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Russian Navy To Get 12 Warships, 8 Combatant Craft, 23 Auxiliary Vessels...
August 2, 2016 @ 10:58 AMThe Russian navy will be receiving 12 warships, eight combatant craft and 23 auxiliary vessels by the end of this year. "The Navy is planned to receive this year 12 warships, eight combatant craft and 23 auxiliary fleet vessels
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India Calls Off Airbus MRTT Aircraft Deal, Might Consider Russian IL-78 Tanker
July 30, 2016 @ 07:49 AMThe Indian government has cancelled the much awaited multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft deal worth $1 billion on the grounds of planes high operational cost. "We have [recently] cancelled the MRTT deal with Airbus Defence and Space because platforms are too expensive and not economically viable to operate", an MoD official who declined to be identified told
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UN Peacekeepers Order Russian BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carriers
July 29, 2016 @ 09:30 AMRussias Military Industrial Company (MIC) will supply a batch of the BTR-80 armored personnel carriers for the UN peacekeepers. "The UN peacekeepers have ordered a batch of the BTR-80 APCs", the company spokesman Sergei Suvorov told TASS on Wednesday
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Russian Bastion Coastal-Missile Defense System To Enter Service In August
July 25, 2016 @ 03:24 PMThe 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
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Russian Uralvagonzavod Halted Armored Vehicle Shipments To Iraq Over Payments
July 20, 2016 @ 02:39 PMRussian 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
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Russian Sixth-Gen Fighter EW systems Being Tested On PAK-FA
July 13, 2016 @ 10:57 AMRussia 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
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Aurora Cruiser To Join Russian Navy Fleet On July 15
July 12, 2016 @ 01:17 PMThe 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
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Russia To Launch Over 300 Missiles During Practice Drills
July 8, 2016 @ 01:45 PMRussian 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
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Pentagon May Bypass Sanctions To Buy Russian Helos: Russian Media
July 6, 2016 @ 07:07 AMThe 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
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Almaz-Antey Tests Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System
June 25, 2016 @ 10:35 AMAlmaz-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
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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...
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...