In the latest sign of Beijing’s and Moscow’s expanding strategic partnership, Russia is assisting China in creating a highly sophisticated missile-defense early warning system.It follows arms sales of Russia’s most high-tech military kit to China, and comes against a backdrop of expanding cooperation between the militaries of the two states, which are forging a new…
“Burlaks” returned to Earth
The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft crew (call sign “Burlaks”) safely returned to Earth. The vehicle undocked from the International Space Station on October 3, 2019, at 07:37 UTC. The reentry vehicle with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and EP-19 UAE spaceflight participant Hazzaa Al Mansoori landed in the Kazakhstan steppe at 11:00 UTC. All…
VAT exemption for sales and import of airplanes and aero engines
The law on tax incentives for civil aviation development was passed in the third and final reading. Since January 1, 2020 VAT exemption will also be granted for import of spare parts and components intended for construction, repair and upgrade of civil aircraft in the territory of Russia. Value added tax (VAT) is cancelled for…
From the Desert to Space
Salem Al Marri, the Head of the UAE Astronaut Programme at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) talked to the New Defence Order. Strategy magazine about the first ever Emirati mission to the International Space Station (ISS). In September 2018, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum named Hazza Al-Mansouri and Sutlan Al-Neyadi as the first Emirati astronauts to…
Borisov: Decision to Purchase Su-35 and Su-57 Jet Fighters Depends on Turkish side
Speculations that Ankara can consider the purchase of the Russian jet fighters intensified after the visit of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow on 27 August. Speculations that Turkey can consider the purchase of the Russian jet fighters intensified after the visit of the President of Turkey Recep…
Ruselectronics presented the multifunction export Korsar UAV for the first time
Rostec’s Ruselectronics presented an export version of the Korsar UAV with a set of mission equipment for the first time at the MAKS-2019 International Aerospace Show. The export version of the Korsar system developed by the Luch Design Bureau (part of Ruselectronics) has a minimum operating range of 100 km, speed of 100 to 180…
Rostec signed dealership agreements on supplying VRT500 to Malaysia
During the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, VR-Technologies — innovation design office of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company — signed dealership agreements on promotion and sales of the light multipurpose helicopter VRT500 with a Malaysian company Ludev Aviation. It is planned to start the supplies in 2023. The Malaysian company Ludev Aviation intends…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened MAKS-2019
Addressing the exhibitors and guests of the exhibition, Vladimir Putin said: “We are interested in MAKS development. For the 14th time already, it gathers people who are not indifferent to aviation and harmoniously combines science and a colorful show”. At the end of the opening ceremony, a tour of the exhibition took place. There will…
The Price of the Newest Armored Personnel Carrier on Bumerang Chassis will be Cut by at Least Two Thirds
General Director of the “Military Industrial Company” Aleksandr Krasovitskiy said that the armored carrier based on the Bumerang chassis will have a “good export potential” following the price reduction. Bumerang is a prospective unified wheeled chassis developed by MIC. It was the base model for the infantry fighting vehicle with the same name, first presented…
Perspective Russian Air Defense Missile Systems
By Pavel Rumyantsev Russia traditionally pays great attention to the creation and development of air defense missile systems (ADMS), which are a key element of the Russian air defense system. At the moment, Russia has the largest range of various air defense systems for different purposes, which is explained by the need to confidently counteract…