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Russia Approves Design for New Lider-Class Destroyer
2017-07-05 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry has approved the proposed new design for the country’s new Lider-class destroyer, according to RIA

Russian Troops to Get 1,500 New Camouflage Kits in 2017
2017-02-06 Read More...
Units of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces will be equipped with the latest in camouflage technology in 2017, with the priority given to Topol-class ICBM-launching units, according to the Russian Defense

Russian Forces to Get Next-Gen Hypersonic Weapons
2017-01-24 Read More...
The Russian Armed Forces are due to get sophisticated hypersonic weapons which will operate in a completely different environment, according to the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Yury

Russian Naval Aviation to Receive 100 New Aircraft By 2020
2017-01-06 Read More...
Russian Naval Aviation will receive some 100 new aircraft before 2020, Major General Igor Kozhin, Naval Aviation Chief

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

Russia Developing Unmanned Tailsitter Aircraft
2016-12-20 Read More...
The development of the unmanned Fazan tailsitter aircraft has begun in Russia, a source in the Russian military-industrial complex said told RIA

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

Russia Unveils New-Generation Intelligence Kites
2016-11-10 Read More...
The United Instrument Corporation (UIC) has unveiled a whole lineup of kites capable of monitoring the situation on the ground and retransmitting radio and video signals, the UIC’s press service

Russia Unveils Low-Cost Weapon for Destroying Mini-Drones
2016-11-04 Read More...
Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC), a holding within the State Corporation Rostec, has created a weapon capable of destroying dozens of tiny UAVs, Leonid Khozin, Head of UIMC’s press service, told

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

Russia Develops Unique Radio-Electronic Weapon
2016-10-19 Read More...
A unique radio-electronic weapon to disable enemy drones and MANPADS has been developed in Russia and may soon enter service with the Russian Armed Forces, a United Instrument Corporation (UIC) spokesperson told RIA

Russia Upgrades Mi-28N “Night Hunter” Helicopter Gunship
2016-08-30 Read More...
The latest, upgraded, version of Russia’s Mi-28N “Night Hunter” helicopter gunship will be virtually invulnerable to enemy fire, Zvezda TV

Russia to Deploy Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean Sea
2016-08-16 Read More...
Russia will deploy Admiral Kuznetsov, the country’s only aircraft carrier, in the Mediterranean Sea before the end of 2016 for a period of up to four months, Adm. Igor Kasatonov, the former head of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, said in an

Russian Navy to Receive First Admiral Gorshkov-Class Frigate
2016-08-11 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive the Admiral Gorshkov, the lead ship of its class and the first Project 22350 frigate, on November 22, the Russian Navy’s former First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Igor Kasatonov

Mi-28 Attack Helicopter to Get Laser Missile Defense Gear
2016-05-24 Read More...
Russia’s Mi-28 Night Hunter attack helicopters will soon be equipped with an advanced on-board laser system to defend against MANPAD missiles and air-to-air missiles, a senior adviser to the deputy head of the Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern

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