Military & Technical Cooperation

Russia To Feature Kalibr, Viking At India Arms Show

Russia’s Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer will feature the latest Viking surface-to-air missile system at the DefExpo-2020 arms show in India for the first time along with the export version of Kalibr cruise missiles, the company’s press office said on Friday. The Viking is the export version of Russia’s Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system, the press office specified.…
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New Delhi’s Su-30MKIs Get Hard-Hitting Anti-Ship Capability

The Indian Air Force has added a powerful anti-shipping capability with the induction of the first Su-30MKI squadron to be equipped with the Mach 2.8 BrahMos cruise missile. To mark the addition of the capability, New Delhi has resurrected the 222 Sqn ‘Tigersharks’ squadron designation. The Su-30MKI can carry a single BrahMos missile on its…
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Vietnam Orders $350M Combat Training Jets From Russia

Vietnam has signed a $350 million deal last year to buy a dozen combat training aircraft from Russia, the Vedomosti  reported Wednesday. Vietnam’s fleet deploys Russian-made fighters jets, surface ships and submarines. The 2019 deal covers at least 12 Yak-130 combat training jet purchases, Vedomosti cited two unnamed Russian defense industry executives as saying. The publication did not indicate when…
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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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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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