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Russian Navy to Get New Missile Systems Next Year
2013-10-08 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive new advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems next year, a defense industry executive

Russia-US Neck and Neck in Hypersonic Research
2013-10-04 Read More...
Russia and the United States are running neck and neck in their research of hypersonic military technologies, Russia's Deputy PM in charge of the defense industry said earlier this

Russia Unveils “Terminator-2” Tank Support Vehicle
2013-09-27 Read More...
Russia’s Uralvagonzavod defense manufacturer on Wednesday unveiled the BMPT-72 tank support fighting vehicle, dubbed the “Terminator-2” (photo), at the Russia Arms Expo 2013 in Nizhny

Russia Expects to Sell Su-35 Jets to China in 2014
2013-09-17 Read More...
Moscow and Beijing expect to seal the deal on the sale of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to China in 2014, a senior official at the Russian arms exports monopoly

Russian Next-Gen Armata MBT Ready for Testing
2013-09-16 Read More...
The prototype of Russia’s next generation Armata Main Battle Tank (MBT) is ready for testing, which will begin by November, the Head of the Russian Tank Forces

ADCOM to Turn Russian Helicopter into Attack Drone
2013-09-04 Read More...
Defense firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Russia are planning to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle based on Russia’s Berkut VL helicopter (photo), that craft’s Russian developer

Russian Navy to Receive 10 Rescue Ships by Year End
2013-08-29 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive 10 advanced search-and-rescue ships and boats by the end of this year to boost its sea rescue capability, a Navy official

MAKS 2013 Starts Today
2013-08-27 Read More...
Sukhoi said its fifth-generation T-50 and Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter jets (photo) will perform stunning aerobatics at Moscow’s MAKS International Aviation and Space

Russia to Deliver 12 More Su-30 Fighter Jets to Vietnam
2013-08-22 Read More...
Russia will deliver another batch of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter aircraft to Vietnam under a recent contract worth about $450 million, a defense industry source

Russia, China to Develop Long-Haul Airliner
2013-08-22 Read More...
Russia and China plan to collaborate on developing a wide-body long-haul passenger airliner, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (photo)

Russia, France Start Joint Air Drills
2013-08-21 Read More...
Russian and French Air Force pilots have started a four-day joint exercise in central Russia, a Defense Ministry spokesman said

Rosoboronexport: “No S-300 Substitute for Iran”
2013-08-20 Read More...
The Head of Russia’s state-run arms export monopoly said his agency had no plans to provide Iran with replacements for S-300 missile defense systems that Russia has refused to

Russia Developing Advanced Anti-Missile Radar
2013-08-19 Read More...
The construction of an advanced early missile warning radar began last week in central Russia to enhance the capabilities of the country’s missile defenses, a Defense Ministry spokesman

Russia Hosts CIS Air Military Exercises
2013-08-16 Read More...
Some 20 units from a joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a bloc of former Soviet republics in Eurasia, have begun a large-scale exercise in Russia’s Volga region, a Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman said

Russia to Create National Defense Center
2013-08-09 Read More...
The Russian military has started work on the creation of the National Defense Center, which will enhance the operational management of the Armed Forces and ensure prompt response to strategic threats, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo)

Russia Develops Silent Robotic Armored Personal Carrier
2013-08-02 Read More...
Russia’s Military-Industrial Company has developed and tested a hybrid-powered silent Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that could eventually be remotely operated, a company spokesman

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