© Andrey Smirnov/TASS MOSCOW, September 26. /TASS/. From the landfill “Kapustin Yar” in Astrakhan region conducted a test launch of an Intercontinental ballistic missile RS-12M “Topol” with future combat lighting. Information on the launch of “Topol” will be used to create effective means to overcome missile defense, said Tuesday the press service of the defense Ministry.
Category: Army
Most of the “Terminator” will be delivered to the Russian army in 2018
Combat vehicle tank support “Terminator” © Alexander Ryumin/TASS MOSCOW, September 26. /TASS/. A large part of the BMPT “Terminator” will be staged in Russia in 2018. This was stated on Tuesday the General Director of “Uralvagonzavod” (UVZ) Alexander Potapov.
The Russian military built a bridge to transport heavy equipment across the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor
© Press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS DEIR EZ ZOR /Syria/, September 26. /TASS/. Russian military experts of road service built a bridge over the Euphrates river a few kilometers from the city of Deir ez-Zor in northeast Syria. It will be used to transport military equipment and personnel to the East Bank of the river.
Videoconferencing put 10 attacks on targets of militants in Idlib
© Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, September 26. /TASS/. Aircraft of the Russian air group in Syria over the past days has caused in Idlib province 10 strikes on terrorist targets, they were located away from settlements, as evidenced by the data of objective control. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov.
The defense Ministry denied reports about the strike on the Syrian opposition in the area of Deir ez-Zor
The official representative of the defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov © Sergey Bobylev/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. The defense Ministry denied reports about the attack on troops of the U.S.-supported Syrian opposition (the so-called Syrian democratic forces, SDS) in the area of Deir ez-Zor. This was announced on Monday the official representative of the defense Ministry major-General Igor Konashenkov. Earlier, Reuters reported citing the US-backed militants SDS that Russian planes allegedly attacked their positions near the largest gas field in the area of Deir-ez-Zor.
Finished in Vladivostok Russian-Chinese exercises “Sea interaction – 2017”
© Yuri Smityuk/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, September 25. /TASS/. Russian-Chinese exercises “Sea interaction – 2017” ended in Vladivostok, the leaders of the Russian Navy and the Chinese Navy praised the work of staff maneuvers, commanders and sailors.
Dismissed the General Director “daughters” “Almaz-Antey”, which produces missiles for air defense systems
One of the plants, the EBA concern “Almaz-Antey” © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. The Board of Directors of JSC “MMZ “vanguard” decided to terminate the powers of General Director of the enterprise Ahmet muhametova for improper performance of official duties, the press service of the concern “Almaz-Antey”, which includes the plant.
Russia sent to Syria the materials and special equipment
MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. Russia sent to Syria more than 4 thousand tons of building materials and special construction equipment to restore the vital infrastructure of the liberated from terrorists settlements. This was announced on Monday at the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation.
In the Krasnodar school of military pilots enlisted girls from 11 regions
© Vitaly Timkivi/TASS KRASNODAR, September 23. /TASS/. The first female cadets enrolled in the Krasnodar higher military aviation school of pilots. The cadets were 15 representatives of the 11 regions, from Kaliningrad to Irkutsk region. 14 more entrants enrolled in the reserve, the correspondent of TASS from the final meeting of the selection Committee, held on Saturday.
Source: three prototypes “Sarmatian” will experience up to mid-2018
© TASS MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. Throwing test three prototypes of the new Russian Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Sarmat will be held at the Plesetsk cosmodrome until mid-2018. This was reported by TASS source in the military-industrial complex.