RH - Rotorhub
Insight: Aged helicopter controversy in Russia
A radical change has been proposed to reshape almost overnight the Russian civil helicopter market but this purely administrative measure is facing stiff resistance from ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Algeria receives last Improved Kilo class
The Algerian Navy has received its second Improved Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine, after the vessel completed a transit from the Admiralteyskye Verfy shipyard neat St Petersburg, ...
LWI - Land Warfare
Romania rolls out new Piranha Vs
The Romanian MoD unveiled its initial batch of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) Piranha V 8x8 wheeled combat vehicles at the lavish National Day ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Russia eyes Ivan Gren-class landing ships
The Russian MoD is looking to acquire two or three more Ivan Gren-class landing ships, slightly modified from the original design. According to Alexey Rakhmanov, ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russian airborne troops continue recapitalisation
21st December 2017
Russia’s airborne troops, an elite and highly-mobile independent branch of country’s military numbering 45,000 personnel, has continued a comprehensive recapitalisation in 2017. Col Gen Andrey ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Ukraine to field new air defence radar
18th December 2017
The Ukrainian government has announced the go-ahead for testing of the new Iskra 80K6T 3D air surveillance radar for the country’s armed forces. Offered by ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Ukrainian MoD completes heli rocket-firing testing
12th December 2017
The Ukrainian MoD has completed a test campaign firing new rockets from its two new transport/combat helicopters types, the Mi-8MSB and Mi-2MSB, which, in turn, ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Ukraine gains four more Gyurza-M boats
12th December 2017
The Ukrainian Navy is set to take delivery of four more Project 58155 Gyurza-M armoured artillery boats alongside announcing ambitious plans for building of a ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Motor Sich rolls out first Mi-8MSB from Sharjah plant
28th November 2017
Ukrainian company Motor Sich showcased at Dubai Airshow 2017 its first Mi-8MSB upgrade (pictured), completed at its new plant in Sharjah. This can be regarded ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia boosts Iskander-M inventory
27th November 2017
The Russian Navy has strengthened its tactical ballistic missile (TBM) inventory by adding its first brigade equipped with the new 9K720 Iskander-M (NATO SS-26 Stone) system.The ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Slovakia and Finland agree on customised Patria AMV
17th November 2017
Slovakia and Finland agreed on 10 November to develop a new version of the Patria AMV 8x8 armoured vehicle. According to Jan Holko, Chief Secretary ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia delivers first T-90s to Vietnam
15th November 2017
The first deliveries of the T-90S/SK MBTs for the Vietnamese army have already been made it was revealed on 7 November by Mikhail Petikhov, Deputy ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Ukraine shores up SHORAD
8th November 2017
Ukraine's land forces are looking at ways to beef up their Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) capabilities following combat experiences in the country's civil war in ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Dubai Airshow 2017: Russia’s Middle Eastern strides
6th November 2017
Russian-made helicopters are not a common sight in the majority of Middle Eastern countries but the situation is changing slowly with the latest sales and ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Analysis: KumAPE - the bright future of Russia’s co-axial helicopter manufacturer
31st October 2017
The Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (KumAPE) company specialises in the manufacture, upgrade and overhauls of co-axial rotor helicopters designed by Moscow’s Kamov company.
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LWI - Land Warfare
Ukraine civil war spawns new BTR-4 variant
30th October 2017
Lessons learnt from Ukraine's bloody civil war in the east has influenced the development of yet another variant of the BTR-4 wheeled 8x8 IFV, which ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Russia orders new patrol boats
26th October 2017
The Russian National Guard Federal Troops Service (Rosgvardia) has ordered four Project 21980 Grachanok patrol boats at a total price of Roubles 4.1 billion ($72.3 ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Romania selects the Piranha V
24th October 2017
The Romanian Ministry of Economy signed a MoI with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) for the licensed manufacture of the Piranha IFV. The signature ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russian military tests the AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles
24th October 2017
The new-generation assault rifles of Kalashnikov dubbed AK-12 and AK-15 are set to undergo field trials in undisclosed Russian Land Forces units according to the ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Ukraine buys more Turkish radios
20th October 2017
Ukraine has boosted its cooperation with Turkish industry for the supply of tactical communications equipment, with the country's land forces contracting electronic specialists Aselsan for additional ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Kazan Helicopters mulls Ansat improvement plans
6th October 2017
A raft of improvements in the baseline design of the civilian-certified version of the Kazan Helicopters Ansat is set to be implemented in order to ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Saudi positions for Russian defence tech
6th October 2017
Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed a principal agreement that could lead to a significant arms deal between the two countries, potentially valued at $3 ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Russia launches large-scale BMP-2, BMD-2 upgrades
2nd October 2017
The Russian MoD and KBP, a subsidiary of the industrial conglomerate Rostec, have signed a contract covering the upgrade and refurbishment of around 540 BMP-2 ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Azerbaijan revealed as Czech artillery user
27th September 2017
The Czech Republic has been revealed as a major supplier of heavy weapons to Azerbaijan, recent photos have indicated. This was surprisingly uncovered by photographs released ...
