The Russian Pacific Fleets coastal defense forces have held the first live-firing exercise with the use of the Bastion missile system. The Bastion coastal defense missile system will assume combat duty in Russias Far East in August, fleet spokesman Vladimir Matveyev was quoted as saying by Tass Monday
Russian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) scientific-research corporation has halted the deliveries of armoured vehicles to Iraq due to delayed payments last year, according to the UVZ`s 2015 annual report. "In 2015, the UVZ Corporation stopped the shipping of the defense production to the No
Russia is testing stand-alone elements of its sixth-generation fighter on fifth generation PAK-FA fighter jets. Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) is currently working on electronic warfare systems for the sixth-generation warplane
The Aurora cruiser, one of the most popular tourist attractions in St. Petersburg, will be handed over to the Russian Navy after modernization on July 15
Russian air defense units in the western military district will use over 300 missile launches from Tor-M1 anti-aircraft and Igla man-portable surface-to-air missile systems during drills at the Kapustin Yar practice range in south Russia. During the drills, the signal units will for the first time use the Redut-2US telecoms system to establish a digital communications network with the crews of Tor-M1 antiaircraft missile systems, District spokesman Igor Muginov was quoted as saying by Tass Thursday
The US may bypass sanctions it imposed on Russia to revive cooperation with single Russian exporter of military hardware, JSC Rosoboronexport. The US Congress is discussing 2017 DoD Appropriations Act
Almaz-Antey, a Russian missile defense system manufacturer, has conducted successful testing of its newest Buk-M3 air defense missile system at the Kapustin Yar range near Astrakhan, Southern Russia, the company press service reported Friday. "In June 2016, experts of the JSC Concern Almaz-Antey test fired a missile from the Buk-M 3 new advanced medium-range air defense missile system on a ballistic target at the Kapustin Yar range," the company press service said, adding that the Pensne (Pince-nez) target missile was used during the testing
Russian Air and Missile Defense force has launched a short range ballistic missile interceptor Tuesday. "The purpose of the launch was to prove the characteristics of the missile defense systems antimissiles in service with the Russian Aerospace Force [RusAF]," Defense Ministrys press office told journalists
The third Borey class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, Vladimir Monomakh, will join the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet by this year-end. The Vladimir Monomakh Borey class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (Project 955) will complete the voyage to the Pacific Fleet before the yearend, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Korolev told TASS on Saturday
Russia and Myanmar have signed an agreement on military cooperation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday. "A very serious step has been made toward the development of bilateral military cooperation