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HeliVert Gets AR IAC Approval for Production of AW139
2014-01-31 Read More...
HeliVert, a joint venture between Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland, has received a Certificate of Approval from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (AR IAC) for production of the AW139 commercial helicopter. The

Rosoboronexport’s Sales Reach US$ 13.2 Billion in 2013
2014-01-30 Read More...
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport sold $13.2 billion in weapons and military equipment to foreign buyers last year but expects no short-term growth, its Director said in an interview published

Russia Starts Construction of National Defense Center
2014-01-24 Read More...
Construction of a high-tech Command and Control Center to oversee Russia’s military has begun, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo)

Russian Helicopters to Deliver 2 Mi-8MTV-1 Helicopters
2014-01-17 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will deliver two medium multirole Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters to the regional government of Sakhalin Oblast in the first quarter of

Russia to Test 70 New Missiles & Rockets in 2014
2014-01-14 Read More...
The Russian military plans to test around 70 types of rocket and missile weaponry at a major testing site this year, a Defense Ministry spokesman has

Russia to Test-Fly New Bomber in 2019
2014-01-07 Read More...
The Russian Air Force plans to begin test flights of a new strategic bomber in 2019, the Commander of the long-range fleet recently

Russia to Develop 5th Generation Attack Helicopter by 2017
2014-01-02 Read More...
It could take Russia about three years to complete the development of a fifth-generation attack helicopter and start testing its prototype, a defense industry official

Russia Test Fires New Yars Ballistic Missile
2013-12-31 Read More...
Russia carried out a successful test-firing of an RS-24 Yars ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwest Russia last week, a military representative

Russia to Increase Arms Exports to $50 Billion by 2020
2013-12-27 Read More...
Russia could quadruple its annual arms sales to $50 billion by 2020 in a race for the top spot on the global arms exporters list, a senior government official recently

Mikhail Kalashnikov Passes Away at Age 94
2013-12-26 Read More...
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Soviet General who designed the ubiquitous automatic weapon that now bears his name, died on December 23 at the age of 94.

Russia, US to Hold Joint Military Exercise in July 2014
2013-12-23 Read More...
Russia and the United States will hold a joint military exercise next July, a spokesman for Russia’s Central Military District

Russia to Deploy 22 New Ballistic Missiles in 2014
2013-12-19 Read More...
Twenty-two land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles will be added to Russia’s nuclear arsenal next year, President Vladimir Putin

Russia to Flight Test UAE-Made Drone Early 2014
2013-12-11 Read More...
Russia’s Armed Forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early next year, the manufacturer

Putin, Saudi Intelligence Chief Meet in Moscow
2013-12-04 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan in Moscow on

Russia to Dismantle 3.5Bn Ammunition Rounds by 2020
2013-10-31 Read More...
Russia plans to dismantle about 140,000 old missiles and 3.5 billion rounds of obsolete ammunition by 2020, but the country may have trouble meeting that deadline, an Industry and Trade Ministry official

Russia to Increase Nuclear Weapons Spending by 50%
2013-10-25 Read More...
Russia is to increase annual spending on nuclear weapons by more than 50% in the next three years, a parliamentary defense committee

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