Category: Army

The latest multi-purpose fighter MiG-35 © Marina Lystseva/TASS KOLOMNA /Moscow region/, July 14. /TASS/. The MiG-35 will be first publicly shown at MAKS-2017, but the flight program will take place on the forum “Army-2017”, said the General Director of the company Ilya Tarasenko. “We for the first time at the MAKS-2017 will publicly expose our MiG-35, will hold talks on the promotion of the aircraft for export,” he said. Tarasenko also said that the flight program of the MiG-35 provided on the forum “Army-2017”.

© Russian Defense Ministry MOSCOW, July 14. /TASS/. The Ministry of defence in a special section of its website has published unique documents on the peacekeeping operation in South Ossetia. “In the Internet-app, users of the official website of the Ministry of defense of Russia will be able to see the unique collection of documentary evidence on the progress of the most complicated process of the settlement of South Ossetian conflict”, – is spoken in the message of military Department, arrived on Friday, TASS reported.

Fighter-interceptor MiG-31 © Donat Sorokin/TASS MOSCOW, July 14. /TASS/. Russian pilots over the past week, six times to intercept foreign aircraft at the borders of the Russian Federation, reported on Friday on the website of the defense Ministry.

Helicopter Mi-171SH © Ladislav Karpov/TASS MOSCOW, July 13. /TASS/. Holding “Helicopters of Russia” (included in rostec) at MAKS-2017 for the first time presents the upgraded military-transport helicopter Mi-171SH-VN, designed to ensure actions of special forces during the performance of tasks in the fight against terrorism. About it on Thursday have informed in a press-service of the holding.

T-90 Tank © Vladimir Astapkovich/TASS July 12, Russia celebrates 74th anniversary of the one of the largest in military history tank battles that occurred near the station of Prokhorovka in the Belgorod region. Until today, armored units remain one of the main strike forces of modern armies. Tanks still meet the requirements of the battlefield, but not far off, when instead they will fight robotic combat vehicles and drones capable under operator control, and even Autonomous, to solve the tasks of armored vehicles and armed conflict. As it is now Currently, the Russian army consists of many different versions of tanks T-72, T-80 and T-90 that are constantly being improved.

Black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” © Alexander SC/TASS MOSCOW, July 12. /TASS/. Black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” has returned to Sevastopol from the Mediterranean sea. This was reported on Wednesday to journalists in a press-service of the fleet. “The crew of black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” has completed the tasks on the standing group of the Navy in the Mediterranean sea and arrived in Sevastopol. The total duration of the cruise ship was more than four months,” – said the press service. “Grigorovich” consisting of the permanent link was replaced with a new same type of black sea fleet frigate “Admiral Essen”, which is from July 10th began to perform tasks in the Mediterranean sea. At the end of June it became known that the frigate “Admiral Essen”, “Admiral Grigorovich” and the submarine “Krasnodar” six cruise missiles “Caliber” destroyed in Syria’s large stocks of weapons and ammunition

Fighter T-50 © Alexander Ryumin/TASS MOSCOW, July 10. /TASS/. The website tass.ru prepared special project on the Russian fifth generation fighter T-50, also known as the prospective airborne complex of frontline aviation (PAK FA). Fighter T-50 will participate in demonstration flights at the International aviation and space salon (MAKS-2017), which will open on July 18 at the airport Flight research Institute named after Gromov in Zhukovsky near Moscow.

© Vitaly Nevar/TASS SEVASTOPOL, July 9. /TASS/. Frigate “Admiral Essen” of the black sea fleet left Sunday from Sevastopol to join the Russian battle group of ships in the Mediterranean sea, reported TASS a source in law enforcement bodies of Crimea. “Frigate “Admiral Essen” became part of the Mediterranean group, according to the plan, he came out (from Sevastopol – approx. TASS) today. Practice shows that the tasks will last for several months,” the source said.

Aerobatic team “Swifts” © Sergey Bobylev/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, July 9. /TASS/. Several thousand residents of St. Petersburg here on a Sunday for the event “There is such a profession – to defend the Motherland” dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the Russian Air and space forces, the correspondent of TASS. The action takes place in the exhibition complex “Lenexpo” in the Vasilyevsky island, the culmination of the celebration should be the performance of the aviation group “Swifts” pilots which will show aerobatics over the Gulf of Finland. The events dedicated to the centenary of military aviation of Russia, began in the Alexander Nevsky monastery, where the ceremony of military salute of the first Russian pilots. The basket of flowers with the participation of honor guard and military band laid to the burial places of the first Russian aviators Vsevolod Abramovich, Gleb Multiplex, Leo Matsievich, Sergey Specify and twice Hero of

© Sergey Bobylev/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, July 9. /TASS/. Aviation group “Swifts” on Sunday will show aerobatics over the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg, the air show will be held in the framework of the campaign “There is such a profession – to defend the Motherland” dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the Russian Air and space forces. About it reported in a press-service of the Ministry of defense.