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Russia Launches Soyuz Rocket With Meridian-M Military Satellite

Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a Meridian-M military communications satellite has blasted off from the Plesetsk spaceport, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday. «At 11:24 a.m. Moscow time on Thursday, February 20, a combat team of the Aerospace Force’s Space Troops successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1a medium carrier rocket with a Meridian-M satellite from launch pad No.…
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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…
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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…
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Russian Large Amphibious Assault Ship Puts Military Hardware Afloat During Trials

The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov built by the Yantar Shipyard on the Baltic coast has successfully fulfilled a part of the program of its trials, including putting military hardware afloat, Shipyard spokesman Sergei Mikhailov told TASS on Friday. «Over two days, hardware has been put afloat and physical fields have been…
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Russian Frigate Admiral Kasatonov Conducts Trials Before Commissioning

Russia's second Project 22350 Gorshkov-class frigate, Admiral Kasatonov, is conducting trials before commissioning, the Northern Fleet press service reported on the Ministry of Defence website. The service announced on 11 February that Admiral Kasatonov had arrived in Severomorsk following trials of its electronic warfare systems with the Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea. This included passive jamming and creating…
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Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation Develops Hypersonic Weapons

Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) is increasing its activities in the area of hypersonic weapons, company director general Boris Obnosov said at a briefing on KTRV’s 2019 results on 3 February. He reported that the corporation’s enterprises are implementing dozens of hypersonic weapons projects, together with the Central Aerodynamic Institute and the Central Institute of…
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Russia’s New T-90M Tank Completes Testing: Entry Into Service

Russia’s latest class of main battle tank, the T-90M ‘Breakthrough Three,’ reportedly completed testing successfully in the first week of February. This followed the signing of a contract for the supply of an experimental batch to the Russian Army in 2019. Not to be confused with the T-90MS, an older design intended for export, the…
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New T-90M Proryv Tank Might Be Displayed At Army 2020 Forum

The upgraded T-90M Proryv tank, developed by UralVagonZavod (UVZ), might be displayed to the public during the Army 2020 forum, UVZ CEO Alexander Potapov said. «I think we will see them [T-90M] soon. This year, we have 75th anniversary of the Victory [over Nazism during the Great Patriotic War], the 100th anniversary of tank building…
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