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Su-34 Fighter Bomber to Get New Avionics
2017-03-14 Read More...
Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bombers, which proved highly effective in the fight against terrorists in Syria, will be upgraded with new avionics, military expert Boris Rozhin told

Russia’s Antey Nuclear Subs to Carry Kalibr Cruise Missiles
2017-03-13 Read More...
Russia plans to upgrade its fleet of Antei-class nuclear-powered missile submarines with Kalibr long-range cruise missiles, Sputnik reported, citing Deputy Defense Minister Yuri

Russia’s T-50 5th Generation Fighter to Get New Engine
2017-03-06 Read More...
Russian Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation fighter aircraft is expected to carry out its first flight with a new engine in the fourth quarter of 2017, a spokesperson for the United Engine Corporation (UEC)

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

MiG-35 Strike Fighter to be Armed with Laser Weapons
2017-01-30 Read More...
Head of the MiG aircraft corporation said that the Russian Aerospace Forces will be equipped with advanced MiG-35 multirole fighters next year. “We are starting a big testing program, and I plan that a year from now this aircraft will enter into

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

Russia Builds Stealth Recognition System for PAK FA Jets
2017-01-20 Read More...
Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) said it has developed a ‘friend-or-foe’ stealth identification system for its cutting-edge fighter

Russia Conducts Test Launch of Topol-M Ballistic Missile
2017-01-18 Read More...
Russia conducted on Monday a successful test launch of a silo-based Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Plesetsk launch site, the Russian Defense Ministry

Russian Strategic Missile Forces to be Fully Digital by 2020
2017-01-13 Read More...
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) will completely switch to digital data transmission technologies by 2020, the Defense Ministry press service said in a

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

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

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