The strategic bomber Tu-160 © Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. The defense Ministry has received one strategic bomber Tu-160 after repair and modernization, the press service of the company “Tupolev” (included in UAC).
Category: Army
Russia on “Army-2017” have signed contracts with foreign partners for $300 million
© Marina Lystseva/TASS MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. The total volume of contracts signed at the forum “Army-2017” with the foreign partners amounted to $300 million the journalists said the Director of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation of Russia Dmitry Shugaev.
Russia plans to sell abroad weapons and military equipment to $47-50 billion
The Director of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation Dmitry Shugaev © Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. The portfolio of orders for the supply of Russian military equipment abroad is at $47-50 billion in the journalists said the Director of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev.
Underwater rescue unit of the Northern fleet established a record dive
Upgraded deep-sea rescue apparatus “AC-34” © Lev Fedoseyev/TASS MURMANSK, August 30. /TASS/. Rescue unit AU-34 management of search and rescue operations (UPSR) of the Northern fleet (SF) broke the barrier in dives 1 thousand meters during the tests. As have informed on Wednesday to journalists by the head of UASR of the Northern fleet captain 1st rank Vladimir Gorban, this is a record figure for the rescue vehicles of SF. “In the North-Western part of the Norwegian sea deep-water apparatus AC-34 were immersed to a depth of 1005 meters. Up to this point none of the rescue apparatus of the Northern fleet did not reach such depths,” – said Gorban.
The defense Ministry invited foreign journalists to the exercises “West-2017”
© Viktor Drachev/TASS MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. The Ministry of defence organizes press tours for Russian and Western journalists on the brightest stages of the joint strategic exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus “West-2017”. On Tuesday said the defense Ministry.
The su-30SM fighter jets shot down a cruise missile launched as part of the exercises of the black sea fleet
MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. Coastal missile system the black sea fleet “Rock” in the framework of tactical exercises completed the launch of a cruise missile, which intercepted and destroyed the su-30CM, said Monday the official representative of the Navy captain 1-rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev.
Ministry of defense: the doctrine “the West-2017” are purely defensive in nature
Deputy Minister of defence of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin © Vadim Grishanin/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. International exercise “Zapad-2017” are purely defensive in nature, said Deputy defense Minister Alexander Fomin. “Let me emphasize that the doctrine “the West-2017″ in addition to counter-terrorism is purely defensive in nature,” – said Fomin.
“Rosoboronexport” in the “Army-2017” have signed more than 10 contracts and agreements
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms company Rosoboronexport signed at the International military-technical forum “Army-2017” more than 10 contracts and agreements. About it on Tuesday have informed in a press-service of the company.
Scouts TSB won the professional competition, becoming the best in the armed forces
© Sergey Bobylev/TASS VLADIVOSTOK, August 29. /TASS/. Soldiers of the compounds of special purpose of the Eastern military district (TSB), stationed in the Khabarovsk region, won first place in the all-Army competition “Green trail”, showing the ability to throw grenades and sapper shovels, look for hiding places and take the messages by ear, the press service of BBO.
The defense Ministry denied information about the death in Syria of Russian military
© Press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. The defense Ministry denied the information about deaths of Russian servicemen in Syria on August 11. “The information spread by some mass media about allegedly killed in Syria on August 11, Russian serviceman, is not true. Any losses in a given period of time among the Russian troops on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic was not”, – stated in the message Department, arrived on Monday, TASS reported. Earlier, several media outlets wrote about the death in Syria of Russian Alexander Name. According to journalists, the car hit a land mine.