Category: Army

Andrey Boginsky © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. State tests of the modernized combat helicopter Mi-28NM is planned to begin in late 2017 – early 2018, said Tuesday the head of the holding “Helicopters of Russia” Andrey Boginsky. “We expect to begin state tests of the Mi-28NM. The beginning of this year,” he said. Also Boginsky said that the holding plans to deliver this year customers more than 220 helicopters. “Plans less than last year, I think it’s more than 220 helicopters, but in the course of the first quarter these figures, I think, still to be determined on the basis of the study of the question of the supply of products for export, including actively develops software for medical evacuation,” he said. So, according to him, the Ministry of health and the Ministry of industry and trade “is a constant clarification of the scope of the order”. Boginsky

The President of JSC “United aircraft Corporation” Yuri Slyusar © Marina Lystseva/TASS BANGALORE (India), February 14. /TASS/. Russia signed a contract to supply India aircraft airborne early warning and control (AWACS) A-50ЭИ, said the President of the United aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar. “With India we don’t have a contract for AWACS”, – he said at the aerospace exhibition Aero India in Bangalore 2017. The head of the KLA did not specify the number of aircraft covered by the contract.

© Press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. Accusations against Russia in a report on Aleppo American center “Atlantic Council” has long been refuted, the document contains nothing new, said the official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov. “We have carefully studied the report of the Atlantic Council devoted to the operations of the Syrian forces for the liberation of Aleppo, but did not find there anything new. Everything is set out where the alleged accusations and propaganda duck disproved long ago. Twice: the facts on our official briefings and life in the testimony and interviews of thousands of returned to normal peaceful life of the local population in Eastern Aleppo,” he said.

The latest multi-purpose fighter MiG-35 © Marina Lystseva/TASS BANGALORE (India), February 14. /TASS/. United aircraft Corporation (UAC) signed a contract to supply the defense Ministry in 2017-2018, two new MiG-35, said the President of UAC, Yuri Slusar.

© Sergei Savostyanov/TASS BANGALORE, February 14. /TASS/. India extended a license to manufacture T-90S tanks. This was reported by TASS Deputy Director of the FSMTC of Russia Vladimir Drozhzhov. “The Russian side agreed to extend the term of the license for the production of tanks and we are ready to satisfy any request of our Indian partners regarding the increase in the production or supply of T-90S tanks,” said Drozdov. The first contract for the supply of T-90 tanks was signed in 2001. According to the document, Corporation “Uralvagonzavod” had to put the Indian Ministry of defence 124 ready machines, as well as kits to build another 186 tanks. In 2004 Russia and India signed an additional contract for the licensed production of thousands of T-90 tanks, and three years later entered into an agreement for the supply of 124 ready-made vehicles and knockdown kits for Assembly 223 tanks.

© REUTERS/Rodi Said MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The Syrian army, backed by Russian aviation continues to advance on Palmyra and is now 20 km from this city, the press service of the defense Ministry. “Syrian government troops backed by aircraft of the Russian space forces are continuing an offensive in the direction of Palmyra, to which there was at least 20 km Over the past week on palmyrene direction aircraft of Russian air force made more than 90 combat missions,” – said in a statement received by TASS.