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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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Russian Su-34 Jets Destroy Drone-factory of Pro-West Terrorists in Syria’s Idlib
September 5, 2018 @ 08:19 PMTwo Russian Sukhoi-34 planes destroyed a factory of the pro-West Jabhat al-Nusra rebel group in Syrias Idlib province on Tuesday where the militants were making attack drones and had kept explosives in store. Besides, on September 4, the Russian Khmeimim bases defenses shot down two attack drones taking the total number of militants drones destroyed in the last one month to 47
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Russia Tests New Interceptor Missile
August 30, 2018 @ 03:08 PMRussia successfully conducted a test launch of a new interceptor missile for its missile defense system, the Russian Defense Ministrys press service said on Thursday. "At the test site of Sary-Shagan (Republic of Kazakhstan), a unit of the Air and Missile Defense of the Aerospace Forces has conducted another test launch of a new missile interceptor for Russias missile defense system," the ministry said in a statement, obtained by TASS
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Russia To Develop EW Aircraft Based On Upgraded Il-114-300 Plane
August 29, 2018 @ 11:25 AMRussia may develop an electronic warfare aircraft based on an upgraded Ilyushin Il-114-300 plane, Ilyushin Aircraft Company Director for Il-114 Programs Ivan Kabatov said. "With its unique performance characteristics, the plane is an optimal platform for making air platforms to solve the broadest range of tasks - from monitoring, patrolling and transport carriages to electronic warfare, reconnaissance and combat employment," Kabatov told TASS on Tuesday
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Philippines Eyeing Submarines, Helicopters and Small Arms Buy from Russia
August 21, 2018 @ 03:50 PMPhilippines is holding negotiations with Russia for the possible purchase of Project 636 conventional submarines, helicopter equipment and small arms, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev has said. "We are holding talks not only on this [submarines]
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Russia’s MiG Developing Fifth-gen Fighter Aircraft, MiG-41
August 17, 2018 @ 01:47 PMRussian MiG Aircraft Corporation is developing MiG-41, a fifth generation fighter-interceptor, which will replace the MiG-31 fighters. "No, this is not a mythical project, this is a long-standing project for the MiG and now we are carrying out intensive work under the aegis of the UAC [the United Aircraft Corporation] and will present it to the public soon," MiG CEO Ilya Tarasenko was quoted as saying by
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