Category: Army

Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. Russia is developing a hypersonic weapon with the use of new materials, said Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov. “On the way hypersonic weapon, which requires the use of innovative materials and management systems, which work completely in a different environment, in the plasma,” said Borisov reporters.

Share {{secondsToDateTime(data.visiblePosition) | date: ‘HH:mm:ss’}} / {{(videoDuration | date: ‘HH:mm:ss’) || ’00:51′}} {{secondsToDateTime(data.visiblePosition) | date: ‘mm:ss’}} / {{(videoDuration | date: ‘mm:ss’) || ’00:51′}} {{qualityItem | uppercase}} HD .mp4 High quality SD .mp4 Medium quality © TASS/Ruptly 14 Jan for the first time on the territory of Crimea on combat duty have taken up a unique complex of antiaircraft defense (PVO) s-400 “Triumph”. According to the commander of the 4th army of VVS and PVO Victor Sevastyanov, its capabilities allow not only to protect the Crimean Peninsula, and part of Krasnodar region. S-400 has stood up to armed guards anti-aircraft missile Sevastopol-Feodosiya regiment of the southern military district.

© Freeze CVO YEKATERINBURG, January 19. /TASS/. Soldiers of the medical detachment of special purpose of the Central military district have returned to Novosibirsk after helping the people of Syria, said Thursday in a press-service of the district.

The Mi-28NM © Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. The armament system the upgraded version of the combat helicopter Mi-28N “Night hunter” will surpass all world analogues. In an interview with TASS General designer, JSC “Scientific and production Corporation “engineering Design Bureau” (MSC). Valery Kashin.

© Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. Thirteenth international aviation and space salon (MAKS-2017) is planned to move from August to July, confirmed Wednesday TASS in the press service of the state Corporation “rostec”.

Front-line bomber su-24M © Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS ANKARA, 18 Jan. /Offset. TASS Kirill Zharov/. The General staff of the Turkish armed forces reported on “good coordination” between the Turkish and Russian military in conducting operations against the group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in the South of the Syrian city of al-Bab. This is stated in received by the TASS announcement of the General staff of the Republic. “Planes videoconferencing today struck discovered in the South of the city al-Bab and the objectives of the IG. Operation implemented in good coordination with the Russian representatives in the framework of the signed between Turkey and Russia, Memorandum on the prevention of incidents in the air”, – is spoken in the message. That was involved in the operation of the Turkish air force, not reported.

© Donat Sorokin/TASS MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. A new brigade logistics (MTO) of about 2 thousand military will be formed in 2017 in the Voronezh region. This was announced by the head of the press service of the Western military district Colonel Igor Muginov.

Passenger plane Sukhoi Superjet 100 during a demonstration flight at the international aviation and space salon MAKS-2015 © Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. Thirteenth international aviation and space salon (MAKS-2017) is planned to move from August to July. This measure is intended to breed MAX for dates with a major military – technical forum “Army-2017”, which will be held in August.

© Sergey Skates/TASS MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. EKO concern “Almaz-Antey” completed the reduction of staff by 30%, also reduced the number of structures of the company. This is stated in the message of the Group, received on Wednesday in TASS. The press service explained that loans for investments in projects and the cost of new production has led to the need to seek additional funds, including by reducing non-productive costs.

© Russian defense Ministry The Ministry of defense of Russia in the coming years the focus will be given to the development of military infrastructure in the Arctic zone and the Kuril Islands. This was stated by the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu. In particular, we plan to deploy two new compounds coastal defense in the coastal areas of the Northern sea route. As write “news”, their task — securing sections of the route and the adjacent coast. It is assumed that the new military unit will be created on the Kola Peninsula on the base of the coastal forces of the Northern fleet. The geographical difference According to military observer TASS Viktor Litovkin, created in the Russian Armed forces the connection of the coastal defence can have a different composition depending on their locations and their tasks.