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R&D on Russian third-generation Ratnik future soldier gear has been completed

Russia’s Ratnik-3 ‘soldier of the future’ combat outfit will get a new high-precision sniper round, Chief Executive of the R&D Institute of Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash, the developer of the combat outfit) Dmitry Semizorov said at the...

New missile 49N6 for Russian S-400 air defense system in final stage

Trials of new Russian-made surface-to-air guided missiles 49N6 for S-400 air defense system have entered the final stage and they will be supplied to Russian armed forces for test operation in summer. The new missile can hit cruise missiles, aircraft...

Engineer troops of Russian army to receive 15 new types of engineering equipment 10201172

Engineer troops of Russian army to receive 15 new types of engineering equipment Engineer troops of Russian army will receive 15 new types of engineering equipment in 2017, engineering troops commander Yuriy Stavitskiy said Monday, January 2, 2017.

Iran provides Russia with Iranian-made 122mm mortar shells

On April 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces posted images on their social media platforms documenting the receipt by Russian forces of Iranian-made 120mm mortar shells equipped with an AZ111-A2 advanced High-Explosive (HE ) mortar fuze. This packing...

Opening of the II International Military Technical Forum near Moscow Russia 10709161

Opening of the II International Military Technical Forum near Moscow, Russia This Tuesday, September 6, 2016, was the opening of the II International Military Technical Forum which will take place from the 6 to 11 September in the Patriotic Park near...

Russia plans to field 12 Uran-14 fire-fighting unmanned ground vehicles in 2016 20809164

Russia plans to field 12 Uran-14 fire-fighting unmanned ground vehicles in 2016 At Army 2016 defense exhibition, the Russian Armed Forces are for the first time presenting the new Uran-14 fire-fighting unmanned ground vehicle. The Uran-14 is a...

First Tor-M2DT air defense missile for Russian army Arctic units

Arctic and Extreme North units of Russian army will receive first short-range Tor-M2DT anti-aircraft air defense missile system in 2018, head of the Russian Ground Air Defense Lieutenant-General Alexander Leonov said.

Russian Special Forces Federal Security Services to get new Kalashnikov AK-400 assault rifles TASS 2605162

Russian Special Forces Federal Security Services to get new Kalashnikov AK-400 assault rifles Kalashnikov Concern has offered new AK-400 series of assault rifles to the Special Forces of the Federal Security Service (Russian acronym: FSB) and...

Russian soldiers will receive new 6B43 & 6B45 body armour and 6B47 combat helmets TASS 12705162

Russian soldiers will receive new 6B43 & 6B45 body armour and 6B47 combat helmets Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is delivering new body armour and combat helmets to the national Armed Forces at an increasing pace, according to a source within...

Russian army will be equipped with new 40mm grenade launcher 6G27 before the end of this year TASS 11309161

Russian army will be equipped with new 40mm grenade launcher 6G27 before the end of this year The TekhMash Concern (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) will finish the state trials of the newest 40mm 6G27 Balkan automatic grenade launcher...

New sniper rifle from TsNIITOCHMASH will be delivered to the Russian secret services TASS 10911164

New sniper from TsNIITOCHMASH will be delivered to the Russian secret services The sophisticated sniper system developed for Russian secret services has passed the official tests and been ready for full-rate production, TsNIITOCHMASH Director General...

Russian army Southern Military District CBRN unit receives TDA-3 mobile smokescreen generators TASS 11211161

Russian army Southern Military District CBRN unit receives TDA-3 mobile smokescreen generators The Southern Military District’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) large unit stationed in the Volgograd Region has taken delivery of 10...

Analysis Russian Afganit active protection system is able to intercept uranium tank ammunition TASS 11012163

Analysis : Russian Afganit active protection system is able to intercept uranium tank ammunition The Afganit active protection system (APS) equipping the Armata commonized heavy tacked platform’s derivatives has proved to be able to intercept...

Berezhok combat turret has increased the firepower of BMP-2 IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle TASS 11512163

of BMP-2 IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle The Berezhok combat module has increased both the firepower and controllability of Russia’s BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Russian Army Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov said.

First pictures of the Kurganets-25 BREM armored recovery variant of the Kurganets-25 family 12012165

First pictures of the Kurganets-25 BREM armored recovery variant of the Kurganets-25 family A video from a Russian Auto magazine releases first images of the Kurganets-25 BREM, the armoured recovery vehicle variant of the Kurganets-25 family. It looks...

Artillery units of the Russian Southern Military District to operate Aistyonok man-portable radar TASS 12212161

Artillery units of the Russian Southern Military District to operate Aistyonok man-portable radar Rocket, missile and tube artillery units of the Russian Southern Military District’s 58th All-Arms Army based in the North Caucasus have started learning...

Kord-M large-caliber sniper rifle to enter in service with the Russian armed forces in 2017 TASS 12512161

Kord-M large-caliber sniper rifle to enter in service with the Russian armed forces in 2017 The first examples of the cutting-edge Kord-M large-caliber sniper rifle will be fielded with the Russian Armed Forces in 2017, according to Russian daily...

Truck tractors for S-400 and S-500 air defense missile system will powered by new diesel engines TASS 1001171

Truck tractors for S-400 and S-500 air defense missile system will powered by new diesel engines The advanced truck tractors made by the Bryansk and Minsk Automobile Plants for the S-400 Triumph (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) and future S-500...

Russian Defense Industry promotes Typhoon-K armoured vehicles in 4x4 and 6x6 configuration TASS

Russian Defense Industry promotes Typhoon-K armoured vehicles in 4x4 and 6x6 configuration Russian defense industry under the state Company Rosoboronexport promotes the Taifun-K (Typhoon-K) family of armoured vehicles in 4x4 KAMAZ-53949 and 6x6...

Analysis Fire support vehicles BMP-T and BMPT-72 of Russian defense industry TASS 10302173

Analysis: Fire support vehicles BMP-T and BMPT-72 of Russian defense industry Russian defense industry has developed and manufactured fire support vehicles BMPT and BMPT-72 based on the chassis of T-72 main battle tanks to increase fire power and...