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Russia Cuts 10-Year Space Budget Due to Economic Crisis
2015-05-07 Read More...
Russia's draft Federal Space Program for 2016-2025 envisions budget cuts by more than 800 billion rubles ($15 billion) to 2 trillion rubles ($37 billion), Federal Space Agency Roscosmos recently said.

Russia to Display Combat Robots at Army 2015 Forum
2015-05-05 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry will for the first time present its combat robots at the international military-technical forum “Army 2015”, which will take place in June, Russian sources said.

Russian Su-33 Fighter Jets Hold Drills
2015-05-01 Read More...
Russian fighter pilots have held tactical training exercises using air-to-air missiles over the Barents Sea, the Head of Russian Defense Ministry's Northern Fleet's press service said.

Russian Helicopters at LAAD Defense & Security Show
2015-04-16 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, is taking part in the Latin American aerospace and defense technology exhibition and conference LAAD Defense & Security 2015 which will run from 14 to 17 April in Rio de Janeiro,

Indonesian Delegation Visits Russian Helicopters Kazan Plant
2015-04-13 Read More...
Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and a delegation from Indonesia headed by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil visited Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company (part of State Corporation Rostec), on

Russian Helicopters Trained Over 1,000 Specialists in 2014
2015-04-06 Read More...
In 2014, over 1,000 Russian and international flight and engineering crew underwent training at Russian Helicopters’ (part of State Corporation Rostec) training centers. Aircrews from the Emergencies Ministry, Interior Ministry and Federal Security

Russia Successfully Test-Fires RS-26 Rubezh Ballistic Missile
2015-03-27 Read More...
Russia carried out a successful test-firing of an RS-26 Rubezh ballistic missile from its southern Kapustin Yar launch center, a military representative said.

Russian Air Force to Receive 16 Ka-52 Helicopters in 2015
2015-03-25 Read More...
The Russian Air Force is set to take delivery of 146 Ka-52 helicopter gunships before 2020, the Russian Deputy Defense Minister said on Monday.

Russian Helicopters at LIMA 2015
2015-03-18 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, is showcasing its latest developments at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA 2015, being held on Malaysia's Langkawi Island from 17 to 21 March.

Russia’s Signals Troops Start Massive Communications Drills
2015-03-17 Read More...
Units of Russia’s signals troops began on Monday large-scale communications field exercises in nine regions of the Eastern Military District, the district's press service said.

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.

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