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Turkey is likely to purchase another batch of S-400 — Russian deputy PM

Russia hopes that Turkey will purchase another batch of air defense systems S-400, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told the round-the-clock television news channel Rossiya-24 in an interview. «It is very likely they will use this option and keep working with us. We do hope for this,» he said. «As far as arms export is…
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First batch of Russian-made Su-30SM fighters arrives in Armenia

The first pair of Russian-made Su-30SM multirole fighters purchased by Armenia at the beginning of 2019 landed at an aerodrome in Southern Caucasus republic, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on his Facebook page on Friday. «Our most important acquisition this year,» Pashinyan noted, demonstrating the delivered aircraft to his subscribers. The Armenian authorities announced…
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Algeria would be the first export customer for the Su-57 and Su-34

Algeria is said to have signed a contract to acquire 14 Su-57 stealth fighters and becomes the first customer to whom the manufacturer Sukhoi will export this flagship of the Russian combat aircraft. The Algerian air force has also signed two other contracts for 14 Su-34 bombers and 14 Su-35. An option for two other…
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Russia, Iran, China to Hold Four-Day Joint Naval Drills in Indian Ocean

Russia, Iran and China will hold four-day joint naval maneuvers that will kick off on December 27, spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Abolfazl Shekarchi said on Wednesday. «The joint drills of Iran, China and Russia will begin in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman on Friday and last four days,» the news…
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Kazakhstan, Russia and UAE reconciling the modernization of Gagarin’s Start

The draft agreement on modernization of Gagarin's Start on the Baikonur Cosmodrome concluded between Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and UAE is under domestic approval, according to Marat Nurguzhin, the Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry. Site No. 1, or Gagarin's Start, is a launchpad where the first humanity’s spacecraft Vostok with cosmonaut Yuri…
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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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Iran’s Security Chief Calls for Deepening Security Cooperation with Russia

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has highlighted the need to cultivate bilateral ties with Russia to ensure regional security. He said as much at a meeting with Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, which was held in Tehran on Wednesday. «During the meeting, Shamkhani pointed to the need to deepen…
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Sales of $54.5 billion made at Dubai Airshow 2019

With order book on site reaching $54.5 billion from 17th to 21st November, Dubai Airshow 2019 was hailed a success on Thursday by exhibitors, delegates and sponsors alike, as a lively week of trading came to a close. With more than 1,288 exhibitors in attendance, 161 aircraft on the event’s static display, and a packed…
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