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Russian Institute Designs Rotors to Boost Helicopter Speed to 400 KmPh
November 21, 2018 @ 11:51 AMA Russian research firm has claimed a breakthrough in helicopter rotor blade design that makes it possible to boost the speed of combat helicopters to 400 Km/Ph, up from the existing maximum speed of 320-330 Km/Ph. The Zhukovsky Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) and the Mil Design Bureau have designed new rotor blades that make the speed boost possible, km/h, TsAGI CEO Kirill Sypalo in comments quoted by TASS on Wednesday
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US F-35, F-22 ‘add up’ in Capabilities to Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter
November 10, 2018 @ 12:04 PMThe Su-57 nomenclature for Russias fifth-generation stealth fighter was derived from ‘adding up the numbers ‘22 and ‘35 from the US-made F-22 and F-35 aircraft to indicate that the Russian jet incorporates the capabilities and features of both. Russias Sukhoi Su-57 incorporates the functions of the US F-22 and F-35 fighter planes but outperforms them, Chief designer and Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, Mikhail Strelets said on Zvezda TV on Friday, TASS reported
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Russia to Start S-400 System Deliveries to India by 2020, Complete by
November 8, 2018 @ 01:56 PMRussia today detailed the delivery schedule of the S-400 Triumf Air Defence System to India under which the first of the five systems will arrive in the autumn of 2020 and the last by spring of 2023. Under the contract concluded in New Delhi on October 5 Russia is to supply to India five regimental sets of S-400 systems, each consisting of a regimental command center and two battalions of launchers (eight in each battalion), TASS said quoting a ‘military-diplomatic source
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Russian Avangard Ballistic Missile to Enter Service in 2019
October 29, 2018 @ 11:50 AMRussia plans to deploy its first Avangard hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and a hypersonic glide vehicle to service by the end of 2019. "The scheduled period for placing the lead regiment on combat duty is the end of 2019
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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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China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
