Category: Army

Anti-aircraft missile system s-300 © Viktor Drachev/TASS MOSCOW, may 26. /TASS/. Crews of the division’s anti-aircraft missile systems s-300 to intercede on combat duty in the Rostov region. On Saturday the head of the press service of the southern military district Vadim Astafyev.

© Dmitry Reshetnikov/TASS More than 300 samples of arms presented at the International exhibition of armament and military technical property KADEX defence in 2018 in Russia. A total of 11 Russian holdings and 18 of their constituent enterprises. The exhibition in Astana was attended by official delegations from 48 countries, and the exposure showed 318 companies from 28 countries.

Presentation of VRT500 helicopter at HeliRussia 2018 © Marina Lystseva/TASS This year, the international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia has gathered extensive exposure to 246 companies, including 49 foreign ones from 19 countries. For comparison, in 2017 their number was 237 (50 foreign). Interest in the exhibition abroad due to sanctions against Russia has not decreased.

The Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu © Vadim Savitsky/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, may 25. /TASS/. Air and space forces of Russia and has been tested in combat in Syria of advanced cruise missiles which will arm the su-57. “To assess in a combat situation stated opportunity to develop military equipment in February this year, held a practical perspective launches of cruise missiles of operational-tactical aircraft of the fifth generation su-57”, – said the Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Board meeting of the military Department.

© Vitaly Nevar/TASS MOSCOW, may 25. /TASS/. Large landing ship (BDK) project 11711 “Peter Morgunov” launched at the shipyard “Yantar” in Kaliningrad. About it journalists were reported by the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation.

The Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu © Press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, may 25. /TASS/. The combat strength of Air and space forces (VKS) Russia will improve, taking into account the experience of Syria, said the Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Board meeting. “A serious test for Air and space forces began a special operation in the Syrian Arab Republic, in which on a rotating basis, attended most of the flight and technical staff,” – said Shoigu.

SAM “Buk” © AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel MOSCOW, may 25. /TASS/. Russia did not supply the Ukraine no new anti-aircraft missile systems “Buk” since the collapse of the Soviet Union. This is stated in the official statement of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, extended on Friday. “At the same time since the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent division of military property in Ukraine, received the property about twenty battalions of Buk missile system, there were no new anti-aircraft missiles,” – said in the message.

The Mi-26T2 © Ladislav Karpov/TASS ASTANA, may 25. /TASS/. “Russian helicopters” (part of rostec state Corporation) plans in 2019 to enter into a contract with the defense Ministry on the delivery of the first batch of modernized helicopters Mi-26Т2В. About it at the exhibition KADEX-2018 said TASS Deputy General Director for sales of military equipment of the holding Vladyslav Savelyev.

© Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, may 25. /TASS/. Russian pilots seven times a week rose to intercept and escort foreign aircraft near the borders of the Russian Federation. Such data of the Ministry of defense brings in a Friday newspaper “Red star”.

© Vladimir Larionov/TASS MOSCOW, may 24. /TASS/. Nuclear submarine special purpose project 09851 “Khabarovsk” began to pass hydraulic tests. About it journalists were reported by the press service of “Sevmash”. “On a nuclear submarine project 09851 completed one of the most important stages of construction – hydraulic tests of main body of nasal block”, – told at the enterprise.