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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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Russia To Upgrade Military Bases in Syria With Automated Control Systems
September 20, 2018 @ 11:05 AMRussias military bases in Syria will be upgraded with automated control instruments to increase the defense of the facilities, according to TASS. Russias Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said Wednesday that the Russian defense ministry is working on installation of the systems in the military bases in Hmeymim and Tartus
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Russian IL-20 Aircraft Shot Down by Syrian S-200 Missile
September 18, 2018 @ 11:59 AMA missile of the Russian-supplied S-200 air defence system brought down a Russian Air Force Ilyushin-20 aircraft which was coming into land at around the same time Israeli F-16 jets attacked Syrian targets. Blaming Israel for the loss of the aircraft which was carrying 14 crew members, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told the media in Moscow that the ‘ploy of the Israeli Air Force was to use the larger aircraft as cover to sneak in from the sea
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Russian A-100 Early Warning Aircraft Serial Production Contract by Early 2019
September 10, 2018 @ 12:59 PMA contract to commence batch production of the Russian A-100 airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW &C) with the countrys Defense Ministry could be signed during end 2018 or early 2019. President of Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar said Saturday, "We expect a detailed discussion with the Defense Ministry of the A-100 aircraft serial deliveries contract by the end of this year or in 2019," he said, TASS reported
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