© Yuri Smityuk/TASS MOSCOW, may 31. /TASS/. The defense Ministry was sent to the military-industrial Commission Board for further consideration of the draft state armament programme for the years 2018-2025. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
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The ships of the Baltic fleet conducted artillery firing during the exercise in the Gulf
Small anti-submarine ship “Kazan” © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, may 31. /TASS/. Small anti-submarine ship “Kazan” and basic minesweeper BT-115 the Leningrad naval base of the Baltic fleet held in the Gulf of Finland artillery firing at targets, simulating combat vehicles of the imaginary enemy, is spoken in the message of Russian defense Ministry. “The complex artillery firing were conducted on a towed the ship’s shield, imitating a surface ship imaginary enemy”, – stated in the message. After firing the ships had fulfilled the elements of maneuvering and defense on unprotected RAID conducted training on communications and air defense. After the completion of the maneuvers they returned to the home.
Source: Russia to 2027 will build two landing helicopter
© Andrei Luzik/press service of the Northern fleet/TASS MOSCOW, may 31. /TASS/. Russia by the end of 2026 will build two landing ship-helicopter carrier with diesel-gas turbine power plant. The basis of their group will be the Ka-52K, TASS reported a source in the Russian “defense industry”.
The Russian Navy launched cruise missiles on objects of IG Palmyra
© Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, may 31. /TASS/. Frigate “Admiral Essen” and the submarine “Krasnodar”, the Russian Navy has carried out four launches of cruise missiles “Caliber” on the terrorist group ISIL (former name “Islamic state”, an organization banned in Russia – approx. TASS) near Palmyra. This was reported in the defense Ministry.
The su-35S will be adopted videoconferencing at the end of 2017
The su-35S © Ladislav Karpov/TASS MOSCOW, may 30. /TASS/. The completion of the test and the adoption of the su-35S is expected in late 2017, said Deputy Minister of defense of Russia Yuri Borisov. “Today, in parts of the VCS are experienced exploitation and military tests more than 50 aircraft. Expect that at the end of this year the state joint tests will be completed and the aircraft will be adopted”, – noted Borisov.
“Admiral Vladimir” has finished escorting the sailing ship “Nadezhda” in the Gulf of Aden
Oceanographic research vessel of Baltic fleet “Admiral Vladimirsky” © Yuri Belinsky/TACC KALININGRAD, may 30. /Offset. TASS Vladimir Oakshaw/. Oceanographic research vessel of Baltic fleet “Admiral Vladimirsky” has completed escort training sailing vessel “Nadezhda” through the dangerous areas of the Gulf of Aden, the spokesman of the fleet Roman Martov.
Eastern military district received the first in 2017 batch of “Terminator”
The Mi-8AMTSH © Sergey Bobylev/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, may 29. /Offset. TASS Natalia Nikulina/. First in 2017, the party of the new transport and attack helicopters Mi-8AMTSH “Terminator” admitted to the Eastern military district (TSB), reported the press service of the district.
“Wolves”, “Lynx” and “Tiger”: what cars use the Russian military
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Putin congratulated border guards with their professional holiday
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, may 28. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated servicemen, civilian personnel and veterans of the Border service of FSB of Russia on the Day of border guard. The text of the message posted on the Kremlin website.
The ka-62 in the future can get the marine version
General designer of JSC “Kamov” Sergei Mikheyev © Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, may 26 /TASS/. Kamov design Bureau proposes to establish the Ka-62 in the naval variant with folding blades and tail part. This was stated at the exhibition HeliRussia-2017 General designer of JSC “Kamov” Sergei Mikheyev.