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Russia May Finalize its Flagship Aircraft Carrier by 2025
2015-03-12 Read More...
Russia may finalize the construction of a flagship air carrier for the country's Navy before the end of 2025, the Russian Navy's Chief of Naval Aviation Major General Igor Kozhin (photo) said, according to Russian media outlets.

Russia Concludes Drills Featuring Strategic Rocket Forces
2015-02-17 Read More...
Russia has conducted military exercises involving its Strategic Rocket Forces. These were the largest such Russian drills yet, with 30 regiments based all across the country taking part, Russian media outlets reported.

Russia to Launch Millimetron Space Observatory in 2025
2015-02-11 Read More...
Russia’s Millimetron space observatory, aimed at solving “fundamental astrophysical problems”, will be launched into orbit in 2025, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said.

Russia to Merge Air, Space Forces in 2015
2015-01-29 Read More...
Russia will create an Air-Space Force from the merger of its Air Force and Space Forces in 2015, the country's Armed Forces General Staff Chief, Valery Gerasimov (photo),

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces Plan Over 100 Drills in 2015
2015-01-21 Read More...
The Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) of Russia are planning to conduct over 100 drills at various levels in 2015, SMF spokesperson Colonel Igor Yegorov said.

S-400 Air Defense Systems to Protect Moscow’s Aerospace
2015-01-19 Read More...
The airspace around Moscow will be protected by the fourth regimental set of S-400 Triumph (SA-21 Growler) air defense systems, Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

Russia, India Finalize Draft Project for 5th Generation Sukhoi
2015-01-14 Read More...
Russia and India have completed the preliminary design for the Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), the regional director of international cooperation at the united Russian-Indian aircraft manufacturing company said Saturday.

Russia Test Launches RS-24 Yars ICBM From Plesetsk
2014-12-30 Read More...
Russian Strategic Arms Forces on Friday successfully test launched a Yars solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Space Complex in the country’s northwest, an official spokesman for the country's Strategic Arms Forces said.

Russia to Acquire 100 Planes, 600 Armored Vehicles Annually
2014-12-17 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to purchase up to 100 combat planes, over 120 helicopters, up to 30 naval vessels and some 600 armored vehicles annually in the next five years, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said.

Russia Building Own Versions of THAAD, GMD Missiles
2014-12-12 Read More...
Russia has been developing its own missile defense systems similar to Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) of the United States, Pavel Sozinov, the Chief Engineer of the Almaz-Antey defense

Russia Approves Program to Develop Military Robots
2014-12-11 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry has approved a complex program called “Creating of Advanced Military Robotics for 2025”, Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov told Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper in an interview.

Russian Helicopters Participates at Pakistan’s IDEAS 2014
2014-12-03 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, is showcasing its latest helicopters at the International Defence Exhibition & Seminar (IDEAS 2014) taking place in Karachi, Pakistan on 1-4 December.

Russia Test-Fires Bulava Sub-Based Ballistic Missile
2014-12-02 Read More...
Russia successfully test-fired on Friday a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from its Borey-class Alexander Nevsky nuclear-powered submarine, the Defense Ministry said.

Russian Helicopters Launches Flight Testing on Mi-171A2
2014-11-27 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has launched flight tests on the first prototype of the multirole Mi-171A2 helicopter. During its first flight its main systems were tested and found to be in excellent working order, according

Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Receives Int’l Certification
2014-11-18 Read More...
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, (part of State Corporation Rostec) has successfully completed quality management systems certification to the international standard EN

Russian Helicopters Starts Final Certification Tests on Mi-38
2014-11-13 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has launched the final stage of certification testing on the Mi-38 multirole helicopter. Testing is being carried out on two prototype models of the helicopter fitted with Russian TV7-117V

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