Best of the Best: Military Hardware Showcased at Victory Day Parade in Moscow
On May 9, Russia celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. On Tuesday morning, the annual military parade was held on Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 72th anniversary of one of the most glorious dates in Russian history. Usually, the parade consists of three major parts – the infantry march, the procession of armored vehicles and an aerial column, including military helicopters and...
Russia stakes on intelligent weapons
The Syrian conflict has shown that the Soviet era developments that served as a basis for the Russian military’s rearmament program, have reached the efficiency limits and are no longer relevant, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday. According to him, the future of the weaponry belongs to robots and unmanned aircraft. “Much has been done, we have made major technological progress. But everything that has...
More than 150 Russian paratroopers to take part in Serbian military drills
Over 150 paratroopers from the Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of Russia’s Ivanovo Airborne Division will take part in the Slavic Brotherhood-2016 drills in Serbia, Russia’s Defense Ministry’s press service reported today. The military drills are scheduled to be conducted from November 2 to 15 near Serbia’s capital of Belgrade, Serbian, Russian and Belarusian troops will participate in the exercise. “Over 150 paratroopers will...
Work on agenda of new NATO-Russia Council meeting at advanced stage
The date of the next NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting is to be outlined soon, work on the agenda is at an advanced stage, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov told reporters on Monday. “At the moment the work on the agenda is in progress, and the date of the NRC meeting is to be outlined soon,” he said. “However, I am not ready to give the exact date. This is due to the final approval of the agenda.”...
Russian Helicopters plans helicopter supply contracts with China
Russian Helicopters plans to close helicopter supply contracts with Chinese partners next year, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for after-sales services Igor Chechikov told TASS in an interview today. “These have already been customers’ wishes recorded in appropriate requests and applications. We are discussing now supplies of Mi [Mil] and Ka [Kamov] brands helicopters with several Chinese customs and plan signing of specific...
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