Category: Army

The commander of aerospace forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Surovikin © Vadim Savitsky/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS./ The feat of pilot major Roman Filipov, who was killed in an unequal battle with the terrorists in Syria, will occupy a worthy place in the history of Russian military aviation and the Russian army. This was stated on Monday, the commander of aerospace forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergey Surovikin.

The su-25 on the base Hamim © Vadim Grishanin/Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of Russia/TASS MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS./ Pilot su-25 Roman Filipov, who was killed in battle with terrorists in Syria presented by Russia’s defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to the rank of Hero of Russia posthumously. This was announced on Monday, the Russian defense Ministry.

Silo launcher © Alexander Ovchinnikov/TASS The Treaty on measures for the further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms (start-3) came into force on 5 February 2011. According to this document Russia and the USA pledged to reduce their nuclear arsenals so that by 5 February 2018 and later total number of weapons did not exceed Seven hundred deployed Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), ballistic missiles on submarines (SLBMs) and heavy bombers (TB), One thousand five hundred fifty warheads on those missiles, Eight hundred deployed and non-deployed launchers of ICBMs, SLBMs, and TB.

The Su-25 © Yuri Smityuk/TASS MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS./ The su-25 attack aircraft of Russian air force was shot down on Saturday by militants in Syria, pilot ejected, but was killed in battle with terrorists. This was reported on Saturday at the defense Ministry.

© Vadim Savitsky/TASS MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS./ Group strike with precision weapons inflicted on the area where the rocket was launched portable air defense system (MANPADS), shot down Russian su-25 attack that killed 30 militants “dzhebhat an-Nusra” (an organization banned in Russia). This was reported on Saturday at the defense Ministry.

© Peter Kovalev/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, 3 Feb. /TASS./ St. Andrew’s flag on the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” can be raised at the end of summer 2018. This was reported to journalists on Saturday, the President of the United shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.

The strategic bomber Tu-160 © Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, February 2. /TASS./ Russian law enforcement agencies interested in obtaining a supersonic passenger aircraft on the basis of the strategic bomber Tu-160, the queries of them had entered the United aircraft Corporation (UAC). This was reported by TASS on Friday a source in the Russian military-industrial complex.

The Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, February 2. /TASS./ The new aircraft radar surveillance and targeting A-100 during the tests confirmed the correctness of adopted technical solutions, said the Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a teleconference of the Ministry. “Tested the aerodynamic characteristics of aircraft A-100 is mounted with the antenna fairing, the operation of all aircraft systems and electronic equipment. The tests confirmed the correctness of adopted technical solutions,” he said.

© stalingrad75.mil.ru MOSCOW, February 2. /TASS./ The defense Ministry official website published historical documents, dedicated to the 75-th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops in Stalingrad during the great Patriotic war. About it reports on Friday the press service of the defense Ministry.