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Tech Transfer, Local Production in Turkey’s S-400 Deal With Russia
October 25, 2018 @ 11:35 AMTransfer of technology and local production may have been included in Turkeys S-400 air defence system purchase agreement with Russia, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar hinted today. "We are not a country that only buys now, we are a state that creates knowledge and has production opportunities
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Fear of Star Wars as US Plans Space Force by 2020
October 24, 2018 @ 10:00 AMThe Trump administration plans to launch the United States Space Force (USSF), the nation's sixth military branch, by 2020, Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech at the National Space Council on Tuesday, agencies reported. The proposed launch of the USSF has led to fears of space becoming the next battleground and testing field for advanced weaponry
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Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems to Get Advanced Long-range Missile
October 18, 2018 @ 01:11 PMRussian units operating the S-400 air defence system will receive the 40N6 advanced long-range surface-to-air missile which was recently has been accepted for service in the Russian Army. "The 40N6 long-range missile has been accepted for service
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Roscosmos Announces Cause of the Soyuz-FG Rocket Aborted Launch
October 12, 2018 @ 12:40 PMA preliminary investigation into the Soyuz-FG booster rockets aborted launch earlier this week has revealed that it was caused by collision of elements during the separation of the carrier rockets first and second stages, Roscosmos Executive Director for Manned Flights Sergei Krikalyov said on Friday. "The primary cause is related to the collision of a side element making part of the first stage
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Russia Donates Three S-300PM Air Defence Systems, 100 Missiles to Syria
October 9, 2018 @ 09:36 AMRussia earlier this month has donated three battalion sets of S-300PM air defense systems of eight launchers each along with 100 surface-to-air guided missiles to each battalion to Syria. "On October 1, three battalion sets of S-300PM systems of eight launchers each were delivered to Syria," a military diplomatic source was quoted as saying by
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Three Months to Train Syrian Specialists on S-300 Air-defense Systems: Russian Minister
October 3, 2018 @ 10:13 AMThe Syrian specialists will need three months to train on how to use the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile defense systems, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. "We have finished personnel recruitment and have begun to train them," Shoigu was quoted as saying by
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Russian Future Semi-catamaran Aircraft Carrier gets New Design Concept
October 3, 2018 @ 09:44 AMRussias Krylov State Research Center (KSRC) has devised a new design concept for its future semi-catamaran aircraft carrier. The model of a future non-nuclear multirole aircraft carrier was presented for the first time at the Army-2018 forum in August this year
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Russian Tecmash Seeks Partners for Small-caliber Multiple Launch Rocket System Project
October 3, 2018 @ 08:50 AMRussian state-run Tecmash defense enterprise (part of Rostec) is looking for possible partners for its project of advanced small-caliber multiple launch rocket system. Tecmash will soon present its project of an advanced small-caliber multiple launch rocket system soon, Tecmash Deputy Director General Alexander Kochkin was quoted as saying by TASS Wednesday
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Russia Offers Space Flight to Indian Astronauts
September 26, 2018 @ 08:00 AMRussia has offered to partner with India in the area of manned space flights and satellite programs if the would-be program is implemented within the BRICS. "We are looking for partners in the area of manned space flights
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Russia to Supply S-300 Air Defense System, Command Posts to Syria
September 24, 2018 @ 12:11 PMRussia will provide an S-300 air-defense missile system to strengthen its combat capabilities following the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. Syrias antiquated S-200 air defence system mistook a Russian turboprop aircraft for an F-16 jet of the Israeli Air Force and shot it down with a missile last week killing 14 persons on board
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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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U