The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive the first serial fighter of the fifth generation Su-57 aircraft before the end of the year. This was told to the media by Deputy Defence Minister Alexei Krivoruchko following a visit to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant, where these machines are being built. Under the current contract, the Aerospace Forces…
Manturov: Russia is interested in cooperation with UAE
Russia is interested in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates on the development of a supersonic passenger airplane, Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov told journalists. According to him, the UAE “has all the prerequisites” to become a customer of such a plane. “As far as investment is concerned, yes, sure (the UAE…
The Intergovernmental Commission of Russia and India on military and technical cooperation has identified the main tasks for the near future
The Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on military and technical cooperation is to determine the priorities for the near future, said Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, opening its meeting held today in Moscow. "Today's meeting is held in a new format - we consider issues of cooperation in the military and technical areas.…
Indian & Russian Navy Hold Staff Talks ahead of INDRA-2019 Triservices Exercise
Senior staff officers from the Indian and Russian Navy held the 4th round of Saff Talks at New Delhi on October 30 2019. The talks were co-chaired by Rear Admiral Atul Anand, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence) from the Indian Navy (IN) and Rear Admiral Vladimir Zemskov, Deputy Chief of Russian…
Russia Prepares Largest-Ever ‘Satan-2’ Ballistic Missile Tests
Russia is preparing to conduct at least five tests next year of its new ballistic missile that has been called the largest missile in history, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Wednesday.President Vladimir Putin unveiled the Sarmat missile, also called Satan-2, at an annual address last year that reportedly riled U.S. President Donald Trump. Russia went on…
Russian military officers have launched the ballistic missile “Yars”
Russian military officers have launched the ballistic missile “Yars” Within the scope of the military training exercises “Grom”, the combat crew of the mobile ground missile system “Yars” has successfully launched the intercontinental ballistic missile from the space launching site “Plesetsk” along the training ground “Kura” on Kamchatka. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
Second phase of the joint Russian-Serbian air defense exercise “Slavic shield – 2019” was completed in Serbia
The closing ceremony of the joint Slavic Shield-2019 air defence exercises was held at the Batajnica Serbian airbase. The manoeuvres were held in two stages. The first stage was held in September this year in the Astrakhan region on the basis of the Center for Combat Training and Combat Use of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The…
Russia in the African Arms Market
2015 was the year of Russia's strong return to Africa, after which Moscow concluded more than 20 agreements with African countries in the military field with a total value of $50 billion. Russia controls 35% of the African arms market, thus heading the list of the biggest arms exporters to the region according to Stockholm…
Rostec developed a radar station enabling detection of miniature drones
Rostec’s holding Ruselectronics developed a radar station for detecting small drones at a maximum range of 7.5 km. The equipment is completely made of Russian electronic components and has no rivals in Russia. The target radio illumination station (TRIS) is designed for detecting and tracking small and low-contrast targets with a minimum effective radar cross-section…
Russian Helicopters present Mi-35P and Ansat helicopters at Russia-Africa Economic Forum
October 23, 2019 / Sochi Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) takes part in the Russia-Africa Economic Forum held in Sochi on October 23-24, 2019. In the 'Industry' zone the holding company showcases a modernized Mi-35P attack helicopter, a corporate version of the civilian multipurpose Ansat helicopter and a mobile service center…











