Russian army adopts new aircraft generation 4 + +

The new Russian 5th generation fighter T-50, destined to become the main force of the Air Force in the country, is currently undergoing extensive testing. Meanwhile, the Russian Air Force actively buying heavy fighters Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft classified 4 + + generation.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has recently said in a statement that the Air Force would receive in 2013 under an administrative contract, 12 multirole fighter latest Su-35S. Sukhoi group that built these planes, the air force already sold two fighters of this type in 2011 and another six in 2012. However, the production of these aircraft will be doubled in 2013.

According to the official spokesman for the Russian Air Force, Colonel Vladimir Drik, air forces are considering buying about 90 Su-35S. Russian Defense has acquired total, since 2008, 244 Sukhoi fighters and bombers.

The Su-35 (Flanker E + or, according to NATO classification) is a multi-role fighter high maneuverability 4 + + generation. This generation is a relative concept used to say that most of the technical characteristics of the aircraft, except stealth, are close to those of airplanes latest fifth generation.

The construction of the first Su-35S series was launched in 2006. In summer 2007, Sukhoi developed the first prototype of the aircraft, which was presented on the floor in the Salon MAKS international aerospace Moscow. Testing the new model began in early 2008 and already in 2009, Sukhoi signed a contract with the Defence for the delivery of Su-35S, for the supply of 48 hunters this type between 2012 and 2015.The parties intend to sign another agreement for the period 2015 to 2020.

In June 2010, Sukhoi said preliminary tests of the aircraft had been successfully completed, confirming the proven performance-board equipment and high maneuverability of the hunter, who was now ready to undergo formal operational tests involving drivers Air Force.

Russian Expo Arms Eurosatory and share their experience

The experience of the organization of the International Exhibition of armament and military equipment used Eurosatory in Paris to prepare to Russian Expo Arms Nijnyi Tagil. This agreement was reached at the meeting between the Director General of the French salon, General Patrick Colas des Francs, and the governor of the Sverdlovsk region Yevgeny Kouïvachev.

As the regional government told " RusBusinessNews "currently Nijnyi Tagil, with the support of the President of the Federation, is being created an exhibition center for the presentation of federal land equipment of the army earth. In polygon "Staratel", which is the traditional place where fairs military will be created business center with a conference room with a capacity of 500 seats, as well as new buildings and information center unique. An airfield for three helicopters Mi-8 helicopters capable of accommodating even at night will also be built.

Russia's fourth T-50 stealth fighter flies

Russia's fourth prototype Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter jet took to the skies for the first time Wednesday in a 40-minute flight at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur factory in Siberia, Sukhoi said.

"The fourth prototype PAK-FA made its first flight today from the Gagarin factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur," Sukhoi said, referring to the aircraft by its project name, an acronym for future fifth-generation tactical fighter.

"The flight tested the aircraft's overall integrity and its main engines. The aircraft is making a good impression in all phases of the flying programme," Sukhoi said.

The T-50, which will be the core of Russia's future fighter fleet, is a fifth-generation multi-role fighter aircraft featuring low-observable technology (stealth), super-manoeuverability, supercruise capability (supersonic flight without use of afterburner), and an advanced avionics suite including an X-band active phased-array radar.

The first prototype first flew Jan 29, 2010.

The Russian defence ministry plans to purchase a first batch of 10 evaluation aircraft and then 60 production-standard aircraft after 2015.

Meanwhile, the Novosibirsk aircraft factory (NAPO) plans to deliver 10 more Sukhoi Su-34 strike aircraft to the Russian Air Force in the near future, the Air Force's Col. Andrei Bobrun said.

"The Novosibirsk factory will send another 10 aircraft to the Voronezh air base in the near future," he said. The air force set up its first Su-34 squadron at the end of 2011.

New Putin limo unveiled

After six full years of development, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin finally has a car more beautiful than U.S. President Barack Obama's, the ZiL auto company announced.

A ZIL-4112P prototype, with a 7.7 litre engine and six-speed automatic transmission, was unveiled to federal television channels on Sunday just months after Putin ordered government departments to seek appropriately patriotic, domestic alternatives to the mostly German foreign brands he and other top government officials have become accustomed to being driven around in.
“We tried to preserve the generic feature of the ZiL: the recognizable style, the lighting, the mirrors. We wanted it to be clear that this is a ZiL, not a soapbox, not a Mercedes. If you look, its dark blue. If you look at what Obama drives around in its a scary submarine, no kind of aesthetic, it's awful to look at,” ZiL's Director of Limousine Production Mikhail Sattarov told Channel 1.

Soviet nostalgia has not sacrificed modern comforts, however. The interior features leather seats, worktables, and the pride of the ZiL: a big screen hooked up to an external video camera that allows passengers to see where they are going even with the curtains drawn. It also boasts specialist security features — “know-how that no-one else has,” according to Sattarov — to guarantee the safety of both driver and passenger.

Fuel consumption has also been improved to 25 litres per 100 kilometres. The late Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev's limo was said to guzzle a fearsome 65 litres.

The launch of the vehicle marks a new dawn not only for the driving comfort of Kremlin officials, but also for ZiL itself.

Russia’s Pantsir-S System Downs Cruise Missile in Test

Two missiles fired from a Pantsir-S short-range air defense system shot down a cruise missile during tests at a practice range in northern Russia on Friday, the Defense Ministry said.

A real cruise missile was launched from a Tu-95MS Bear strategic bomber targeting a building 800 kilometers (500 miles) away.

“The Pantsir-S hit the target with two missiles and prevented the destruction of the defended building,” the Ministry said in a statement.

“The live firing practice at the Pemboy range has confirmed high performance characteristics of the new air defense system,” the statement said.

The system has previously only been tested against practice targets imitating cruise missiles.

Cruise missiles represent a difficult target as they are small, fast-moving, can fly at very low levels and often have a low infrared and radar signature.

NATO adopts a Russian rifle based on the Kalashnikov

Seventeen NATO will equip the rifle Russian Vepr-12 Molot factory designed by on a Kalashnikov said Friday in Moscow the Russian high-tech holding Rostekhnologii.

"The semi-automatic rifles to shotguns Vepr-12 will be delivered to the armed forces and other services coercive ten member countries of the Alliance," reads a statement in the holding company.

The German company Schmeisser GmbH, partner and Molot factory responsible for promoting Vepr-12 in Europe, conducts discussions with member countries of NATO since early 2012. During a presentation of the gun held last September in Germany, the Bundeswehr officers with rifles Vepr-12 are trained to storm a fortified building. NATO has agreed to acquire Vepr-12 following this presentation.

The Molot factory of Viatskie Poliany (Kirov region of Russia) has created several versions of Vepr-12 rifle that will be supplied to NATO after the necessary formalities.

Russian warheads spend American money

Moscow wants to close the U.S. program of liquidation of weapons of mass destruction Russian media reported. Russia is able to finance itself the removal of its nuclear arsenal. Especially that American aid has become an instrument of political pressure and the Americans had access to too large Russian nuclear secrets.

The micro Viktor Baranets, Russian military expert:

"Under the pretext of helping to destroy the ammunition, the U.S. had an almost full access to all deposits and all databases that store our nuclear weapons. Under the pretext of helping, the U.S. has installed equipment on the nuclear weapons. It went to become absurd, because the American specialists were passing Russian officers lie detector to see if they could be dealing with nuclear weapons. "

A question arises: if the conditions were so much disadvantageous to Russia, why the Kremlin has accepted also by extending the agreement twice? The political situation is certainly much. Russian foreign policy in the 1990s was far pro-Western. In addition, at the time of signing the agreement, Moscow had neither dse ability or financial means. However, it was necessary to destroy the missiles because Russia had made commitments at the international level.

$3.77 bn Super Sukhois deal to be signed during Putin’s visit

The aircraft would virtually be an insurance policy against aerial threats from such aircraft as the J-10s and the F-16s.

Defence ties have clearly been the engine of India-Russia bilateral relationship for over half a century now. The same engine is set to be roaring once again when Russian President Vladimir Putin undertakes a visit to India this month-end. The two countries are going to sign numerous agreements – at least half a dozen, according to knowledgeable sources – and one of these is going to be a $3.77 billion deal for the supply of 40 SU-30MKI Russian fighter aircraft to India.

The new Super Sukhois deal is going to be on the front burner when the India, Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation meets in New Delhi next week. The ultimate goal of the two defence ministers at the two-day meeting later this week would be to thrash out a text of which even a comma or a full stop does not have to be changed and the two ministers sign the deal in the presence of Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during their delegation-level talks in New Delhi on November 1. This is going to be a major mission objective of the Indiana and Russian defence ministers in the coming days.

Arms exports: Moscow still leading

In autumn, harvest time, companies draw the provisional results of the year. For Russian military companies, this report is very positive.

"In 2012, Russian arms exports will exceed 10 billion euros," said Konstantin Biriouline, deputy head of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) during the Airshow Ukrainian Aviasvit-2012 being held Kiev.

In 2011, Russian arms exports reached, according FSVTS, 10.07 billion euros.

Experts believe that Russia will set a new record in terms of arms sales. "The Russian arms exports exceeded 5.03 billion euros in the first half of 2012. This represents an increase of 14% yoy, "reads a press release of the Russian public Rostekhnologuii group.

Between 2008 and 2011, the major importers of Russian arms were India (6.35 billion), Algeria (3.64 billion) and China (2.71 billion). The three countries have indeed purchased 55.47% of the weapons sold by Russia during this period, exports amounting to a total of 23.09 billion euros.

According to Igor Korotchenko, editor of the Russian magazine Natsionalnaïa Oborona (National Defence) and military expert, Russia focuses far more than the United States (No. 1 worldwide) on arms exports to a limited group of countries, and this trend will increase further in the years to come.However, the third largest exporter of weapons this year to return to France, with 4.34 billion euros of exports, holds 8% of global sales.

In addition, among the five major exporters in 2012 included Germany (3.56 billion euros, or 6.54% of the market) and the UK (3.2 billion euros, or 4.64% market).

Thus, it is clear that Russia will remain the second largest arms exporter in the world.

Gen.Kayani Arrives In Moscow

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani arrived in Moscow on a three-day official visit  Wednesday.He was received by Deputy Commander in Chief of Ground Forces of Russia,Lt Gen Nikolay Bagdanovsky, said an ISPR press release here.
Gen Kayani’s trip as part of the new efforts launched by the former cold war rivals to open a new chapter in their ties would be holding talks with his Russian counterpart besides meeting with other Russian leadership in Moscow.

Russia Tests' Future Soldier Uniform

Russian military equipment sets Ratnik, nicknamed "future soldier uniforms," ​​Performed well in recent tests, paving the way for Their implementation, a senior army official said on Saturday.

Ratnik ("Warrior") included more than 40 components, Including firearms, body armor, optic, communication and navigation devices, life support and power supply systems and even knee and elbow pads, Said the command of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Chirkin.

The equipment can be used by regular infantry, rocket launcher operators, machine gunners, drivers and scouts, Chirkin said on Ekho Moskvy radio.

The equipment sets are light and come in summer and winter variants Chirkin added, without elaborating on the weight.

Ratnik was tested falling on recent Caucasus-2012 command post exercise, the officer said.Ongoing tests are aussi Alabino at testing grounds outside Moscow.

The "wonderful sets" may "soon" be Introduced in the military, Chirkin said. He gave no timeframe.

Russia Planned to buy a limited number of FELIN infantry fighting systems from France in 2011 , later aim to Produce Opt icts own equipment. Development and implementation are expected to be finished by 2015, a government official Said last December.

The military tested the aussi Zarya ("Dawn") troop command system falling on the Caucasus-2012 exercise, Chirkin said. The system needs improving, Likely goal will be finished in the next FEW years, he said.

Russia, Central Asian States to Hold Air Defense Drills

Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan will conduct joint command-and-staff air defense drills on October 5-16, the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The Chistoye Nebo (Clear Sky) 2012 exercise will be held in Kyrgyz, Tajik and Kazakh airspace and involve the interception of cruise missiles.

Russia will be represented by a group of experts from Air Force staff and MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors and an A-50 Mainstay AWACS plane deployed at the Kant airbase in Kyrgyzstan.

Kazakhstan’s three airbases will host the active phase of the drills. The former Soviet republic will also deploy five air defense brigades and command staff.

Russia to Showcase Mi-171A2 Helicopter at Berlin Air Show

Russian Helicopters company will display its newest addition to the famed Mi-8/17 family of military transport helicopters at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Germany on September 11-16.
“The Mi-171A2 is the long-awaited latest model in the Mi-8/17 family – one of the most popular helicopters in the world,” Roman Kirillov, a spokesman for Russian Helicopters, said on Monday.
According to the official, the helicopter benefits from new engines and transmission, a new rotor system, a modernized integrated avionics suite, better technical and operational characteristics, a new operations and maintenance system.
The new aircraft will also have significantly reduced running cost per hour, he said.
The Mi-171A2 will be certified in Russia and abroad after a series of ground and flight tests by the end of 2012. The helicopter is expected to go in production by the end of 2014.

Russian Military Inspectors to Fly Over Latvia, Estonia

A group of Russian military observers begin on Monday a six-day inspection mission in the skies of Latvia and Estonia under the Open Skies Treaty, the Defense Ministry’s press office reported.

The flights will be conducted on September 10-15 from the Latvia’s Riga and Estonia’s Tartu airports. The maximum flight range will total about 1,600 km (some 1,000 miles) under the agreed flight routes.

“Aboard the An-30B aircraft, Russian specialists will exercise control together with their colleagues over the procedure of the use of surveillance system equipment and compliance with existing accords,” the press office said.

The Open Skies Treaty, signed in 1992 at the initiative of U.S. President George H.W. Bush, established 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.

Mi-35 Combat Helicopter Crashes in Dagestan

A Mi-35 combat helicopter with three people on board crashed in a mountain on Saturday in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a spokesperson of Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
The helicopter crashed into the mountain while it was flying over it in poor weather conditions. All three crew members died. The Defense Ministry suspended Mi-35 flights as the result of the incident.

Russia to Build New ICBM by 2018 - SMF Chief

Russia will build a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile by 2018, Strategic Missile Forces commander Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said on Monday.
“Construction of the missile is ongoing,” he said. “It is to be completed by 2018.”
The new missile is to replace the R-36M2 Voyevoda (NATO reporting name SS-18 Satan) missile.
So far all of Russia’s recent ICBM projects, both sea-launched (Bulava) and ground-based (Topol-M, Yars), have been solid fuel.
Karakayev said the new ICBM will have a launch mass of around 100 tons with a better payload-launch weight ratio than in a solid fuel missile.

Putin: Russia Ready to Draw on Foreign Defense Technology

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country was ready to use foreign military technology but said a situation where Russian plants would only assemble imported parts was "unacceptable."
"Foreign partnership is possible," Putin told a meeting of the Security Council on Friday, saying it was "not shameful" to draw on foreign experience.
"But creating plants which assemble the analogues of foreign arms and hardware using imported component parts is unacceptable," he said.

Russia's Intelligence Agency Wants To Influence Social Networks

Facespook: Russian spies order $1mln software to influence social networks

 

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has ordered three systems worth about US$1 million that will automatically spread information on the Internet.
The systems were ordered in a three separate tenders and the official client’s name is Military Unit 54939, but Kommersant Daily newspaper, which broke the news, writes that according to its sources this military unit belongs to the Foreign Intelligence Service’s structure.
The first system is called Dispute and is responsible for overall monitoring of the blogosphere and social networks in order to single out the centers where the information is created and the ways by which it is spread among the virtual society. It also looks at factors that affect the popularity of various reports among internet users.

Deputy PM Repeats Call For Hypersonic Bomber

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin repeated his appeal on Monday for Russia to develop a hypersonic aircraft for its PAK-DA long-range bomber requirement.
"I think we need to go down the route of hypersonic technology and we are moving in that direction and are not falling behind the Americans," he said on Rossiya 24 TV. "We will use this technology when developing a new bomber."
Long-range military aviation is vital to Russia and "the question is will we copy the Americans' forty-year experience and create a [Northrop] B-2 analog...or will we go down a new, ultramodern technology route, looking to the horizon, and create a machine able to penetrate air defenses and carry out a strike on any aggressor," he said.
Rogozin's latest comments come just days after a test of America's X-51 Waverider hypersonic unmanned test vehicle failed after a control fin broke up and the aircraft fell into the sea. The aim of the test was to prove Waverider could fly for around five minutes at hypersonic speed using a "scramjet" engine.
Russian Air Force Long Range Aviation commander Lt. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev has previously said the first PAK-DA (an acronym for future long-range aircraft) bomber should enter service by around 2020, and its outline design is currently being devised. Russia's Tupolev design bureau, which designed most of Russia's serving bombers like the Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3 and Tu-160, is leading the program.
In June, President Vladimir Putin ordered initial development of the new long-range bomber for strategic aviation. Speaking during a conference on defense orders, Putin said: "We have to develop work on the new PAK-DA long-range bomber aircraft for Long-Range Aviation. The task is not easy from a scientific-technical standpoint, but we need to start work," Putin said.
Rogozin initially said in June he saw no need for PAK-DA to replace the air force's ageing Tu-95MS cruise-missile carriers and Tu-160 supersonic bombers.

Russia Won't Buy Foreign Tanks -

The Russian Federation will not make large-scale purchases of foreign armored vehicles, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday at an arms exhibition in the Urals.

"We will not make large-scale purchases of foreign armor," said Rogozin, who has special responsibilities for the military-industrial complex. "We just need a few examples, to decide what they are like and what advantages they have. Cooperation is possible on assembling armored vehicles, but this is only in the case of borrowing for those remaining areas where we lag behind," he added.
Buying the latest examples of foreign-made armor was impossible, he said.