Category: Army

© Yuri Smityuk/TASS MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. The Russian team of the military police showed the best results at the stage of “obstacle course” contest “Guardian of order” the international Army games. In the overall standings after two stages of the competition lead team Russia. This was reported in the press service of the defense Ministry. “Ensign Alexey Gladkov Control of the commandant, defense was the best in the second stage of the “obstacle course”. Yesterday in the first stage, the soldier was also better,” – said the defense Ministry.

Nuclear submarine “eagle” © Andrei Luzik/press service of the Northern fleet/TASS, archive MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. Nuclear submarine “eagle” project 949A will take part in the exercises of grouping ships of the Navy of Russia in the Baltic sea. About it journalists were reported by the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov © Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. The timing of the transfer of warships to the Navy of Russia in 2018 can be disrupted, said Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov during a telephone conference meeting on the state defense order for the Navy. “The postponement of construction and repair of ships occurred in the past year. Is the premise of disrupting the timing of deliveries and acceptance of the program in 2018. This negative trend must be reversed”, he said.

© REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov In launched on 28 July, international games Army (army-2018) participate 189 teams from 32 countries representing Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America. Six countries — Algeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sudan and the Philippines taking part for the first time. The total number of military more than 5 thousand people.

The commander of the airborne troops of the Russian Federation Andrey Serdyukov © Alexander Ryumin/TASS MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. The formation of three tank battalions, divisions of electronic warfare and unmanned vehicles in the airborne troops is scheduled for completion this year. This was announced commander of airborne troops Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov, in an interview with “Krasnaya Zvezda”.

Tank T-14 “Armata” © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. The life and reliability of unified platform “Armata”, “Kurganets”, “boomerang” is 20% higher than that of existing equipment. This was reported to journalists by the Deputy Russian defense Minister army General Dmitry Bulgakov the eve of the Day of logistics of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation, celebrated on August 1.

The building of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation © Stoyan Vasev/TASS MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. Russia came in first place in the world ranking according to the number received by the troops of modern samples of armored vehicles, automotive equipment and missile and artillery weapons. This was reported to journalists by the Deputy Russian defense Minister army General Dmitry Bulgakov the eve of the Day of logistics of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation, celebrated on August 1.

The Chairman of the Duma Committee on defense Vladimir Shamanov © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. The creation of the defense Ministry’s Main military and political control will allow you to recover in the Armed forces of the Russian Federation the Institute of zampolit “in new quality” and to introduce new methods of educational work that is necessary in the context of the growth in the number of contractors. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday by TASS Chairman of the Duma Committee on defense, former commander of the airborne troops Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov.

© Marina Lystseva/TASS TASS, July 30. The Russian military on Sunday shot down near air base in Syria Hamim drone launched by militants from the territory Iglinskiy areas of de-escalation. This was reported to journalists the head of the Center for reconciliation of the warring parties, major-General Aleksey Tsygankov.