On January 26, the people of India will celebrate the Republic Day. Seventy years ago, on January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India entered into force, proclaiming the country a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic. We congratulate Russia's strategic partner! Russia and India are close friends and partners. In the seven-plus decades of their…
India can purchase fighters for $2.5bn from Russia
India intends to start upgrading its fleet of the Su-30MKI fighters in the immediate future, The Times of India states referring to Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. Besides that, Delhi is also planning to purchase an additional lot of 21 MiG-29 fighters, according to the newspaper’s sources. This information is accurate, two aircraft…
Russia has developed Oniks-M cruise missile of 800 km range
NPO Mashinostroyeniya have developed Oniks-M sea-based cruise missile with maximum firing range of 800 km and enhanced accuracy of hitting sea and ground targets. According to sources in the Russia’s military industrial complex, test flights of the missile are about to begin in the nearest months. NPO Mashinostroyeniya have developed Oniks-M sea-based cruise missile with…
MiG fighter aircraft come out of the shadow
Modified versions of Russian 4th generation MiG-29 fighter aircraft and the newest 4++ generation MiG-35 were staying in the shadow for a long period of time while their more famous counterparts developed by the “Sukhoi” Design Bureau were thriving. But, the situation has been changing in recent years. Both land-based MiG-29SMT and deck-based MiG-29K…
India. Modernization, aviation, meditation…
By Leonid Nersisyan, military columnist Since 2009, India has been holding the first place among the largest arms importers, while remaining the key independent product market for weapon manufacturers. It is India where Russia, the USA, France, Israel and other countries-exporters are involved in the toughest competition. As the USSR and Russia took almost…
Reliable guard. Russia’s coastal defence systems
Text Alexander Ermakov Anti-ship missiles are one of the types of armaments and military equipment developed by Russia, traditionally leading in this field. Russia's leadership is evident not only in the development of the most powerful ship-based and airborne missile systems, but also in the widest range of coastal defence missile systems popular in the…
India and Russia. Long-Term Cooperation
By Leonid Nersisyan, military analyst. This year, the total export portfolio of the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) reached a record 52–55 (estimates vary) billion dollars. At the same time, for many years Russia has been confidently taking the 2nd place in the global arms market by the sales volume after the USA. India, which…
Hear the Hypersound
By Leonid Nersisyan, military analyst. The media are increasingly reporting about the development of prospective weapons capable of changing the realities of war – the hypersonic weapons. In contrast to lasers and rail guns that usually steal the show, these weapons actually have a real chance to move from prototypes to actual combat systems…
Su-30. Russian Eagle Laying Golden Eggs
By Alexander Ermakov. This summer it will be 20 years since the maiden flight of Su-30MKI prototype, the most prominent representative of the most successful Russian family of fighters, took place. The foreign orders alone exceed already five hundred aircraft, and new contracts continue to be signed. The Su-30 program roots back to the…