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Rosoboronexport 2016 Sales to Top $13 Billion
2016-12-29 Read More...
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport plans to sell over $13 billion worth of weapons this year, with the total orders portfolio currently at $45 billion, the CEO of the Rostec State Corporation

Russian Hypersonic Aircraft to Penetrate Missile Defenses
2016-12-22 Read More...
Russian scientists are working on hypersonic aircraft that will be able to penetrate enemy missile defense, RIA Novosti wrote, citing Boris Satovsky, a Project Director at the military research agency Future Research Fund in

Su-34 to Get New Armament, Electronic Warfare Systems
2016-12-16 Read More...
The next few years will see the further modernization of the Su-34, a Russian strike fighter; the warplane will get new armament and electronic warfare systems, according to the Russian news network

Russian Aerospace Forces Adopt 2nd Set of S-400
2016-12-13 Read More...
Russia’s Aerospace Forces have started adopting a new regimental set of the long-range S-400 Triumf air defense systems at the Kapustin Yar testing range in the Astrakhan Region, the Russian Defense Ministry

Russian Army to Get Advanced Stealth Drone Hunter
2016-11-28 Read More...
The Zavod Electromash plant in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod has plant developed an advanced stealth robotic system capable of detecting reconnaissance and attack drones, Zavod Electromash spokesman Valery Pyatkin told

Surveillance Drones to Equip Armata Combat Vehicles
2016-11-24 Read More...
Russia’s advanced combat vehicles built on the Armata platform will be equipped with surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which will be scanning the battlefield for dozens of miles around, helping to clarify the situation and guiding rounds

USC to Deliver 12 Warships to Russian Navy in 2016
2016-11-21 Read More...
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has delivered four warships to the Russian navy in 2016 so far, eight more vessels are expected to be supplied by the end of the year, USC Head Alexei Rakhmanov

Russia’s New Sniper Rifle Passes Field Tests
2016-11-14 Read More...
Russia’s all-new sniper rifle has successfully passed field tests and is ready to enter service, Dmitry Semizorov, Director of the Central Scientific-Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering (TSNIITOCHMAS), told the media, RIA Novosti

Russian Army to Receive Modern Communication Satellites
2016-11-02 Read More...
The Russian army will soon be equipped with communication satellites of new generation, Major General Khalil Arslanov, Chief of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces

Russia Reveals Hypersonic Missile’s Capabilities
2016-10-31 Read More...
Hypersonic missiles can speed up to around 5 kilometers a second (Mach 15) in the upper layers of the atmosphere not only when sitting on top of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), but also when launched from strategic bombers, Arsenal of

Russia’s Modernized Podmoskovye Sub Starts Sea Trials
2016-10-27 Read More...
Steam trials of the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Podmoskovye have started in the White Sea in the country’s north after a 16-year period of modernization, RIA Novosti

Armata’s “Electronic Brain” to be Fitted to T-72, T-74 Tanks
2016-10-21 Read More...
Russia's T-72 and T-90 Main Battle Tanks will be capable of destroying enemy armored vehicles with a single shot after they are equipped with the Armata tank’s “electronic brain”, according to the Russian newspaper

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, 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 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 Testing Smokescreen for Armata Tanks
2016-09-26 Read More...
A unique optical-electronic system now being tested in Russia ensures maximum protection for tanks and armored fighting vehicles against high-precision enemy missiles with the help of an impenetrable smokescreen, the newspaper Izvestia

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