S-300 and s-400 in April will spend on the firing range near Astrakhan

Anti-aircraft missile system s-300, the range “Ashuluk” in the Astrakhan oblast © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Calculations anti-aircraft missile systems s-300 and s-400 air defense division of the Western military district will spend firing at the Ashuluk firing range near Astrakhan in April. This was announced Friday in a press-service of the Western military district (ZVO).

Top 10 weapons in Russia that could change the balance of power in the world

S-400 “Triumph” © Vitaly Nevar/TASS Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet has made a rating of some types of Russian weapons, which will affect the balance of power in the world. It includes advanced missile defense systems, nuclear and non-nuclear submarines of the Russian Navy. First place in the rating takes honorable a heavy Intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 “Sarmat”, flight tests which should not begin before the end of the first quarter of 2017.

Repair and modernization of aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” will begin until July 2017

Heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” © Lev Fedoseyev/TASS MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Repair and modernization of the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” will begin in the first half of this year at the shipyard Zvezdochka in Severodvinsk and will last two and a half years, said on Friday, TASS reported a source in the Russian “defense industry”. “The decision on the beginning of the renovation with the modernization of “Admiral Kuznetsov” at “Zvezdochka” in the first half of 2017 accepted. In the next one or two months will culminate in the development of the technical project with an indication of the scope of work and cost,” – said the Agency interlocutor, adding that “all work on the ship should be completed by 2020.”

Russia will repair 30 Indian Mi-17 helicopters

Overhaul of the helicopter at the Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant © Yevgeny Kurskov/TASS MOSCOW, March 2. /TASS/. Three dozen Indian Mi-17-1V will undergo repairs at the Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant of the holding “Russian Helicopters” (part of state Corporation rostec) for a year and a half, the press service of the holding.

Submarine”stealth”: what is known about the new Russian bomber

© PJSC “Tupolev” March 1, TASS source in the military-industrial complex said that Russia has created a full-scale model of promising aviation complex Distant aviation (PAK DA). This plane is designed for Air and space forces of the Russian Federation in the company “Tupolev”. It is expected that its first prototype will take to the air at the turn of the 2025-2026 years. Initially it was assumed that the aircraft will begin to enter the army in 2023-2025 years, and the first test flight was scheduled for 2019-2020.

In Russia, created a full-sized model of the future strategic bomber

MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. The first full-scale model of promising aviation complex Distant aviation (PAK DA), developed for the Russian space forces, created in the company “Tupolev”. This was reported by TASS source in the Russian defense-industrial complex. “Created multiple layouts of the PAK DA of composite materials and the full layout of the tree. Models made on a “flying wing”, – said the Agency interlocutor.

Scout “Smerch” how to operate a drone rocket system

Share {{secondsToDateTime(data.visiblePosition) | date: ‘HH:mm:ss’}} / {{(videoDuration | date: ‘HH:mm:ss’) || ’05:34′}} {{secondsToDateTime(data.visiblePosition) | date: ‘mm:ss’}} / {{(videoDuration | date: ‘mm:ss’) || ’05:34′}} {{qualityItem | uppercase}} HD .mp4 High quality SD .mp4 Medium quality © TASS/NGO “Alloy” MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The drone, which is “sewn” into the rocket jet systems of volley fire (MLRS) “Smerch” will be able to scout targets from a height of 500 metres for 20 minutes. These data derive from a video presentation that TASS has provided the NGO “Alloy”. In the video it is noted that the drone “is for operational intelligence purposes.” “Altitude loitering aircraft is 500 metres away. The loitering time of the aircraft — 20 min. the Area of inspection of the aircraft — up to 25 square kilometers,” reads the accompanying text. The maximum firing range of a missile with UAV — 90 kilometers.

Medvedev: by 2030, the defense industry must produce at least half of civilian products

© Alexander Astafyev/press service of the Russian government/TASS SOCHI, February 27. /TASS/. Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that by 2030, the military-industrial complex of the country must produce at least half of civilian products. “It is planned that the share of products for civil and dual-use in the total (manufacturing in the defense industry) shall not be less than 30%, and by 2030 – at least half”, – said the head of the Cabinet of Ministers during the round table devoted to the diversification of the defense industry, Russian investment forum. The Prime Minister said that in 2016, this share was about 16-17%. According to Medvedev, is also important the quality of civilian products manufactured by the MIC. “This volume is 16-17% of high-tech products is still a big question, it’s just civilian products”, – he stated. Medvedev recalled the conversion conducted in the early 1990-ies. “Share “citizen”

Putin called the special operations Forces a powerful tool of protection of national interests

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the military on the Day of the special operations Forces (SDF), noting that their creation was an important stage in the qualitative development of the armed forces. The congratulation of the President published on the Kremlin website.