DefenceTalkThe best current missile defenses system may prove powerless against Sarmat, Russia’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, which will be ready for field trials this summer, according to the Russian news network Zvezda. Russia’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile, Sarmat, may render all current missile defense systems obsolescent, the Russian news network Zvezda reported. The RS-28 Sarmat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-new-icbm-sarmat-can-penetrate-defense-shield-wipe-out-texas-67431/

DefenceTalkTwo of the four S-300 battalions provided by Russia will be stationed in the Polotsk district and the two others in the Grodno and Brest regions MINSK, May 5. /TASS/. The Air Force and air defense units of Belarus have received from Russia a fourth battalion of the air defense system S-300 PS on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/belarus-gets-4th-battalion-of-russian-s-300-air-defense-systems-67410/

DefenceTalkThe shipment of Russian S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran has been delayed due to payment issues, said the Kremlin on Thursday. “The deal has not been paid for properly, so it is premature to speak about a concrete delivery date,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He did not say whether the issue was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-delays-delivery-of-s-300-missiles-to-iran-66806/

DefenceTalkTen Russian mobile strategic nuclear missile regiments have been deployed across the country for military exercises. The systems deployed include Topol (NATO reporting name: SS-25 Sickle), Topol-M (NATO reporting name: SS-27 Sickle B), and RS-24 Yars (NATO reporting name: SS-27 Mod 2) missiles. According to a Russian Defense Ministry statement cited by RIA Novosti, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-army-rolls-out-strategic-missile-systems-for-drills-66583/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: A new missile with a longer range specifically developed for Russia’s S-400 air defense system will push the range at which the system can engage targets to its limit, a Russian military industry source said Sunday. “Missile tests are about to be complete. This missile will allow to use the [S-400] system to its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-missile-to-boost-s-400-air-defense-system-capability-66238/

DefenceTalkRussia has successfully conducted live fire tests of its advanced Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile system. What made the test so special is that the missiles were fired on the move! The Tor-M2U system was designed by the Almaz-Antei Concern to engage planes, helicopters, cruise missiles, precision guided munitions, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic threats. Tor […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-tor-m2u-air-defense-missile-reported-to-fire-on-the-move-65500/

DefenceTalkGrom, a next-generation high-precision bomb was unveiled at MAKS-2015 International Air Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. Tactical Missile Corporation, which developed the new piece of deadly equipment, presented an export version of the bomb. The Grom (Russian “Thunder”) family comprises of two versions of the bomb – the Grom-1 and the Grom-2. The Grom-1 is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-newest-grom-smart-bombs-unveiled-at-maks-2015-65254/

DefenceTalkRussia’s air defenders will soon be using super-maneuverable missile systems equipped with new generation munitions, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. “In addition to the S-400 systems, our air defense forces will start receiving the S-350 Vityaz missiles, which are more maneuverable and boast self-homing warheads of a new generation,” Colonel Igor Klimov told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-generation-self-homing-missile-will-bolster-russian-air-defense-64837/

DefenceTalkAn Iskander-M missile unit of Russia’s Eastern Military District performed a computer-simulated launch of one of Russia’s most advanced rockets during a snap drill, the RMD’s press spokesman Alexander Gordeyev said Friday. “Members of a missile brigade of the Eastern Military District deployed Iskander-M missile complexes at the Bidzhan test range and performed electronically simulated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-conducts-simulated-launches-of-iskander-m-missiles-64074/

DefenceTalkA surface-to-air missile crashed shortly after being launched in northern Russia on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said, in a failed test that will be seen as an embarrassment for the country’s military forces. An official speaking on condition of anonymity initially told AFP the incident had involved an experimental military rocket, but state-owned weapons manufacturer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-missile-crashes-on-launch-in-northern-russia-63944/