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Russia’s Top Brass To Sign Contract For Su-34 Bombers

Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to sign a new contract in the summer for the delivery of several dozen Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers to the Aerospace Force with their combat capabilities expanded under the Sych experimental design work, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Wednesday. TASS has no official confirmation of this information…

19.02.2020

United Aircraft Corporation creates Commercial Aviation Division

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) forges corporate and business processes to form the Commercial Aviation Division. In accordance with the decision of the UAC’ Board of Directors, JSC «Sukhoi Civil Aircraft» and LLC «UAC - Aggregation Center» will join the PJSC «Irkut Corporation» as branches. As part of the Division, branches retain core competencies in…

19.02.2020

Russia Waits For India’s Order To Supply MiG-29K Fighters

Russia has not yet received any requests from India for the delivery of a new batch of MiG-29K deck-based fighters for the Indian-made aircraft carrier Vikrant, a source in the aircraft-building industry told TASS on Wednesday. Russia earlier provided all the necessary information to the Indian side on a possible contract, the source specified. As…

12.02.2020

Indian Air Force Needs To Upgrade Su-30MKI

The Indian Air Force (IAF) must address the need to upgrade its fleet of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters, according to a former senior commander of the service. Speaking at the 4-5 February Electronic Warfare Asia symposium in Singapore, retired Air Marshal Daljit Singh said, "The Sukhoi is quite obviously a superb and powerful platform. In…

12.02.2020

Russia To Arm Tu-160 Strategic Bombers With Hypersonic Missiles

The possibility of deploying Kinzhal missiles on Tu-160 aircraft is being considered

10.02.2020

State Defense Order: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles For MoD

In December last year, we signed a contract for the supply of 10 complexes with UAV «Forpost-R», - said the Deputy head of the military Department

06.02.2020

Irkut Plans Russian-Built Avionics Suite For PD-14-Powered MC-21s

Russian authorities have detailed an extensive procurement scheme to replace the foreign-manufactured avionics of Irkut MC-21s with domestically-sourced alternatives. The procurement contract is valued at Rb1.7 billion ($27 million) is part of the Russian government’s import substitution scheme intended to reduce dependence on overseas suppliers. It takes into account the possibility that domestic manufacturers selected…

31.01.2020

New Delhi’s Su-30MKIs Get Hard-Hitting Anti-Ship Capability

The Indian Air Force has added a powerful anti-shipping capability with the induction of the first Su-30MKI squadron to be equipped with the Mach 2.8 BrahMos cruise missile. To mark the addition of the capability, New Delhi has resurrected the 222 Sqn ‘Tigersharks’ squadron designation. The Su-30MKI can carry a single BrahMos missile on its…

30.01.2020

Vietnam Orders $350M Combat Training Jets From Russia

Vietnam has signed a $350 million deal last year to buy a dozen combat training aircraft from Russia, the Vedomosti reported Wednesday. Vietnam’s fleet deploys Russian-made fighters jets, surface ships and submarines. The 2019 deal covers at least 12 Yak-130 combat training jet purchases, Vedomosti cited two unnamed Russian defense industry executives as saying. The publication did not indicate when…

29.01.2020

Rosoboronexport Signs First Export Contract For Mi-38T Helicopters

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has signed the first export contract to supply a foreign customer with the Mi-38T medium-range multi-purpose helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters Company. “The signed contract became another starting point in the implementation of the Military-Technical Cooperation Strategy approved…

29.01.2020

Aviation

United Aircraft Corporation creates Commercial Aviation Division

Russia Waits For India’s Order To Supply MiG-29K Fighters

Indian Air Force Needs To Upgrade Su-30MKI

Russia To Arm Tu-160 Strategic Bombers With Hypersonic Missiles

State Defense Order: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles For MoD

Irkut Plans Russian-Built Avionics Suite For PD-14-Powered MC-21s

New Delhi’s Su-30MKIs Get Hard-Hitting Anti-Ship Capability

Vietnam Orders $350M Combat Training Jets From Russia

Rosoboronexport Signs First Export Contract For Mi-38T Helicopters

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