Russia will send an experts team to France in September to disassemble the telecommunications and control equipment installed on the Mistral class helicopter carriers. "A team of specialists is currently being prepared for the communications equipment dismantling from the helicopter carriers
Russia on Monday announced merging its Air forces, anti-air and anti-missile defenses under unified command, Aerospace Forces. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of a new branch of Russias armed forces
Russian KRET and foundation for advanced studies (FPI) are developing a phased array antenna on the principles radiofotoniki at an estimated cost of US$ 11.4 million (680 million rubles)
Russia has received seven new warplanes and six helicopters and overall 4,500 pieces of military equipment in the second quarter of 2015. According to the defense ministry, “The overall share of modern equipment and weapons in Russian Armed Force has increased with the figure ranging from 30
Russian Defense Ministry plans to upgrade entire fleet of anti-submarine warfare aircraft Ilyushin-38 with a new generation search and target track system Novella-P-38 this year. "The contract is in the discussion phase
Angola will receive four overhauled modernized Su-30K multi-role fighters later this year from Russia. “Up to four overhauled and upgraded jets of the type will be delivered to the customer this year
Russia launched a defense satellite by a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport Tuesday
Russian Western Military District will have 10 multi-purpose Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-35M fighter jets by the end of this year. "In total, more than 10 Su-35 and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters will go into service in the Western Military District units before the end of 2015 within the framework of the State Defence Order," district spokesman Oleg Kochetkov was quoted as saying by Tass on Monday
Russia will build new series of six patrol vessels for Black Sea Fleet and two patrol ships for the Arctic by 2020. The first of these patrol vessels will be delivered to Black Sea Fleet in the next three years
Russia has started working on a helicopter carrier similar to the stalled French Mistral and is expected to join the forces in 2018, Tass reported last week. Russia recently displayed the layout of the ship similar to the French Mistral amphibious assault ship at the Army 2015 forum