Salem Al Marri, the Head of the UAE Astronaut Programme at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) talked to the New Defence Order. Strategy magazine about the first ever Emirati mission to the International Space Station (ISS). In September 2018, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum named Hazza Al-Mansouri and Sutlan Al-Neyadi as the first Emirati astronauts to…
“Zvezda” of friendship. Russian-Indian negotiations
Russian-Indian negotiations were held on Russky island on Wednesday. Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Russia. The leaders began the day with a visit of the shipbuilding complex “Zvezda”. Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi met on the dock of Russky island, friendly greeted each other and talked on the way to the small rocket…
Borisov: Decision to Purchase Su-35 and Su-57 Jet Fighters Depends on Turkish side
Speculations that Ankara can consider the purchase of the Russian jet fighters intensified after the visit of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow on 27 August. Speculations that Turkey can consider the purchase of the Russian jet fighters intensified after the visit of the President of Turkey Recep…
UEC is planning to open helicopter engine maintenance centers in China, the UAE and Ethiopia
The center was opened in April 2019 in Vietnam. Five engines operated in Vietnam have already been repaired in the center. Integrated logistic support (ILS) centers of UEC-Klimov for helicopter engine maintenance may be opened in China, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, United Engine Corporation (UEC) Press Service told TASS on Wednesday. UEC-Klimov’s…
Contracts for BrahMos delivery to third party countries may be signed at the end of 2019
Contracts for delivery of Indian/Russian BrahMos missiles may be signed at the end of 2019 or beginning of 2020. Kumar Mishra, head of the enterprise on the Indian part, told TASS about this at the MAKS-2019 Aerospace Show on Wednesday. “A number of countries contacted us with requests for BrahMos missiles delivery. We informed the Russian…
Russia is discussing delivery of EW systems, the Su-35 and Su-57 jet fighters to Turkey
Russia and Turkey are discussing delivery of Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems and the Su-35 and Su-57 jet fighters to the Republic of Turkey. Dmitry Shugayev, the Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told journalists during the MAKS-2019 Aerospace Show on Wednesday. “No doubt, the most important negotiations today will…
Rostec Brings “Tornado-S” to the International Market
Techmash Concern (a part of Rostec) brings to the international market the newest Multiple rocket launcher system “Tornado-S” (9K515) with 300 mm guided rocket projectiles. Multiple rocket launcher system “Tornado-S” (9K515) is a result of the deep modernization of the MRLS “Smerch”. Compared with its predecessor, it has improved operational characteristics, in particular, significantly increased range…
Serbian Ministry of Defense Called Russian Mi-35M Helicopters the Best in the World
In the course of visit to the Rostvertol factory, the Serbian Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vulin stated that the Republic would continue the arming in the framework of the military technical cooperation with Russia. Mi-35M helicopters which had been purchased by Serbia from Russia are the best in the world in…
Falling of the Column of Strategic Stability
By Alexander Ermakov After a period of diplomatic crisis and construction of media-propagandistic argumentation, the USA declared the decision to withdraw from the Treaty on intermediate and short range missiles (INF Treaty). This opens the way for development of new classes of armaments, threatens with a new upsurge of armament race and, in perspective, –…
Export of Infantry Combat Vehicles from Russia
By Andrey Frolov Export of armoured vehicles from Russia is one of the main ones with regard to supply of equipment for ground troops. Supplies of armoured fighting vehicles T-90 of various modifications are the most known in media, while supply of APCs and ICVs remains in some shade. Although, by scopes of supplies in post-Soviet…