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Sukhoi to Maintain Malaysia’s Su-30MKM Fighters
2013-03-29 Read More...
Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi and the Malaysian Defense Ministry have signed a $100-million contract for the technical maintenance of Malaysia’s fleet of Su-30MKM fighters (photo), said a spokesman for the Organizing Committee of the LIMA-2013

China Vows Stronger Military Ties with Russia
2013-03-26 Read More...
Newly-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed that China and Russia will continue to strengthen and develop their military, political and strategic relations, including cooperation between their Armed

Russia Working on 5th Generation Submarine Project
2013-03-21 Read More...
Work is in progress on the newest fifth-generation nuclear-powered and diesel submarines at Russia's Rubin Central Design Bureau, Rubin Head Igor Vilnit said earlier this

Kalibr Missiles to be Installed on 3 Russian Frigates
2013-03-20 Read More...
Russia will install Kalibr (SS-N-27 Sizzler) missile systems (photo) on three of its Project 11356 frigates, the Baltic shipbuilding plant said on

Russian Navy to Get 24 Submarines, 54 Warships by 2020
2013-03-14 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced that the Russian Navy will receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by the year

Russia’s Arms Sales Exceeded $2.5 Billion in Jan-Feb
2013-03-08 Read More...
In the first two months of 2013, Russia sold over $2.5 billion worth of weapons to other countries, the Head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation

Russia to Buy 7 AW139 Helicopters; Receives 5 Su-34 Jets
2013-01-30 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry is planning to buy 7 multirole AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for 630 million rubles (about $20 million) this year, the Federal Agency for Arms Procurements said

Russian Arms Sales Peak to $15 Billion in 2012
2013-01-28 Read More...
Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of weaponry in 2012 while expanding its foreign client list, the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service (FSMTC) reported last

Russia to Lay Down 2 Upgraded Borey Class Subs in 2013
2013-01-24 Read More...
Russia’s Sevmash shipyard will lay down in 2013 two upgraded Borey class nuclear-powered strategic submarines, capable of carrying 20 ballistic missiles each, Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper said on Monday citing defense industry

5th Gen Sukhoi T-50 Completes 1st Long-Range Flight
2013-01-23 Read More...
Russia's prototype fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet has carried out its first long-range flight during the transfer from a manufacturing plant in Russia’s Far East to an assigned airfield near Moscow, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin

Russia Starts Mediterranean, Black Sea Naval Drills
2013-01-21 Read More...
Russia has started the largest naval exercises in the past few decades in the Mediterranean and Black Seas as a civil war in Syria continues to gain

1st AW139 Assembled in Russia Performs Maiden Flight
2013-01-16 Read More...
HeliVert, a Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland joint venture, announced that the first AW139 helicopter assembled in Russia has successfully performed its maiden

Russian Ships to Start Exercises off the Coast of Syria
2013-01-14 Read More...
Ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and Baltic Fleets are to start exercises off the coast of Syria the Russian Defense Ministry said on

Russia, China to Intensify Missile Defense Cooperation
2013-01-11 Read More...
Russia and China are planning to intensify their cooperation on missile defense in response to America’s growing missile defense potential around the globe, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on

Russian Navy to Get 50 Warships, 80 Support Ships
2013-01-10 Read More...
The Russian Navy will get over 50 new warships by 2016, including strategic nuclear submarines and special operations support vessels, the Defense Ministry

Russia to Build 3 New Radar Stations
2013-01-09 Read More...
Russia will start building new radar stations of the Voronezh class in three regions this year, spokesman for Russia’s Space Forces Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin

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