Turkish F-16 might have used a Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile to bring down the Russian Su-24 fighter. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying that the aircraft was hit by an Air-to-air missile by Tass news agency
Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 attack aircraft crashed during a training flight near Zaporizhia. The crash occurred early Wednesday morning killing the pilot, Ukrainian Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by Tass
Russia will create a pilot mobile mini-reactor to power military operations in the Arctic region. Russian defense ministry announced plans to develop a line of small-scale mobile nuclear reactors that can be deployed from trucks and sleds in the Arctic, Bellona news daily reported Thursday
The Russian Aerospace Force operating against the Islamic State militants in Syria are using the latest Su-25SM3 single-seat ground attack aircraft fitted with Vitebsk-25 EW system. Su-25SM3 is the latest modification of the Su-25 ground attack aircraft
India and Russia are likely sign an agreement for the manufacture in India of the Kamov KA 226T helicopters during the visit of Prime Minister Modi in December. Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar who embarked on a three-day visit to Russia said in an interview to TASS that he hoped to use his visit to have the chooper deal negotiated and ready for signing when the Prime Minister arrives
Russia has offered to lease another nuclear submarine to India if an agreement for the same is signed at the summit between the two nations in December. The possibility of leasing a second submarine from Russia will be studied during Indias Defense Minister Manohar Parrikars visit to Moscow next week, Tass quoted a Defense Ministry source as saying Monday
Serbia is eyeing to purchase combat helicopters, ballistic missiles from Russia. "Now we will have to and we have already begun to look at buying combat helicopters, because some of our neighbours have already received 16 Kiowa helicopters," Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was quoted as saying by Tass Sunday
Poland has signed a contract with Bulgaria for repairing Russian-made Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft in service with the Bulgarian Air Force. The contract envisages the repair of six engines and temporary use of two Polish-made engines for two years
Russia and Belarus have agreed to form a joint armed defense mechanism of the Union State within two years. "We have approved [at the collegium meeting] the plan of joint activities for 2016-2018 that is aimed at formation of a military organization of the Union State, the establishment of a reliable mechanism for its armed defense," Russian Defense Minister, General Sergey Shoigu was quoted as saying to reporters by Tass on Wednesday after a joint collegium meeting with Belarusian Defense Minister
A delegation from Egypt is likely to be in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss Russian hardware for the Mistral-class helicopter carriers. "After the 20th, in about a week, a delegation from Egypt will come to us to discuss possible supplies of certain blocks of radio-electronic equipment for the Mistrals, which Egypt has bought from France," an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Tass last Saturday