, 2013 @ 07:56 AMThe Russian armed forces will deploy three new regiments equipped with S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems next year, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “Two S-400 regiments were presented to the Russian military this year
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Russia Gets New Short-Range Pantsir-S Systems
November 28, 2013 @ 08:16 AMRussia takes delivery of six Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems to be used by a new missile regiment, a military official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The Pantsir-S battalion is set to form part of a third S-400 air defense missile regiment deployed near the Russian capital
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Refitted INS Vikramaditya Sails Out From Russia
November 27, 2013 @ 07:48 AMIndias Vikramaditya aircraft carrier left a shipyard in northern Russia on Tuesday, embarking on a long voyage to its permanent base half way across the world, the Sevmash shipbuilder was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The aircraft carrier, which was handed over to the Indian navy on November 16, will be accompanied by an Indian tanker and a frigate on the first leg of the voyage, which is expected to take about two months
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Russia To Deliver 12 Angolian Su-30K Jets
November 25, 2013 @ 08:00 AMRussias state arms export monopoly said Friday that it will deliver 12 Su-30K fighter jets to a nation in southern Africa. In the wake of a visit by a high level Russian delegation earlier this year, it was widely reported in Russian media that Moscow had agreed to supply 18 of the jets to Angola
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Fifth Sukhoi T-50 Fighter Jet Prototype Successfully Tested
October 29, 2013 @ 08:07 AMA fifth flying prototype of Russias future T-50 fighter jet has been successfully tested, the Sukhoi aircraft maker was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The 50-minute flight at the Gagarin factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has successfully tested the aircraft's overall performance, including its stability in the air and the work of its engines
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INS Vikramaditya To Leave For India Mid-November
October 14, 2013 @ 02:39 PMThe much-awaited aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, will finally leave for India on November 30, following several delays and overhauls that cost twice the original budget price. The carrier, originally expected in 2008 delivery, was supposed to have been handed over to India in 2012 after the contract was renegotiated
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Russia, Italy In Talks To Co-Produce Small Arms
October 10, 2013 @ 01:34 PMRussias small-arms holding Kalashnikov Concern is in negotiations with Italy's Beretta on the establishment of joint ventures in Russia, a senior government official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. The on-going talks on the joint venture is to manufacture hunting and sporting weapons
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