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The Russia-China Project within the CR929 Program has Finished the Test Run

Another wind-tunnel test phase has been finished in Zhukovsky under the program of Russia-China wide-body long-haul airliner CR929 to be jointly constructed by Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).    The wind-tunnel simulation of the high speed standard model (HSM) made to a scale of 1:39 for the wing-fuselage…
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Russia to float out latest minesweeper in 2020

The Project 12700 fifth cutting-edge minesweeper Yakov Balyayev currently under construction at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg will be floated out in early 2020, the Russian Navy’s press office reported on Thursday. «The work of forming the hull and outfitting it with systems and mechanisms was completed aboard the ship. The ship will be…
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Shipbuilders to Deliver Four Nuclear-Powered Subs to Russian Navy in 2020

The Sevmash Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) plans to deliver four nuclear-powered submarines to the Russian Navy in 2020, Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko told TASS on Friday. In September, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko spoke about the ministry’s plans to receive these submarines next year. «In 2020, we are due to deliver four…
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Chief of the General Staff Meets with Military Diplomatic Corps

On December 17, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Defence Minister of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, met with representatives of the military diplomatic corps accredited in Russia. Arriving at the invitation of the Russian military department to the National Centre for State Defence Control…
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Russia stands firm as world’s second biggest arms producer

Russia consistently remains the second-biggest player on the global arms producing market, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday. «In 2018, the exports of defense products stood at $15 billion, the same as in the previous years, while the portfolio of the parties’ orders for military-technical cooperation was $50 billion,» Borisov stressed. «As many as…
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Kinzhal Missile Was Test-Launched in the Arctic

Russia has test-fired Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in the Arctic, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov told foreign military attaches on Tuesday. He added that the aerodrome network is being developed to expand the areas for operating the newest missile system.   «Tasks on Kinzhal hypersonic missile system's combat duty are being practiced. Those missiles…
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Russian Baltic Fleet training ship visits Tunisia

The Baltic Fleet training ship Perekop currently on its long-distance voyage with cadets on its board has made a business call at the port of Bizerte in Tunisia, the Fleet’s press office reported on Tuesday. The ship’s crew and the cadets will stay in Tunisia for several days. According to the plan of the ship’s…
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Su-57 Fighter Jet Once Again Tested in Syria

The Russian Defense Ministry has once again tested Su-57 multirole fighter jets in Syria, and all tasks have been successfully fulfilled, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov told foreign military attaches on Tuesday.     «Trials of Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets continue. They were once again tested in Syria, and all planned tasks…
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Rosoboronexport completes a contract for the supply of ORSIS T-5000 rifles abroad

Rosoboronexport has carried out a contract worth over 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) to supply a foreign customer with a batch of ORSIS T-5000 rifles. Rosoboronexport's years of practice suggest that the company has all the necessary competencies to deliver abroad not only weapons and military equipment, but also civilian and dual-use products. Major customers of…
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