The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Bondarev © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, November 30. /TASS/. The Syrian campaign has exposed weaknesses in the electronics of the Mi-28. On Thursday the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Bondarev, previously held the post of commander-in-chief of the Russian space forces.
Category: Army
“Stalin’s sledgehammer”, “Tiger” and “roly-poly”: what secrets keeps the suburban Museum
Heavy tank is-2 © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS On 5 December in Russia celebrates the 76th anniversary of the beginning of the Soviet counterattack against the Germans in the Battle of Moscow in 1941. Before this event, at the 41st km of Volokolamsk highway has opened an exhibit where you can now see over 20 authentic guns, participated in the fighting of 1941-1945.
Air defense systems “Buk-M3” and s-300V4 deployed in the North Caucasus
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 1. /TASS/. Anti-aircraft missile system (ZRS) s-300V4 and anti-aircraft missile complex “Buk-M3” to intercede on combat duty in the southern military district (YUVO). This was reported by TASS on Friday, the head of the press service of the southern military district Vadim Astafyev.
The international army games in 2018 will be held from 28 July to 11 August
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. The international army games 2018 (USD 2018) are planned from 28 July to 11 August 2018. This was announced by the head of the Main Directorate of combat training of the defense Ministry Lieutenant-General Ivan Buvala in an interview with the newspaper “Red star”.
Mi-28N “Night hunter” entered the helicopter regiment of the Western military district
Helicopter Mi-28N “Night hunter” © Valery Matytsin/TASS MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. Attack helicopter Mi-28N “Night hunter” entered service of the Western military district, the chief reported a press-service of the district Igor Muginov.
The Russian Navy in 2018 will hold more than 500 exercises
The Ka-27PS takes off from the deck of the cruiser “Varyag” during the military exercises “Sea interaction” © Yuri Smityuk/TASS MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. Over 500 exercises are included in the plan of combat training of Russian sailors in 2018. About it in interview to the newspaper “Krasnaya Zvezda” said commander of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Korolev.
Pacific fleet docked at ports in 13 States in the 2017 academic year
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, December 2. /TASS/. The ships and vessels of the Pacific fleet (PF) in 2017 made 21 calling at the ports from 13 countries, took part in three international exercises and became the winner in 3 international competitions through the International military games in 2017. On Saturday the official representative of the Pacific fleet Nikolay Voskresenskiy.
“Helicopters of Russia”: the prohibition of military aircraft during the “Farnborough” dictated by the business
The General Director of holding “Helicopters of Russia” Andrey Boginsky © Yuri Smityuk/TASS ULAN-UDE, December 2. /TASS/. The decision to ban the participation of Russian military equipment in the aerospace salon “Farnborough-2018” dictated solely by economic reasons and not cause the “no emotion”. Such opinion in conversation with journalists has expressed on Saturday the General Director of holding “Helicopters of Russia” Andrey Boginsky. “In the world there are other authoritative exhibition platform where we can demonstrate the high technical characteristics of our helicopters. We refer to this decision of the organizers as to the business decision, and we have no emotion about this no. If it’s business, then, accordingly, we will draw conclusions”, – he said.
Navalny was performed 672 sorties and struck more than 1,450 targets in the province of Deir ez-Zor
© Vadim Grishanin/Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of Russia/TASS DEIR EZ ZOR /Syria/, 4 Dec. /TASS/. Navalny was performed 672 sorties and struck more than 1 450 goals in the Eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, supporting detachments of the militia of the Eastern tribes of the Euphrates and the Kurds. This was reported to journalists at the Russian Centre for reconciliation the warring parties in Syria. “To support the offensive of the militia units of the Eastern tribes of the Euphrates and of the Kurdish self-defense forces aircraft of Russian air force was fulfilled 672 sorties, hit more than 1 450 goals,” – said the Russian troops General major Yevgeny Poplavsky at the first meeting of delegates of the management Committee of the Eastern territories of the Euphrates.
The Russian army will start receiving new helicopter Mi-28NM in the end of 2018
Helicopter Mi-28N “Night hunter” © Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. First deliveries to the troops of the combat helicopter Mi-28NM will begin in late 2018. As reported TASS managing Director of “Rostvertol” Peter Motrenko, the holding company “Helicopters of Russia” (included in rostec) has started production of the modernized version of the helicopter.