Category: Army

© Press-service of the CVO EKATERINBURG, March 17. /TASS/. Siberian old believers held the first winter survival course in the foothills of the Western Sayan mountains to the intelligence of the Central military district (CVO), who serve on the 201 military base in Tajikistan. About this TASS said the head of the mountain training center CVO Ergaki Eugene Pavlychev. “We have developed a unique program of military training, approved by the commander of the CVO Colonel-General Vladimir Zarucnicki. During the month in the mountain taiga scouts acquire skills of survival without water, food, communication equipment and of road extreme. The instructors are not only professionals but also the indigenous people of southern Siberia – conservatives. First winter survival rate were 60 scouts who serve in a hot climate on the territory of Tajikistan,” – said Pavlychev.

© AP Photo/Aaron Favil MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. Frigate of the French Navy La Fayette entered on Thursday evening, in the Black sea, following in Bulgaria. This was reported on the official page on the micro-blogging network Twitter information portal Bosphorus Observer, which tracks the passage of ships through the Bosphorus. According to the portal, placed on the deck of the ship with the hull number F-710 additional equipment concealed.

© Sergei Savostyanov/TASS Three years ago, on 16 March 2014, Crimea officially became part of the Russian Federation. Before that the black sea fleet (BSF) stationed on the Peninsula on the Ukrainian-Russian agreements and, since 1997, has been strengthened with just one missile hovercraft “Samum” and Sukhoi su-24.

© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. More than 150 Russian military engineers arrived in Syria to participate in the clearance of Palmyra, was reported in the press service of the defense Ministry of Russia. “Another division of the consolidated group of the International anti-mine centre of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation arrived in Syria to assist in humanitarian demining the ancient city of Palmyra”, – stated in the message Department.

© Alexey Pavlicek/TASS MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed during the talks last week in Moscow the possibility of supplying gas to Turkey, Russian air defense systems s-400. As writes on Wednesday the newspaper “Izvestia” this information was confirmed by press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. “Strong interest and will to continue the conversation,” – said Peskov.

RPK-16 © Press service of the concern “Kalashnikov” MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. The Kalashnikov concern (part of state Corporation rostec) is planning to start serial production of the latest light machine guns RPK-16 next year. In an interview with TASS the General Director of the concern Alexey Krivoruchko. “This year we have already received a formal request from the Ministry of defence, in the near future a contract will be signed and the first batch for testing we need to supply to the customer. I think mass production will begin next year after the completion of the experimental military operation,” – said Krivoruchko. A light machine gun Kalashnikov RPK-16 of caliber of 5,45 mm were created on the basis of the experience of modern armed conflicts. It premiered at the exhibition of arms “Army in 2016.” The design of the gun provides the possibility of replacing the barrel for the

Sergey Chemezov © Sergey Bobylev/press service of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, March 12. /TASS/. The United States will have to lift the sanctions against Rosoboronexport for the procurement of spare parts for repair of Mi-17 helicopters delivered to Afghan army. This was stated by the head of state Corporation “rostec” Sergey Chemezov in interview to the program “working noon”, a fragment of which was shown in the TV channel “Russia 1”. “With the United States we have almost no cooperation directly, with the exception of helicopters, which we have set for the army of Afghanistan. About 50 transport helicopters Mi-17 were manufactured and delivered. Today the challenge is how to repair them, so the Americans are forced again to cancel the sanctions against Rosoboronexport to procure spare parts”, – he said.

© Ruslan shamukov/TASS NEW DELHI, March 11. /Offset. Eugene Karmalito TASS/. Cruise missile “BrahMos” with a range of over 400 km was successfully tested in India. On Saturday announced the TASS managing Director of the Russian-Indian JV BrahMos Aerospace, Sudhir Kumar Mishra. “Today’s event proved that the missile with a range of over 400 km toChina more than a sniper rifle, hitting a target at a distance of 100 meters, he said. – I congratulate the Indian and Russian scientists with this magnificent technological achievement, our country can be proud of”.

Fighter-bomber su-34 © Vadim Savitsky/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS NOVOSIBIRSK, March 10. /TASS/. Air and space forces of Russia in 2017 will receive 16 new bombers su-34 with a total order volume 92 of these aircraft. This was reported to journalists by the Deputy Russian defense Minister Yuri Borisov when visiting Novosibirsk aviation plant named after Chkalov.