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Russia to Increase Nuclear Weapons Spending by 50%
2013-10-25 Read More...
Russia is to increase annual spending on nuclear weapons by more than 50% in the next three years, a parliamentary defense committee

Russia-US Neck and Neck in Hypersonic Research
2013-10-04 Read More...
Russia and the United States are running neck and neck in their research of hypersonic military technologies, Russia's Deputy PM in charge of the defense industry said earlier this

Russia Expects to Sell Su-35 Jets to China in 2014
2013-09-17 Read More...
Moscow and Beijing expect to seal the deal on the sale of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to China in 2014, a senior official at the Russian arms exports monopoly

Russian Navy to Receive 10 Rescue Ships by Year End
2013-08-29 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive 10 advanced search-and-rescue ships and boats by the end of this year to boost its sea rescue capability, a Navy official

MAKS 2013 Starts Today
2013-08-27 Read More...
Sukhoi said its fifth-generation T-50 and Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter jets (photo) will perform stunning aerobatics at Moscow’s MAKS International Aviation and Space

Interview: Anatoly Isaykin, Director General, Rosoboronexport
2013-08-23 Read More...
“Allegations that pricing of the Russian helicopters supplied to Afghanistan under the contract with the United States of America is too high, are groundless”, says Anatoly Isaykin, Director General of

Russia to Deliver 12 More Su-30 Fighter Jets to Vietnam
2013-08-22 Read More...
Russia will deliver another batch of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter aircraft to Vietnam under a recent contract worth about $450 million, a defense industry source

Russia, France Start Joint Air Drills
2013-08-21 Read More...
Russian and French Air Force pilots have started a four-day joint exercise in central Russia, a Defense Ministry spokesman said

Russia Hosts CIS Air Military Exercises
2013-08-16 Read More...
Some 20 units from a joint air defense system of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a bloc of former Soviet republics in Eurasia, have begun a large-scale exercise in Russia’s Volga region, a Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman said

Russian Air Force to Get 60 Mi-28UB Helicopters by 2020
2013-08-14 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry will procure up to 60 Mi-28UB helicopters to improve the training of pilots for Mi-28N gunships, the Air Force Commander

Russia to Create National Defense Center
2013-08-09 Read More...
The Russian military has started work on the creation of the National Defense Center, which will enhance the operational management of the Armed Forces and ensure prompt response to strategic threats, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo)

Russian Air Force to Get 1st T-50 Fighter Jets this Year
2013-08-08 Read More...
The Russian Air Force will take delivery of its first fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet "in the third quarter of this year" for final state test flights starting in the fourth quarter, the service's commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said earlier

New Russian Attack Submarine to Have Advanced Sensors
2013-07-30 Read More...
Russia’s latest Project 885M Yasen-class attack submarine (photo) will have an advanced sonar system allowing it to detect enemy ships at an early stage, the submarine’s engineering bureau said on

St. Andrew’s Flag Flies High
2013-07-24 Read More...
The 6th International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2013) was held in July between 3-d and 7-th in Russia’s naval capital St. Petersburg with a strong support from the main federal structures and the local

Russia to Buy 2 Aerial Drones from UAE’s ADCOM
2013-07-23 Read More...
The Russian military is planning to purchase aerial drones in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a defense industry source

Russia to Get New Su-35, MiG-35 Fighter Jets Within 3 Years
2013-07-19 Read More...
New MiG-35 and Su-35 fighter jets will be delivered to the Russian Air Force in large numbers within the next three years, after resolution of some problems found during their final tests, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said last week.

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