The Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has announced that the subdivisions of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Radiological (NBCR) Protection Troops of the Strategic Missile Forces continue to supply the Strategic Missile Forces with UTM-80M decontamination systems. The UTM-80M mobile systems intended for the decontamination…
MoD Reserves May be used in Russia’s Covid-19 Battle
Russian military medics may become involved in the fight against the novel coronavirus on the territory of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said at an online meeting on the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the country today. "Of course, we need to use their experience and to keep in mind that we can tap all resources,…
Putin Meets Commission of Military-Technical Cooperation
President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign States. The meeting included heads of a number of the Russian defence industry enterprises. The meeting summed up the results of military technical cooperation between Russia and foreign states in 2019, and identified the main areas of development of this sector for the near future. President Putin stressed in this meeting that the more efficiently enterprises…
Covid-19 Aftershocks: Russian Event Industry
The Exhibition Scientific Research Center (VNITS) R&C, in cooperation with the Russian Convention Bureau, the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs and the Union of Exhibition Developers with the support of the Roscongress Fund, has conducted a marketing study into the impact of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus on development of the Russian event industry. How will the event industry change after…
Shoigu Addresses the Covid-19 Crisis
"In accordance with the Government's instructions, the Ministry of Defence has deployed an operational headquarters to prevent the import and spread of a novel coronavirus infection in the Armed Forces. Operational groups work in formations, military units and organisations," Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu said. General of the Army noted that 49 mobile sanitary and…
MiG-31K, Su-57 in Victory Day Parade
Four MiG-31K attack aircrafts in the role of Kinzhal missile carriers and four Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets will take part in an aerial display to be held as part of the May 9 Victory Day celebrations on Moscow's Red Square, a military source told TASS on Tuesday. "The aerial display of the parade will involve…
Covid-19 Hits India’s Defence Production
The lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has brought defence production to a standstill in India. There are fears that the Ordanance Factory Board (OFB) may not be able to meet targets for this financial year on account of the 21-day closure, say sources. OFB supplies a a wide range of items, from rifles,…
Russian 40-minute test for Covid-19
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said that "this is the first Russian express test, capable of identifying the coronavirus within 40 minutes, including sample processing, with an accuracy of 94 percent, using standard equipment." The test was developed by the Medical Biological Union Group. Meanwhile, numerous countries continue to research ways to introduce…
Russia Assists the Republic of Serbia Against Covid-19
The Russian Defence Minister has given instructions to create an air group for the prompt delivery of assistance to Serbia in its fight against the spread of Covid-19. General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has ordered to create an aviation group for operational delivery of Russian military specialists to support the Republic of Serbia in…
Covid-19: Russian Military Prepares For Virus
The Russian armed forces have begun implementing steps to prepare for, and tackle, the spread of Covid-19. On 25 March, following an order from President Vladimir Putin, the military began a three-day readiness exercise at seven military training grounds and five airfields throughout the Central and Western Military Districts. The exercise involved about 2,500 troops…










