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Citation :: Over 100 Russian Northern Fleet Ships, Subs Take Part in Barents Sea Drills

Over 100 military ships, nuclear and diesel submarines, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Russian Northern Fleet took part in large-scale exercises in the Barents Sea and its southern inlet, the White Sea, the fleet's press service said Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Northern Fleet deployment training was taking place during the day, by the evening most of the ships, submarines, and auxiliary vessels, as well as units of the land and coastal forces, air defense divisions returned to places of permanent deployment, according to Capt. 2nd Class Andrei Luzik, the acting head of the Northern Fleet’s press service. Commander of the fleet, Vice-Admiral Nikolai Evmenov personally observed the sea deployment exercises.
"Land and coastal troops were raised on alarm. The personnel of the marine brigade and the separate motorized rifle brigade carried out a march to the areas of concentration of military equipment. The training involved more than 1,000 units of military vehicles," Luzik explained.

Servicemen of the 45th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Northern Fleet also took part in the drills with more than 30 aircraft involved, the press service acting head noted. Anti-aircraft missile regiment of Kola Peninsula has been deployed in the designated area to defend the fleet from the aerial attack of the hypothetical aggressor, Luzik added.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160723/1043507981/russian-fleet-barents-sea-drills.html

Citation :: Russian Long-Range Bombers Ramping Up Sortie Rate During Operation In Syria
(Source: TASS-Defense; published July 22, 2016)

MOSCOW --- Russian Aerospace Force (RusAF) Tupolev Tu-22M3 (NATO reporting name: Backfire) supersonic long-range bombers have conducted as many as three group sorties in July as part of the ongoing operation against terrorist groups in Syria. In all probability, Russia’s top brass deemed it less expensive and safer to clobber the terrorists from Russian airspace than to return the large air task force to Khmeimim air base, according to the Gazeta.ru online hews portal.

The long-range bombers have operated mostly in the vicinity of Palmyra and the towns of al-Sukhnah, Arak and al-Taibah in Homs province. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the video recorders have filmed the elimination of two control centers, manpower and sheltered vehicles of the Russia-banned Islamic State terrorist group this time round. To develop the targets, the military stepped up its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) efforts.

ISR operations in the area, including the use of reconnaissance satellites, were redoubled to expedite the developing of terrorist targets and pinpoint them in a more accurate manner. The increased ISR operation tempo allowed revealing and engaging new targets in real time. The RusAF’s long-range bombers conducted their preceding air strikes against the Islamists on July 12 and 14. The Defense Ministry reported that the RusAF had increased its optempo against the targets of the terrorist groups operating in Syria.

Gazeta.ru’s source in the RusAF said in March after the withdrawal of the bulk of the Russian task force from Syria that the militants might become more active in mid-summer and the aircraft might have to return to Khmeimim AB to continue their operations out of it. However, it seems that the General Staff decided to use other tactics to fight the terrorists.

The bombers have started flying combat sorties from Russia instead of the tactical aircraft having to get back to Syria along with the associated problems, e.g. replenishment of their ammunition stockpile, petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) and fuel and payment of the combat pay to the flying and ground crews on deployment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in spring that the operation in Syria required certain spending, but most of the money spent was the one of the Defense Ministry - around 33 billion rubles ($500 million) earmarked for combat training and exercises in 2015. "We have simply switched the resources over to the task force in Syria," the president explained then.

News came in early 2016 that the Defense Ministry’s budget faced a 5% reduction. Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova, who is charge of finance, explained that the reduction would not affect the armament acquisition program and personnel benefits, but the spending on repair, construction and logistics would be cut. Thus, the Defense Ministry must have concluded that it is cheaper to continue the air crews’ combat training in Russia and use long-range bombers as part of the training to accomplish combat missions without having to shell out for shipping the materiel to the hot spot and for the combat pay for the troops on a temporary duty assignment there.

In addition, considering that a helicopter was downed near Palmyra two weeks ago, it is dangerous to fight in the area’s airspace, and it is the targets in this area that the Tu-22M3s have been attacking over the past two weeks.

The official cost of a Tu-22M3 long-range bomber sortie from Russia to Syria is unknown. Apparently, it is a sum of the costs of the POL, the crews’ pay, navigation support, aircraft service life and weapons delivered.

Lt. Gen. Mikhail Oparin, former Long-Range Aviation commander, believes that the using of Tu-22M3s against targets in Syria is reasonable and well-thought-out, all the more so that operating out of our own airspace is easier. He noted that the supreme commander-in-chief’s concept of operation had to be known before a more accurate assessment can be made.

Presumably, the aircraft used now are the latest version. According to Lt. Gen. Oparin, gravity bombs delivered from an altitude of 10,000 m have a circular error probable (CEP) of 30-50 m at the most. To cap it all, you do not have to deploy warplanes, ammunition and, first and foremost, fuel to Syria.

Air attacks on Islamic State terrorists far away from Russia’s border are a natural way to use long-range aircraft in battle. As for the material costs, the air crews need flight and bombing training in peacetime anyway. While bombing the terrorists in Syria, they have been using up about the same flying life of the airframes and engines and the about same amount of avgas, ammunition and other materiel. The bomb load per plane increases considerably on combat sorties compared with training ones.

Nevertheless, the free-fall bombs used now are less expensive than air-launched long-range precision-guided missiles are.

Using the stockpile of gravity bombs and manufacturing more of them do not cost much, and the combat missions of the long-range bombers are just marginally more expensive than their training sorties. Thus, the costs of the fighting in Syria is just little pricier than ordinary combat training. Flying the bombers out of their home bases is cheaper, too, than providing logistic support for an air task force far away from home.

According to the Defense Ministry, Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E) fighters deployed in Khmeimim AB have escorted the Tu-22M3s. The military re-emphasized that the international coalition had been notified of the time and transit corridors in advance to facilitate air safety. However, the long-range bombardment of the Islamic State in Syria out of Russian airspace benefit us in political terms as well, because in this case, the international community is not concerned about the return of the Russian military to the Middle East, according to the Gazeta.ru news portal. -

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/175715/russian-bombers-ramp-up-sortie-rate-during-syria-ops.html

Citation :: Units of the air defense been alerted in outskirts of Moscow
Jul 22, 2016

The Russian air defense units of First Guards Tank Army air defense, located in outskirts of Moscow, have been alerted and are moving to the convoy marshaling areas in order to conduct marching to the station loading trains for deploys to Kapustin Yar (Astrahasnkaya region.).

The troops received the standard weapons and equipment, prepared the hardware and armament for marching and assault landing. The forward detachments are conducting reconnaissance, and providing sabotage and air defence of the routes.

The exercise was attended by about 2 thousand soldiers, up to 500 units of military and special equipment.

http://defence-blog.com/army/units-of-the-air-defense-been-alerted-in-outskirts-of-moscow.html

Citation :: Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Test-Fired its 3K55 Bastion Anti-Ship Missile System

The Russian Navy Pacific Fleet coastal forces’ missile formation troops conducted the first launch of their new 3K55 Bastion coastal defense mobile anti-ship missile systems (NATO reporting name: SSC-5 Stooge) in the Far East Primorsky Territory, the Eastern Military District’s Pacific Fleet spokesman said Friday.

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Tactics of Russian motor rifle brigades will change with introduction of Armata tracked platform.
The introduction of the Armata heavy tracked platform developed by the Uralvagonzavod (Russian acronym: UVZ) scientific-research corporation to armour and motor rifle brigades will drastically change the land tactics of Russian Armed Forces and lead to the transition to the modular-type units, according to the Gazeta.ru online newspaper.

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Citation :: Russian troops launch aerostatic balloon over Ukraine’s border
Jul 24, 2016

Russian troops launch aerostatic balloon over Ukraine’s border with Crimea

According to Oleg Slobodyan, Assistant Head of the State Border Guard Service, at about 9 a.m., Ukrainian border guards spotted an aerostatic balloon at the border line with Russian-annexed Crimea.

The device was spotted at the distance of approximately 1 kilometer from the border with Kherson region, southern Ukraine.

‘The object doesn’t move; perhaps, it was launched for means of video surveillance. It’s still up in the air’, Slobodyan said.

http://defence-blog.com/news/russian-troops-launch-aerostatic-balloon-over-ukraines-border.html

Citation :: Rossiya special air detachment receives new Il-96-300 airliner

Russian aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered a brand-new Ilyushin Il-96-300 airplane to the Rossiya special air detachment reporting to the Office of the Russian President. The aircraft built by the VASO plant had passed all of its factory and official tests, according to UAC’s press office.

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Citation :: La Bulgarie dénonce des intrusions d’avions russes dans son espace aérienPosté dans Europe, Forces aériennes par Laurent Lagneau Le 25-07-2016

Le ministre bulgare de la Défense, Nikolai Nenchev, a affirmé que des avions russes ont pénétré dans l’espace aérien et/ou dans la zone de responsabilité aérienne de la Bulgarie à 10 reprises au cours du mois dernier. S’exprimant sur la chaine de télévision Nova TV, le 24 juillet, il a décrit ces incidents comme des « provocations » dont « l’objectif n’est pas clair ».

Parmi ces intrusions, quatre ont impliqué des avions militaires russes dont le transpondeur avait été coupé. Les six autres ont concerné des vols commerciaux. S’agissant de ces derniers, et dans certains cas, le ministre a indiqué que l’intrusion dans l’espace aérien bulgare avait été causée par des « malentendus » avec le contrôle du trafic aérien.

Quoi qu’il en soit, et comme il se doit, toute entrée non autorisée dans l’espace aérien bulgare donne lieu au décollage en alerte d’une patrouille d’avions de combat, en l’occurrence de MiG-29. Cela « consomme beaucoup de ressources », a fait valoir M. Nenchev.

Avant l’annexion de la Crimée par la Russie, en mars 2014, les interventions de l’aviation bulgare se comptaient, chaque année, sur les doigts d’une seule main. Mais, depuis, elles ont été multipliées. Or, cela use le potentiel de ses avions de combat MiG-29.

Pour faire face à cette situation, Sofia a lancé un plan d’investissement de plus d’un milliard d’euros afin d’acquérir de nouveaux avions dont le type reste à préciser (des F-16 et des Eurofighter Typhoon d’occasion sont en lice, ainsi que des JAS-39 Gripen C/D). En attendant, en février dernier, le Parlement bulgare a voté une loi autorisant des appareils de l’Otan à participer à des missions de surveillance de l’espace aérien du pays.

Cela étant, M. Nenchev a indiqué que les récentes intrusions d’avions russes ont fait l’objet d’une demande officielle d’explications auprès de Moscou.

La position de la Bulgarie [membre de l'Otan depuis 2004, ndlr] à l’égard de la Russie n’est pas confortable. En septembre 2015, Sofia avait interdit le survol de son territoire par un avion cargo russe qui devait se rendre en Syrie. Mais, en juin dernier, le Premier ministre bulgare, Boïko Borissov, a repoussé l’Initiative régionale de la mer Noire, laquelle consisterait à créer une force navale conjointe avec la Roumanie et la Turquie.

« C’est une tentative d’impliquer la Bulgarie dans un conflit supplémentaire. Rien n’impose le déploiement de troupes supplémentaires dans la région. Je n’ai pas besoin de guerre dans la mer Noire! », aurait-il dit, lors d’une rencontre, en juin, avec Klaus Iohannis, le président roumain.

D’après des analystes, cette « sortie » du Premier ministre bulgare s’expliquerait par sa volonté de ne pas s’aliéner l’électorat pro-russe (en juin, 2 partis de gauche ont été conviés au 15e congrès de Russie unie, dont est issu Vladimir Poutine) et de se mettre à dos le courant nationaliste, lequel n’accepterait pas de voir des navires bulgares passer sous commandement turc.

Cependant, le président bulgare, Rossen Plevneliev, s’est dit favorable à cette Initiative régionale de la mer Noire, estimant que cette région a une « importance stratégique pour la sécurité européenne, voire mondiale ». « La Bulgarie ne peut se sentir tranquille quand une multitude de conflits ‘gelés’ couvent dans ses parages et qu’on essaie de la mettre durablement au service d’un certain intérêt étrange », a-t-il affirmé aux côtés de son homologue roumain.

http://www.opex360.com/2016/07/25/la-bulgarie-denonce-des-intrusions-davions-russes-dans-son-espace-aerien/

Citation :: Monday, 25 July 2016

The new TMM-3M2 truck bridgelayer will enter in service with the Russian armed forces.

Russian Armed Forces will bring the new TMM-3M2 heavy mechanized bridgelayer into service before the year-end, according to a source in the local defense industry.

http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/

Citation :: Russian Navy Creates Spetsnaz Units to Hunt for Enemy Saboteurs

wo special units are being created as a part of Russia's Naval Fleet which are designed to detect the enemy saboteurs in Russia's coastal and littoral waters as well as undertake reconnaissance in an enemy-controlled territory, izvestia.ru reported.

The newly created military units are being equipped with "Raptor" boats which can be used during the storm and develop speed up to 80 km/h. The soldiers will also use unmanned flying machines "Tachyon" which can detect the enemy at the depth of several meters.

"There are two new units being created now. One in the Pacific, the second in Crimea," a representative of the Russian Defense Ministry told the newspaper.

According to the spokesman, both squads are experimental, with their main task being to protect the coast from the enemy sabotage and deploy reconnaissance groups in an enemy-controlled territory.
As director of the Center for Strategic Study Ivan Konovalov told the newspaper, coastal and littoral waters have long been actively used by special forces around the world.

"To protect the entire coast is very difficult, so it is quite convenient to deploy unnoticed reconnaissance and sabotage groups to the territory controlled by the enemy and raid its coastal facilities," Konovalov said.

According to the expert, there are three similar groups in the US Navy equipped with special boats for operations in coastal and littoral zones. The UK armed forces also have so called SBS boat groups (Special Boat Service) which operate at the shore and undertake covert reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and other activities.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160725/1043591417/russian-navy-spetsnaz.html

Citation :: BTR-82A Armored Vehicles First Used During Russian Drills in Tajikistan

ussian troops used the BTR-82A armored personnel carriers for the first time during drills in Tajikistan, an aid to the commander of Russia's Central Military District said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — There is a number of significant differences between the new BTR-82A and their predecessors, the commander noted. The armored vehicles’ firepower has been increased due to a 30-mm aircraft cannon being installed, while high angle barrel lifting allows for a more efficient attacks in mountainous areas.
“Soldiers stationed in Tajikistan as part of the 201st Military Base used the new BTR-82A for the first time during maneuvers in the foothills of the Eastern Pamirs,” Col. Yaroslav Roschupkin told reporters.

The motorized infantry troops managed to strike targets at a distance of 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) and 1.7 kilometers on complex terrain, Roschupkin added.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160726/1043616322/btr-used-russian-military-drills-tajikistan.html

Citation :: Russian Udar UCGV Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicle will be a fully autonomous robotic system

Russian Udar (Strike) Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicle (UCGV) developed by the Kovrov-based VNII Signal scientific-research institute will be a fully autonomous robotic system, according to a source in the Russian defense industry.

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Citation :: Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Russian Navy commissions Project 20360OS experimental vessel for service

The Project 20360OS Victor Chirkov experimental vessel has passed the official tests and been accepted by the Russian Navy, according to the press office of the Vympel Design Bureau.

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Citation :: Over 8,000 Russian Troops Involved in Mass East Military District Drills

Air grouping and missile defense management exercises are taken place in the Eastern Military District.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Over 8,000 Russian troops, 1,000 pieces of hardware, including around 100 aircraft and helicopters, as well as Pacific Fleet warships, are involved in large-scale air grouping and missile defense management exercises in the Eastern Military District, the district spokesman said Wednesday.

"Air defense, aviation formations, and mechanized infantry formations’ battlefield air defense units have been placed on practice alert across eight Zabaikalsky and Far East regions," Alexander Gordeev said.

He noted that the exercises are being carried out under the command of Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160727/1043673254/russia-emd-missiledefense-drills.html

Citation :: Friday, 29 July 2016

Russia to deliver BTR-80 armored personnel carriers to UN peacekeepers
Russia’s Military and Industrial Company will deliver a batch of BTR-80 armored personnel carriers to UN peacekeepers, company spokesman Sergei Suvorov told TASS.

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Citation :: Russia to upgrade Tigr armored vehicle within five years

Russia may develop a new vehicle on the basis of the Tigr armored vehicle within five years, Vyacheslav Yershov, director of the Russian Military Engineering Center’s Design Department, told TASS.

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Citation :: Russian Navy to Create Special Icebreaker Fleet to Protect Interests in Arctic

The Russian Navy will create a special group of icebreakers for the protection of islands along the country’s Arctic coast, the Russian Izvestia newspaper reports.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The new fleet of military icebreakers will also likely include ice-class ships capable of carrying artillery and missile weaponry, the newspaper said on Friday.

ast month, Rear Adm. Igor Zvarich, the Russian Navy's technical department chief, said that a new generation of Russia's diesel-electric icebreakers, the Ilya Muromets-class, could go into mass production.
Also in June, the lead icebreaker of Project 21180, the Ilya Muromets, was launched at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg. It is the first icebreaker constructed for the Russian Navy in the last 45 years, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

In 2013, Moscow announced a strategy to increase its presence in the Arctic and to boost the region's development by 2020. In 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a revised maritime doctrine prioritizing the protection of national interests in the Arctic.

The Arctic is considered a major source of hydrocarbons, minerals, fresh water and fish. The region's resources are a matter of interest for states bordering the area as well as Arctic Council members, including Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160729/1043737395/russia-special-arctic-icebreaker-fleet.html

Citation :: Russia'a 7th Yasen-Class Attack Submarine to Be Laid Down in July 2017

Seventh Yasen-class submarine will be laid down in July next year, according to the Sevmash shipbuilding company'd Director General Mikhail Budnichenko.

SEVERODVINSK (Sputnik) — Russia's seventh Yasen-class attack submarine will be laid down at the Sevmash shipbuilding company in the city of Severodvinsk in July 2017, the company's Director General Mikhail Budnichenko said Friday.

"Seventh Yasen-class submarine will be laid down in July next year," Budnichenko said at a ceremony of laying down the sixth YasencClass submarine, the Perm.

The Severodvinsk vessel has a submerged displacement of 13,800 tons, a length of some 390 feet, can travel at speeds up to 31 knots, and can dive to depths of almost 2,000 feet. The submarine is armed with naval mines, the Oniks and Kalibr anti-ship missiles and a range of torpedoes.

According to Russia’s Naval Doctrine, the Yasen-class submarines will become the main multipurpose nuclear-powered subs in the Russian Navy.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160729/1043748567/russia-yasen-submarine.html

Citation :: Friday, 29 July 2016

Russia reportedly received next-gen "Doomsday Plane"
The Voronezh Aircraft Plant (Russian acronym: VASO, a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation, OAK) has delivered the Ilyushin Il-96-400-based aerial control post to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), according to media outlets.

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Citation :: Russian military forces in Crimea are in possession of modern air defense S-400 systems, a source from military in Crimea told RIA Novosti Friday.
SEVASTOPOL (Sputnik) — Russian military forces in Crimea are in possession of modern air defense S-400 systems, a source from military in Crimea told RIA Novosti Friday.
"Russian military in Crimea is armed with the latest air defense systems S-400," the source said.
In, S-300 Air Defense Systems left in Crimea in Ukraine will be conserved and not used by Russian forces, a source from military in Crimea told RIA Novosti Saturday.
"S-300 systems remaining in the Crimea after Ukraine, will be preserved and will not be used by the Russian army," the source said.
Air defense forces were tasked with detecting the enemy, identifying aircraft types and carrying out electronic missile launches. Su-35, Su-30, Su-24 and Su-25 planes, as well as S-400, S-300 and Pantsir-S1 mobile surface-to-air missile systems took part in the exercise.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20160730/1043780003/russia-crimea-systems-s400.html#ixzz4FuZ7k9n7

Citation :: Cinq militaires russes tués dans la chute de leur hélicoptère en Syrie

Posté dans Forces aériennes, Moyen-Orient, Opérations par Laurent Lagneau Le 01-08-2016

Un hélicoptère de transport militaire russe de type Mi-8 « Hip » a vraisemblablement été abattu, ce 1er août, alors qu’il effectuait une mission humanitaire dans un secteur de la ville assiégée d’Alep, apparemment contrôlé par l’organisation « Jaish al Fatah » (Armée de la reconquête), qui fédère des groupes salafistes, voire jihadistes, comme l’ex-Front al-Nosra, récemment devenu « Front Fatah al-Cham).

« Le 1er août, dans la province d’Idleb (nord-ouest, ndlr), des tirs depuis le sol ont abattu un hélicoptère de transport militaire Mi-8 alors qu’il revenait à la base aérienne de Hmeimim après avoir livré de l’aide humanitaire dans la ville d’Alep », a ainsi expliqué le ministère russe de la Défense.

« À bord de l’hélicoptère se trouvaient trois membres d’équipage et deux officiers du Centre russe de réconciliation des parties en conflit en Syrie », a-t-il précisé.

Plus tard, le porte-parole du Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, a fait part de du décès des 5 militaires russes qui se trouvaient à bord du Mi-8. « Ils sont morts en héros parce qu’ils essayaient de diriger l’appareil de manière à minimiser le nombre de victimes sur le sol », a-t-il précisé.

Le Mil Mi-8 « Hip », conçu dans les années 1960, est un hélicoptère capable de transporter 4.000 kg de fret. Il dispose d’une capacité de combat (en premier lieu pour l’appui des troupes au sol), avec une mitrailleuse 12.7 mm, 4 paniers de 32 roquettes S-5 et des missiles anti-chars AT-2 Swatter.

Des images de l’épave de l’hélicoptère ont rapidement circulé sur les réseaux sociaux. On peut y voir des individus exhiber des papiers d’identité ayant appartenu à des membres de l’équipage ainsi que le corps ensanglanté d’un des militaires russes.

Début juillet, les forces russes avaient perdu un hélicoptère Mi-35M Hind E dans les environs de Palmyre. L’appareil fut probablement abattu par un tir ami.

Au total, depuis le 30 septembre 2015, date qui marque le début de leurs opérations en Syrie, les forces russes ont officiellement perdu 18 militaires.

Photo : Mil Mi 8 russe, par Alex Beltyukov

http://www.opex360.com/2016/08/01/cinq-militaires-russes-tues-dans-la-chute-de-leur-helicoptere-en-syrie/

Citation :: Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Zvezda about to start trials of Il-78M-90A's future UPAZ-1M refuelling pod
Russian defense contractor Zvezda is gearing up for the preliminary trials of the advanced UPAZ-1M commonised refueling pod designed for the Ilyushin Il-78M-90A (NATO reporting name: Midas) airborne tanker, according to the press office of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/2016/08/zvezda-about-to-start-trials-of-il-78m.html?m=1

Citation :: Russia’s Defense Ministry receives S-400 system regiment set ahead of schedule

A new regiment set of the S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile system has arrived for the Russian Defense Ministry ahead of schedule, the press office of Russia’s Almaz-Antey Corporation said.

The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile system

Almaz-Antey, Defense Ministry, Russia, S-400

JSC Remdiesel will upgrade 400 MT-LB multipurpose tracked armoured for Russian army
The Russian Company JSC Remdiesel (a subsidiary of the KAMAZ Company) will upgrade over 400 MT-LB armoured tractors of the Russian Armed Forces, according to a source in the local defense industry.

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Citation :: Russian «Orlan» unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in Syria
Aug 2, 2016

Russian «Orlan-10» unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in Bab an Nayrab at eastern districts on the northern city of Aleppo in Syria. Syrian militants say they shoot downed «Orlan-10» unmanned aerial vehicle near Aleppo.

The Orlan-10 is an unmanned aerial vehicle reported to have been produced for the Russian government at the Special Technological Centre of Saint Petersburg.

These complexes are designed for air reconnaissance in any meteorological conditions in high-mountain areas at the distances of 120-600 km and at the maximum altitude of up to 5 km.

Orlan-10 UAVs are capable to operate during 18 hours and perform tasks at the altitude of dozens of meters to several thousand on transmitting the image to the operator in online mode.

http://defence-blog.com/news/russian-orlan-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-crashed-in-syria.html

Citation :: Full speed ahead? Russia seeks to maintain momentum in shipbuilding programme

Alex Pape, London and Dr Lee Willett, London - IHS Jane's Navy International
03 August 2016

Today's very active Russian navy needs a future equipment programme that can deliver the right ships and submarines, at the right cost, at the right time. Alex Pape considers the sustainability of the navy's equipment plan in meeting this requirement
There is something going on in Russia, something that has been underway for six years or so.

In 2010, the story of the Russian Federation Navy was one of a lack of investment. New construction remained at a level not high enough to replace the ageing, Soviet-vintage fleet. Fast forward to 2016, however, and the Black Sea Fleet has received its first new submarine and frigate in more than 20 years. On the operational side, the US Navy (USN) is reporting the highest levels of submarine activity since the Cold War.

In short, this surge in capability was precipitated by a change of policy and a massive injection of funding. IHS Jane's Markets Forecast projections suggest that on the shipbuilding front, work has jumped from around USD2 billion per year in 2010 to around USD6 billion in 2016. This level of uplift may not be sustainable unless the underlying economy improves; nonetheless, funding looks set to remain substantially above the post-Cold War level.

This funding is supporting the delivery of a number of key programmes.

Below the surface
The lead boat in the new Project 955/955A Dolgoruky (Borey) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) class was commissioned in 2012 (having been laid down in 1996). Boats two and three were delivered in 2013 and 2014 respectively. These boats were laid down in 2004 and 2006, but funding and design issues slowed their progress. However, following a new agreement with builder Sevmash signed in 2012, activity has been increasing with one new boat started per year between 2012-16. Completion of the planned class of eight boats should occur by the early 2020s

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