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Russia Offers S-400s To Saudi After Houtis Set Oil Facility Ablaze
September 17, 2019 @ 07:14 AMRussia has offered its S-400 air defense systems to Saudi Arabia after Yemeni Houtis managed to attack worlds largest oil facilities located in the country, dodging its protective armour that includes Patriot systems. "In order to protect Saudi Arabia, we are ready to provide the corresponding aid to the country
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Russia to Get First Helicopter Carrier by 2027
September 11, 2019 @ 01:12 PMRussia will begin building its helicopter carriers in May 2020, and will deliver the first vessel to the naval forces by the end of 2027, sources in Russia's shipbuilding industry said Wednesday. "Two amphibious assault ships with water displacement of up to 15,000 tonnes will be laid down at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch (Crimea) in 2020
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Russia Test Fires New Bulava Submarine-Based Advanced ICBM
August 26, 2019 @ 08:15 AMRussia on Saturday test-fired its new Bulava solid-fueled advanced Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Yury Dolgoruky submarine, from the Barents Sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Moscow also launched Sineva ICBM from Tula submarine as part of combat training from the polar region of the Arctic Ocean
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Russian Navy to Receive 4 Nuclear Powered, 2 Conventional Submarines in 2020
August 23, 2019 @ 11:59 AMThe Russian naval forces are set to receive as many as six submarines in 2020, of which four are nuclear-powered while the rest two are diesel-electric boats. "Sevmash Shipyard will deliver four nuclear powered submarines- first Project 955A serial-produced ‘Knyaz Oleg, first Project 885M serial-produced ‘Novosibirsk, Project 885M lead submarine ‘Kazan and Project 09852 ‘Belgorod to the Navy in 2020," a source in the defence industry was quoted as saying by TASS
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PP-2000 Submachine Guns To Replace Kalashnikov Rifles In Russian Pilots’ Survival Kits
August 16, 2019 @ 12:10 PMRussian military pilots survival kits placed in the ejection seats during combat sorties may henceforth include the compact PP-2000 submachine guns and not Kalashnikov AKS-74U, Russian state media reported Friday. "A proposal has been put forward to study the possibility of arming military pilots with a very compact PP-2000 instead of the AKS-74U
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Russia To Develop Unmanned Combat Module-Equipped Armoured Vehicle For Paratroopers
August 9, 2019 @ 08:41 AMRussia is developing an armoured vehicle for its paratroopers that will be mounted on the chassis of the Sprut-SD self-propelled anti-tank gun and equipped with the Epokha unmanned combat module. The module was initially designed for advanced infantry fighting vehicles mounted on the latest Bumerang, Kurganets-25 and Armata combat platforms
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Russian AF to Receive Upgrade Su-30SM Jet with Engine from Su-35 Fighter...
August 5, 2019 @ 12:55 PMThe Russian Air Force will receive a batch of Su-30SM fighter jets upgraded with AL-41F-1S turbojet engine in 2021 taken from the current top line fighter, the Su-35. The upgraded aircraft will arrive for the air regiment stationed in the Tver Region in west Russia in 2021, the press office of Russias Western Military District reported on Monday as reported by TASS
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New Parachute To Allow Russian Paratroopers Fire Weapons in Mid-Air
August 5, 2019 @ 09:12 AMRussia has developed "D-14 Shelest airdrop parachute system" that will allow paratroopers to fire their guns mid-air. "The next-generation D-14 Shelest airdrop parachute system designed for jumps in the Ratnik soldier combat outfit principally differs from the previous systems
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New Russian Armoured Vehicle To Enter Preliminary Trials On August 5
August 2, 2019 @ 06:48 AMRussias new “Atlet” armoured vehicles will enter preliminary trials on August 5 when the vehicles will be tested for their anti-shelling and anti-blast capabilities. The tests will involve the armored vehicles special-designation (ASN) and five-door multi-purpose (AMN-2) prototypes
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Russia Accelerates Shipment of S-400s To Turkey, Trains Chinese Military On Its...
July 31, 2019 @ 11:57 AMRussia has completed training the Chinese military personnel on the use of S-400 air defense systems and has planned to deliver second batch of the systems to Turkey in 2020. Moscow began shipping the S-400s to China, contract for which was signed in 2014, earlier this month
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...