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Russia Showcases Over 130 Hardware Pieces at Euronaval
2016-10-18 Read More...
More than 130 pieces of Russian military hardware are showcased at the EURONAVAL 2016 International Naval Defense and Maritime Exhibition held on October 17-21 in France, Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement issued on

Russia, Egypt Start First Anti-Terrorism Drills
2016-10-17 Read More...
The first Russia-Egypt anti-terrorism drills kicked off in Egypt on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry informed in a

Egypt Denies Negotiating Airbase Deal with Russia
2016-10-12 Read More...
Russia’s lower house of parliament ratified on Friday an agreement with Syria that authorizes the deployment of a Russian air group at the Hmeimim airbase for an indefinite period of

Russia, Pakistan Conclude Joint Sabotage Drills
2016-10-11 Read More...
Some 100 Russian and Pakistani troops participated in exercises involving reconnaissance and sabotage operations as part of joint Druzhba-2016 (“Friendship-2016”) drills in Pakistan, Russia’s Southern Military District (SMD)

Russia Unveils Kamikaze Robotic Tank
2016-10-06 Read More...
Russian Army scouts and Special Operations troops will soon add to their arsenal a unique kamikaze robot capable of destroying enemy tanks and fortifications by getting close to them and blowing itself up, Izvestia

Russia Tests Sea-Based Bulava Ballistic Missile
2016-10-04 Read More...
Russia conducted last week a salvo test launch of sea-based Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the Defense Ministry

Russia Unveils Glide Bomb Virtually Invisible to Radar
2016-09-16 Read More...
Russia has built a glide aviation bomb unlike any other in the world, online newspaper Svobodnaya Pressa reported citing the General Director of NPO “Basalt” Vladimir

China, Russia Start Massive Naval War Games
2016-09-14 Read More...
China and Russia launched an eight day series of war games in the South China Sea near Guangdong province according to a statement by the People’s Liberation Army

Russia Eyes $15 Billion Arms Exports in 2016
2016-09-12 Read More...
Russia plans to export $15 billion worth of weapons this year, Sergey Goreslavsky, the Deputy Head of Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms exporter, told

Russia to Test New Generation Helicopter-Mounted Jammer
2016-09-09 Read More...
Concern ‘Radio-Electronic Technologies’ (KRET) will soon be testing their latest helicopter-based radio electronic warfare system capable of protecting entire helicopter wings by “blinding” the enemy within a few hundred kilometers’ range, Gazeta.ru

Russia Hails Egypt’s Leadership on North Africa Security
2016-09-07 Read More...
Russia is interested in Egypt’s leadership on strengthening regional security in North Africa and aims to develop a full scope of bilateral relations, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier this

Bahraini King to Attend Russia’s Army-2016 Military Expo
2016-09-06 Read More...
King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will attend the opening ceremony of the Army-2016 international military forum to be held near Moscow on Tuesday, Bahraini Ambassador to Russia Ahmed Al Saati told Sputnik on

Russia to Build New Launch Pad for Angara Rockets
2016-09-02 Read More...
Russia plans to build a new launch complex for the Angara rocket family at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northwest of the country by 2019, local media

Russia Upgrades Mi-28N “Night Hunter” Helicopter Gunship
2016-08-30 Read More...
The latest, upgraded, version of Russia’s Mi-28N “Night Hunter” helicopter gunship will be virtually invulnerable to enemy fire, Zvezda TV

Russia to Deploy Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean Sea
2016-08-16 Read More...
Russia will deploy Admiral Kuznetsov, the country’s only aircraft carrier, in the Mediterranean Sea before the end of 2016 for a period of up to four months, Adm. Igor Kasatonov, the former head of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, said in an

Russian Navy to Receive First Admiral Gorshkov-Class Frigate
2016-08-11 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive the Admiral Gorshkov, the lead ship of its class and the first Project 22350 frigate, on November 22, the Russian Navy’s former First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Igor Kasatonov

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