Duty pairs of high-altitude MiG-31BM intercept fighters of the air force and air defence formation of the Central Military District during an exercise in Siberia destroyed a mock violator of the state border by targeting of the long-range radar detection aircraft A-50. As part of the exercise, the radar aircraft A-50 detected and identified fighter-class…
Latest Msta-S Artillery Systems Arrive For Troops in Russia’s South
The latest artillery systems arrived for the Southern Military District’s 49th all-arms army, the District’s press office reported on Monday. "Two artillery batteries have been reamed with the improved 152mm 2S19M2 Msta-S self-propelled artillery guns capable of firing Krasnopol precision guided munitions," the press office said in a statement. "The Msta-S artillery system has considerable…
Russian Aerospace Forces Successfully Launches “Soyuz-2” Rocket Carrier
On Monday, March 16, at 21: 28 (Moscow time), a successful launch of a medium-class "Soyuz-2.1B" rocket carrier with a "Glonass-M" navigation spacecraft was carried out from the launcher No. 4 of the launch pad No. 43 of the State test cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk cosmodrome) in the…
Army Games 2020 Contests Will Become More Complex And Spectacular
Changes to the rules of competitions are made to make them more complex and more spectacular. So at one of the most popular competitions – the "Tank Biathlon" - the number of targets to hit from the tank's gun will increase, and several firing options are being worked out. Samples of new tanks will appear.…
Russia’s Top Brass To Unveil Buk-M3 Air Defense System at Victory Day Parade
The latest Buk-M3 medium-range battlefield air defense system will take part in the Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 for the first time, the press office of Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday. "The entire family of advanced models of the Army’s battlefield air defense missile systems will be demonstrated at…
Two Russian Tu-160 Bombers Carry Out Patrol Mission Over Northern Atlantic
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers performed a regular patrol flight over neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, and the Atlantic Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. «The flight duration was 15 hours. The Tu-160 crews drilled aerial refueling skills. Norwegian F-16 and British Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets escorted the Russian planes…
Shipbuilders To Lay Down Additional Series of Project 22350 Frigates for Russian Navy
The Severnaya Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwestern Russia (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) will lay down an additional series of Project 22350 frigates for the Russian Navy, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko announced on Thursday. The defense official declined to specify the number of ships planned for keel-laying but explained that this related…
Russian Defense Firm Delivers Regiment Set of S-400 Systems Ahead of Schedule
Russia’s top brass has received the first regiment set of S-400 ‘Triumf’ anti-aircraft missile systems this year from Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer, the Company’s press office reported on Thursday. The official handover ceremony took place at the Kapustin Yar proving ground in the southern Astrakhan Region. «We have delivered the first regiment set of S-400 ‘Triumf’…
Ansat Got a Certificate For The Emergency Floatation System
The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) certified the installation of the Emergency Floatation System on Ansat helicopter. It is designed for emergency water landing and is used to save lives of the crew and passengers. Rosaviatsiya also issued Kazan Helicopters of Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) with the approval for the main change: the reduction in airworthiness limitations…
Engineer Troops of the Russian Federation On ARMY 2020
Speech by the Head of the Engineer Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation within ARMY 2020 International Military and Technical Forum. Questions and answers. 1. What are engineering troops today? What tasks are assigned to them? Currently, the engineering troops of the Armed Forces consist of military command and control bodies, formations,…










