Despite growing pressure from western nations demanding Russia to desist its arms flow to Syria, the former Soviet nation announced that it would fulfill its contracts with the Arab nation. Russia said on Wednesday that it will deliver air defence systems to Syria and had no plans to impose an arms embargo on its Soviet-era ally
AgustaWestland has signed an agreement with Russian Helicopters at Farnborough 2012 on Tuesday to design and produce a 2.5 ton class single engine helicopter
Russian-based Morinformsistema-Agat has revealed its Club-K missile system, a containerized system using a new Kh-35UE cruise missile with a highly advanced target acquisition and seeker system. "We are demonstrating Club-K with the Kh-35UE cruise missile (NATO SS-N-25 Switchblade) for the first time, which differs from earlier versions due to its advanced target acquisition and seeker systems," said company representative Rostislav Atkov
With a new camouflage system, Russia’s mobile ballistic missile launchers will be able to cover their tracks on the ground. Thus, making it harder to detect, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced
India’s aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has signed the tripartite General Contract for the Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) project with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation -Transport Aircraft (UAC-TA) and partner JV-Multirole Transport Aircraft Ltd. HAL will carry out the design & development of the project at its Aircraft R&D Centre in Bangalore, while the Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) in Kanpur will manufacture the prototypes
Ukraine and India are reportedly close to signing one of the biggest deals for air-to-air missiles, according to Russian media reports. The deal for R-27 missiles worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is awaiting the final approval from the Ukrainian leadership, says Nezavisimaya Gazeta
It was announced today that Russia's Interior Troops will switch to a new type of armored vehicle that allows for swift deployment whose duties include dispersing mass protests. A new light wheeled vehicle, Medved (The Bear), which is currently in the testing phase will be used by the Interior troops, a part of the Interior Ministry, only after Special permission is granted by the traffic police for the armoured personnel carriers to travel the city streets
According to local news agencies in Moscow, Russia and Syria have signed a $550-million contract on the delivery of 36 Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten combat trainer. By terms of the deal, Russia will supply the jets to Syria once latter makes a payment
Despite recent the recent crash of a Su-30MKI, Indian Air Force stands behind its first line strike fighter, increasing the planned fleet to 272 aircraft. An order for 42 additional planes was signed yesterday (December 16, 2011) in Moscow, by Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and Russian Federal Service for Military-technical Cooperation Director MA Dmitriev
Visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing of an agreement Dec. 16 to sell to India 42 Su-30 jets in kit form as the Kremlin scrambles to retain ties with its Soviet-era arms purchaser