Royal Thai Air Force’s Superjet 100 Makes First Flight
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The Royal Thai Air Force’s first Superjet 100 makes first flight. The King of Thailand has ordered three Russian Sukhoi Superjet airliners for his royal fleet. The planes will be fitted out with luxury furnishing, Maslennikov said, without specifying the value of the contract. The Thai King, 87-year-old Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, […]
Photos of New Russian «Patrol-A» Armored Vehicle
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The new Russian «Patrol-A» Armored Vehicle is equipped with a 261-horsepower turbo diesel Cummins ISBe 6.7 250 and 9-speed gearbox ZF9S1310. Gross weight of 12,700 kg armored car, with a top speed of 100 km / h. The vehicle interior can be fully customized to specific requirements which include jump seats, benches and individual bucket […]
Russian Air Force Mi-24P over Safita Tartous, Syria
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Russian Air Force Mi-24 over Safita Tartous, Syria Mi-24P are also armed with anti-tank missile systems for the engagement of moving armoured targets, weapon emplacements and slow-moving air targets. All versions retain the troop transport capability. The Mi-24P is in service with Russia and countries of the ex-Soviet Union. Mi-25 ( export version of standard Mi-24) service […]
Russian Army to Build Mobile Nuclear Stations
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Russian Ministry of Defence is interested in developing mobile nuclear stations. Draft’ll be shown by end of 2015 and first station built in 2020, reported military-informant.com. “Defense Minister gave instructions to prepare a pilot model of autonomous power station is in the interests of the Defence Ministry. The project has already started and is in […]
Venezuela Will Buy 12 Su-30 Multirole Fighters for 480 Million
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Venezuela is to set aside $480 million to buy 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-G) multirole fighters in order to beef up its air force, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in Caracas on Friday. “President Nicol·s Maduro has authorized $480 million so that Sukhoi planes can continue to protect Venezuela’s airspace,” he […]
Indonesia To Buy Four Russian Beriev BE-200 Amphibious Aircraft
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The Indonesian Air Force (Tentera Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) will buy four Russian Beriev BE-200 aircraft for its armed forces and for cloud seeding to extinguish forest or land fires. This was publicly stated Chief of the Indonesian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Agus Supriatna after meeting with Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kalla […]
Bahrain Shows Interest Russian Pantsir-S1 Short-range Air Defense System
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Russia and Bahrain may sign an intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation in 2016, Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Vagif Garayev said on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. “Both parties have almost agreed the text of the document,” he said. The document, which both countries are preparing, should lay the basis for intergovernmental security cooperation. In particular, the […]
Photo : Russian Su-34 Bombed Rebels Positions in Eastern Qalamoun
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Russian Su-34 bombed rebels positions in eastern Qalamoun The Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian twin-engined, twin-seat strike fighter and based on Sukhoi Su-27 ‘Flanker. It is intended to replace the Sukhoi Su-24.
First Russian soldier dies in Syria
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A 19-year-old Russian soldier died in Syria on Saturday, the first confirmed casualty among the estimated 2,000 Russian military personnel who have been conducting and supporting air strikes on Syrian rebels and terrorist groups since September 30. Vadim Kostenko was killed in service and is due to be buried in his home village of Grechanaya […]
Russian engineers are developing special transport for the Arctic
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Russian engineers are developing special transport for the Arctic The Scientific-Educational Center “Transport” Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after RE Alexeyeva developing special transport to the Arctic. The new rescue vehicle will be virtually unsinkable, be able to move over uneven surfaces and out of the water onto the ice. The developers have provided […]