Armée Russe / Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

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Russia Vows to Keep Arms Deals With Caracas After Chavez Death

MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will continue military-technical cooperation with Venezuela regardless of who takes over power in the Latin American country after the death of its charismatic socialist leader Hugo Chavez, a Russian arms trade source said on Wednesday.

Chavez, 58, died on Tuesday following a two-year tough battle with cancer, leaving the country in a political turmoil.

“Whoever comes to power in Venezuela, our military-technical cooperation will continue because it is aimed primarily at safeguarding the national security of the country,” the source told RIA Novosti.

The official added that some defense contracts with Caracas include the construction of arms factories and servicing centers for military equipment, which helps the development of Venezuela’s economy in general.

“These areas, as a rule, are a priority for any government,” the source said.

Chavez had ambitious military plans, which he began implementing some time ago.

Between 2005 and 2007 Venezuela reached deals to buy $4-billion worth of arms from Russia, including Sukhoi fighter jets, combat helicopters, and over 100,000 light weapons, primarily the famous AK-103 assault rifles and a license to produce them in Venezuela.

Chavez's government also secured a $2.2-billion loan in 2010 to purchase a large batch of Russian weapons for its army, including 92 T-72M1M main battle tanks, about 240 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, and a variety of artillery systems.

The source said that Russian and Venezuelan officials met in Caracas earlier this year and reaffirmed their mutual desire to expand cooperation in a variety of areas, including military-technical, oil exploration and transportation.

According to Russian experts, Venezuela is expected to become the world’s second largest buyer of Russian weaponry after India by 2015.

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La Marine russe bientôt de retour dans les ports vietnamiens (ministre)

Moscou et Hanoï envisagent de signer en 2013 un accord réglementant l'entrée des navires militaires russes dans les ports vietnamiens, a déclaré mercredi le ministre russe des Affaires étrangères Sergueï Choïgou à l'issue d'un entretien avec son homologue vietnamien Phung Quang Thanh.
En visite à Hanoï, le chef du département militaire russe a qualifié d'extrêmement importante "l'entente sur (…) la signature au cours de cette année d'un accord mutuellement avantageux et relatif à l'entrée et à l'appui logistique des navires militaires russes dans les ports vietnamiens".
Jusqu'au milieu des années 2000, le port vietnamien de Kamran a hébergé un point d'appui logistique naval russe.

RIA

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Russia stops to import foreign drones to launch national production of this type of equipment
Russia does not want to buy more foreign drones in the future, the country has launched its own production of these military equipment, announced Alexander Fomin, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) on the radio, Echo of Moscow.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 02:19 PM
http://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2013_news_defence_army_military_industry_uk/index.php

S-400 :





Hind :

5 nouveaux Ka-52 remis à l'armée

une idée sur les specs de son Flir Yassine

Yakuza a écrit:

une idée sur les specs de son Flir Yassine

Pour l'export ils utilisent le GOES 342 :

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http://www.uomz.ru/en/production/special_technics/optronic_systems_for_combat_helicopters/dayandnight_observation_and_sight_system_for_combat_helicopters_goes_342_(ops24)

merci Yassine,mais y´a pas l´important(wavelength,resol,range,FPA?,..)

Yakuza a écrit:

merci Yassine,mais y´a pas l´important(wavelength,resol,range,FPA?,..)

Désolé pas d'info pour l'instant.

Un peu de details sur son cousin déstiné au Mi-17 qui est la version export du 321M

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http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uomz.ru%2Fproducts%2Fspetstehnika%2Foptikoelektronnyie_sistemyi_dlya_boevyih_vertoletov%2Fkruglosutochnaya_obzornopoiskovaya_sistema_goes337m

mouai,rien a voir avec un Safire de Flir ou TSS de LM,merci tout de meme.
moralité,faut injecter du western dans l´eastern pour l´export

Y a surement une grande différence entre le 321M et le 342 faudrait épulché chez les vénézuéliens ce que sa donne

si ca t´interesse,y´a ceux de UOMZ aussi(mais ca manque d´infos aussi)

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/82171/airborne-imaging-2011.pdf

Yakuza a écrit:

si ca t´interesse,y´a ceux de UOMZ aussi(mais ca manque d´infos aussi)

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/82171/airborne-imaging-2011.pdf

J'avais le même doc sous la main

Su-34 + KAB 500KR

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Russian Military Inspectors to Fly Over Spain
MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian military inspectors will make a surveillance flight over the territory of Spain under the international Open Skies Treaty within a period starting Sunday, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Russian experts will conduct the inspection flight on board an Antonov An-30B (Clank) aircraft between March 10 and 16, the spokesman said.

The aircraft will take off from Getafe Air Base to cover a total distance of 1,800 kilometers (1,118 miles).

During the flight, Russian and Spanish specialists will monitor the operation of surveillance equipment on board the aircraft as set out in the Open Skies Treaty.

This will be Russia’s fourth observation flight this year under the agreement.

The Open Skies Treaty, which entered into force on January 1, 2002, establishes a regime of unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of its 34 member states to promote openness and the transparency of military forces and activities. Russia ratified the deal in May 2001.

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Russia Starts Forming Mediterranean Task Force

MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Navy has begun setting up a permanent task force to defend Russia’s interests in the Mediterranean, Navy Commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said on Monday.

“The defense minister has ordered us to form a task force that will operate in the Mediterranean Sea on a permanent basis,” Chirkov told reporters after a defense ministry meeting. “We have already started work on this task.”

The move comes at a time of increased international tension in the eastern Mediterranean due to the worsening civil war in Syria.

According to Chirkov, the issue has been discussed at the Navy's Main Headquarters, with the focus on logistics and training of commanding personnel.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier on Monday a decision to deploy a permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean had been made.

“I believe that we have the capability to form and maintain such a task force,” Shoigu said, citing the success of the recent large-scale naval drills carried out by the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean and Black seas.

The exercises involved warships from the Northern, Baltic, Black Sea and Pacific Fleets, strategic bombers and naval infantry.

A high-ranking defense ministry source told RIA Novosti in the beginning of March that a proposed Russian permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea could consist of up to ten combat and auxiliary ships from three of the existing fleets.

The task force may operate on a rotating basis and use ports in Cyprus, Montenegro, Greece and Syria as resupply points, the official added.

The Soviet Union maintained its 5th Mediterranean Squadron in that sea from 1967 until 1992. It was formed to counter the US Navy 6th Fleet during the Cold War, and consisted of 30-50 warships and auxiliary vessels at different times.

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L'armée russe pourrait créer des "bataillons scientifiques" dans les universités

Des "bataillons scientifiques" chargés de réaliser des travaux dans l'intérêt de l'armée pourraient voir le jour dans les universités russes, a déclaré lundi soir le ministre de la Défense Sergueï Choïgou, intervenant devant les étudiants de l'Université technique Bauman de Moscou.

"Nous envisageons de créer des unités que nous avons surnommées "bataillons scientifiques" (…). Dans ces unités les jeunes gens doués feront leur service militaire sans quitter l'université et exécuteront, sous la direction de leurs professeurs, des travaux nécessaires au ministère de la Défense", a indiqué le ministre.

"Nous sommes prêts à financer les travaux de recherche scientifique et de construction menés par ces unités, tout en exigeant des résultats concrets", a-t-il précisé.

RIA

Ka-52 + udaloy



36N6 radar

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Defense Ministry in Talks to Buy Aerial Tankers Says UAC
MOSCOW, March 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the Defense Ministry are in talks over a deal for new Ilyushin Il-78 Midas aerial refueling tankers for the Russian Air Force, UAC said on Tuesday.

The aerospace holding declined to say when a deal might be signed or on what terms.

“Work is in progress to agree the terms...but until the contract is signed we are unable to make any comment,” a UAC press service representative told RIA Novosti, adding that the contract is part of the State Arms Procurement Program for the period to 2020.

Some media reports in mid-February claimed the parties were close to signing a deal for 31 new Il-78 tankers.

The ll-78 is a four-engine aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 heavy transport aircraft. A modernized version of the Il-76MD-90A (also known as Il-476) will soon enter series production at the Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP plant.

The new tankers would be based on the Il-76MD-90A, which has a new wing, more efficient engines, higher payload and a new cockpit with a smaller flight crew than the old Il-76, which is no longer in production.

The Defense Ministry said last October it had signed a contract worth about 140 billion rubles ($4 billion) with UAC for the delivery of 39 Il-476 planes by 2020. Military Transport Aviation's commander Col. Gen. Vladimir Benediktov later said the service would in fact buy 48 of the planes by 2020.

The Russian Air Force operates 19 Il-78 tankers aircraft in the 203rd Guards Air Refueling Regiment, according to open sources.