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Syrian, Russian Navies Hold Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2019-12-18 Read More...
The Russian Navy and the Navy of the Syrian Arab Republic have started joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on

Russia’s Fifth Generation Su-57 Jet Eyes Export Markets
2019-04-01 Read More...
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 (also known as the PAK FA product and T-50) fifth-generation fighter jet already has an export permit, and the Russian government is currently reviewing documents to officially rename the aircraft from T-50 internal designation

Russia Test-Fires Avangard Hypersonic Missile
2018-12-28 Read More...
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry, on instruction from Russian President Vladimir Putin, successfully test-fired the Avangard missile equipped with a hypersonic winged glider

Russia Developing Next-Generation Anti-Submarine Weapons
2018-08-27 Read More...
Russia is developing new types of next-generation anti-submarine weapons, Director General of Rostec’s subsidiary Techmash, Vladimir Lepin, told Sputnik in an

Israel Alarmed Over Possible S-300 System Sale to Syria
2018-04-17 Read More...
The statement, made by the Russian Defense Ministry last week, that Moscow might reconsider a sale of the S-300 systems to Damascus following the US and allied airstrike, has raised concern among Israeli analysts and journalists, who are concerned

Russian Forces to Get 3 New Regiments of S-400 Triumf
2018-04-10 Read More...
Three new regiments of S-400 Triumf air defense systems will enter operational service of the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2018, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Colonel General Sergei Surovikin said. “Modern S-400 Triumf, S-300 Favorit air

Russia to Double Ballistic Missile Tests in 2018
2018-01-10 Read More...
Russia’s Strategic Missile Troops commander Sergei Karakayev told the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper, affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry, that the troops will double missile tests in 2018, bumping up their number

Russia Forming Permanent Groups in Two Syrian Bases
2017-12-29 Read More...
Russia has started forming a permanent group in Syria’s Tartus and Hmeymim military bases, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference

New Buyan-Class Corvette to Join Russian Navy
2017-10-25 Read More...
Russian Navy reported that the new corvette is about to finish state sea trials and is going to be commissioned to the Navy by the end of the

North Korea Building “Sinpo-C-Class” Submarine
2017-10-23 Read More...
US military intelligence assesses that North Korea has started building a “Sinpo-C-Class” submarine at the Sinpo shipyard on the country's east coast, the outlet reports. The sub's specifications include a displacement of 2,000 tons,

Russia Develops Armageddon-Proof Watch for “Future Soldier”
2017-10-20 Read More...
Watches capable of operating smoothly even when exposed to electronic warfare, as well as electromagnetic pulses generated by a nuclear explosion, will become part of the Russian Armed Forces’ Ratnik “Future

Russia Tests RS-12M Topol ICBM With Advanced Warheads
2017-09-28 Read More...
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces successfully tested on Tuesday an RS-12M Topol Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Defense Ministry

Syria, Israel Eye Russian “Terminator” Combat Vehicles
2017-09-19 Read More...
Israel and Syria have shown interest in the purchase of Russian “Terminator”-type tank support combat vehicles (BMPT), Alexander Shevchenko, Chief of the Main Automotive-Armored Tank Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry

Russia’s 6th-Generation Aircraft to Get Artificial Intelligence
2017-09-01 Read More...
Russia’s sixth-generation fighter jet will be equipped with an artificial intelligence system capable of making key decisions without the pilot’s

Russia’s Autonomous 5th Gen Su-57 to Dominate the Skies
2017-08-22 Read More...
Russia’s fifth-generation fighter jet, formerly known as the Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), or Sukhoi T-50, has officially been named the

Russia Developing ‘Flying-Wing’ Strike Drone
2017-08-09 Read More...
A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the

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