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Russia Test-Launches Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2022-04-21 Read More...
Russia successfully conducted the first launch of a Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on

Russia Test-Fires New Hypersonic Missile from Submarine for First Time
2021-10-06 Read More...
Russia said on Monday it had launched a new hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine, the latest test of emerging weapons President Vladimir Putin has dubbed

Russian Navy Frigate Test-Fires Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
2020-10-09 Read More...
Russian Northern Fleet’s frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the White Sea against a sea target at a distance of 450 km, Chief of Russia’s General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov reported to

Russia Test-Fires Avangard Hypersonic Missile
2018-12-28 Read More...
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry, on instruction from Russian President Vladimir Putin, successfully test-fired the Avangard missile equipped with a hypersonic winged glider

Russia to Conduct Large-Scale Military Drills Every 5 Years
2018-09-21 Read More...
Russia plans to conduct large-scale military exercises twice a decade, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in an

China Joins Russia in Massive Vostok 2018 Military Exercise
2018-09-13 Read More...
The Vostok 2018 exercise, the largest in Russia’s modern history, which involves 300,000 troops, got underway in the Eastern Military District on Tuesday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told

Russia Test Launches Iskander-M Missile
2018-03-08 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported a successful test-launch of an Iskander-M missile, which took place at the Kapustin Yar firing range in southern Russia’s Astrakhan

Russia Forming Permanent Groups in Two Syrian Bases
2017-12-29 Read More...
Russia has started forming a permanent group in Syria’s Tartus and Hmeymim military bases, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference

Russia’s Autonomous 5th Gen Su-57 to Dominate the Skies
2017-08-22 Read More...
Russia’s fifth-generation fighter jet, formerly known as the Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), or Sukhoi T-50, has officially been named the

Russian Navy Expands Mediterranean Task Force to 15 Ships
2017-06-09 Read More...
The Russian Navy’s Mediterranean task force has grown to 15 warships and vessels, Black Sea Fleet Spokesman Captain 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev

Russia Resumes Production of Upgraded Tu-160 Bomber
2017-06-06 Read More...
Russia is resuming the production of the famous Tu-160 strategic bomber in a modernized version - the Tu-160M2, with the first engines and other structural elements already being built, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a teleconference in

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