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A Total Of 55 Oniks Missiles Shipped To Russian Navy In 2019

The NPO Mashinostroyenia Military and Industrial Corportation has shipped 55 Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles to the Russian Navy in 2019, says chief designer Alexander Leonov. «In 2019, three Bastion coastal defense missile systems and 55 Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles were shipped in accordance with the state defense order,» he said, adding that Bastion systems production…
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Irkut Plans Russian-Built Avionics Suite For PD-14-Powered MC-21s

Russian authorities have detailed an extensive procurement scheme to replace the foreign-manufactured avionics of Irkut MC-21s with domestically-sourced alternatives. The procurement contract is valued at Rb1.7 billion ($27 million) is part of the Russian government’s import substitution scheme intended to reduce dependence on overseas suppliers. It takes into account the possibility that domestic manufacturers selected…
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Roscosmos: First Russian Nuclear Space Tug Set For Launch In 2030

A space tug, equipped with a megawatt class nuclear engine is scheduled to be launched in 2030, according to a presentation by Roscosmos First Deputy Director General Yuri Urlichich, displayed at the 44th Korolev Academic Space Conference. «The launch of a nuclear-powered spacecraft, and flight tests (2030),» the presentation reads. After 2030, the nuclear-propelled space…
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Russia’s Pantsyr Missile Systems Successfully Fought Jihad Mobiles In Syria

Russia’s Pantsyr-S anti-aircraft missile systems successfully struck ground targets with their guns in Syria, in particular, terrorists’ jihad mobiles, Chief Designer for Air Defense Systems at the Shipunov Design Bureau of Instrument Engineering (part of High Precision Systems Company within the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) Valery Slugin told TASS on Wednesday. «The Pantsyr can shield…
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Rosoboronexport Signs First Export Contract For Mi-38T Helicopters

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has signed the first export contract to supply a foreign customer with the Mi-38T medium-range multi-purpose helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters Company.   “The signed contract became another starting point in the implementation of the Military-Technical Cooperation Strategy approved…
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10th anniversary of the Su-57 maiden flight

The T-50\PAK FA boasts a number of unique features as compared with previous-generation fighters, and combines the functions of a strike aircraft and a fighter. This fifth-generation airplane is equipped with an entirely new set of deeply-integrated avionics featuring a high level of controlled automation and intelligent crew support.    History from UAC: The Su-57 took…
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Crash of a Su 30 fighter in Algeria

A Sukhoi 30 fighter bomber from the 121st Fighter Squadron crashed in this evening during a routine exercise near a village called Mechta Draa Tafza district of Ain Zitoun, wilaya of Oum El Bouaghi, in the north-east of Algeria. The pilot and the navigator unfortunately did not survive the accident. This is the first time…
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ExoMars-2020 aerodynamic shield flight sample delivered to ESA

ExoMars-2020 aerodynamic shield flight sample delivered from NPO Lavochkin (part of Roscosmos) to Thales Alenia Space (Cannes, France). The TASinF specialists unpacked the shield, cleaned and placed it in the clean area ISO7, performed all the necessary equipment checks. At the moment, preparatory works to install the aerodynamic shield are underway to conduct further joint…
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International Army Games To Become Even More Entertaining In 2020

The Russian Defense Ministry will make competitions of the International Army Games even more fascinating and entertaining this year, increasing complexity of tracks and judges’ demands, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told a meeting of the games’ organizing committee. «To make combats even more entertaining, we raised the complexity of tracks and the judges’ demands, combined…
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