Category: Army

The Armored Car “Tiger-M” © Alexey Filippov/TASS MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. Armored car “Tiger-M” with a remotely controlled weapon module “Crossbow-DM” adopted by the Russian army. This was reported by TASS, the General Director of the company “Armoury Studios”, created the module, Dmitry Galkin. “Based on the positive results of state tests, required have confirmed the defense Ministry tactical and technical characteristics, the armored car “Tiger-M” with the combat module with remote control “Crossbow-DM” at the end of January, adopted of the Armed forces,” – said Galkin.

Sergei Shoigu © Vadim Grishanin/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. The attempts of the West headed by the USA to slow down the process of establishing a new world order lead to chaos and anarchy. This was stated by the Minister of defence of the Russian Federation General of the army Sergei Shoigu.

© Vladimir Smirnov/TASS ABU DHABI, 20 Feb. /TASS/. Russia has signed a major contract for the supply of tanks T-90MS in one of the countries of the Middle East and will soon sign another with one of the foreign customers. This was reported to journalists by the Minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov.

Deputy defense Minister Nikolai Pankov © Valery sharifulin/TASS In the press center TASS is presenting the official uniform of the Russian national team where athletes will perform at the III World military winter games in Sochi. The event was attended by state Secretary – Deputy Minister of defence of the Russian Federation Nikolay Pankov, head of Department of physical training and sports of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Oleg Botsman, two-time Olympic champion in gymnastics, the first Deputy chief of CSKA Svetlana Khorkina, Olympic champion in biathlon, the Deputy chief of CSKA on work with the personnel Svetlana Ishmuratova, twice Olympic champion in bobsleigh, world champion in arm wrestling Alexey Voevoda, Olympic champion in fencing on swords Sophia the Great, President of the Federation of military and tactical games of Russia Mikhail Galustyan, General Director of trade house “Forward” Vitaly Tsigankov and the General Director of “Goznak” Arkady

© Stoyan Vasev/TASS ABU DHABI, 20 Feb. /TASS/. ZALA AERO GROUP (part of the concern “Kalashnikov”) presented at the exhibition IDEX-2017 in Abu Dhabi advanced reconnaissance drone, which is already running in production. This was reported TASS the Director of external communications of the group is Sofia Ivanova.

Armored car “Tiger” © Ladislav Karpov/TASS MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. “Military industrial company” (MIC) developed for the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation the project of upgraded armored vehicles “Tiger”, told the newspaper “Izvestia”.

Promising main battle tank (MBT) T-14 “Armata” © Ladislav Karpov/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, February 19. /TASS/. Tank “Armata” in its technical characteristics superior to the Israeli, American and European tanks, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in an interview to the program “Sunday evening” with Vladimir Solovyov on the TV channel “Russia 1”. “The tanks we have now certainly is an advantage, because tank in Nizhny Tagil, today, of course, in its technical characteristics more than American and Israeli, I’m not talking about European tanks”, – he said. “Armata” heavy tracked unified platform on which to create the main tank, infantry fighting vehicle, armored personnel carriers and other armored vehicles. It is expected that mass production of new tanks could begin in 2018. T-14 is created on the platform “Armata”, was first shown publicly at the Victory parade in Moscow on 9 may 2015. The new combat vehicle has received a fully

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, February 19. /TASS/. New Intercontinental ballistic missiles developed in Russia can overcome any missile defense of the United States. This was stated by Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin in an interview to the program “Sunday evening” with Vladimir Solovyov on the TV channel “Russia 1”. According to the Vice-Prime Minister, the Russian nuclear deterrent force composed of different missiles, including from the “old Soviet missiles” “Governor”, called in the West “Satan”, but is already developing new missiles. “They (the missiles “Governor” – approx. TASS) are very afraid, they are very reliable, their deadline has been extended until until new weapons, new missiles. Work on it goes according to plan,” he said. “This weapon will soon appear in our army. It is a weapon that can overcome today and tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow missile defense of the United States. We will tear this defense. It is not

© Nikolai Novichkov/VTS-TASS ABU DHABI, 19 Feb. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Research and production Corporation (NPK) “Uralvagonzavod” (UVZ) is ready to expand the serial production of the newest main battle tank (MBT) T-90MS. This was reported by TASS on 13-th international salon of arms and military equipment IDEX-2017 special representative UVZ for military-technical cooperation Alexei Maslov. “We have now established small-scale production of these machines. It is almost mastered, and we are ready to order to export. Thus, the prepared mass production in the interests of the Russian defense Ministry and foreign customers. They worked out processes that allow to increase the volumes of mass production” – said Maslov.

© EPA/STR ABU DHABI, 19 Feb. /TASS/. One of the world’s largest exhibitions of arms and military equipment IDEX-2017 opens in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. At the exhibition Russia is a weapon, well proven in the middle East, including during anti-terrorist operations.