India to Locally Produce S-400 Components
India and Russia are collaborating to establish a joint venture to manufacture S-400 components and maintain them in India.
Russia News
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Russia Unveils Light Aircraft Carrier Concept
Nevskoye Design Breau has unveiled its conceptual lightweight aircraft carrier design for helicopters and UCAVs.
Air
Malaysia Considers Acquiring Russian Su-57 Jets
The Royal Malaysian Air Force seeks new jets to enhance its defence capabilities. The local media favours the Russian Su-57 as the strongest candidate.
Ammunition
Russia Introduces the 3-ton FAB-3000 UMPK bomb in Ukraine
The Russian military, for the first time, used a FAB-3000 M-54 guided bomb against Ukrainian positions in the Kharkiv Region, according to social media sharing.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Russia to Unveil USV Shehpad at FLEET-2024 Expo
Rosoboronexport JSC will unveil Russia’s newest USV at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition “FLEET-2024” in St. Petersburg.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Russian Navy to Receive 12 New Vessels in 2024
Russian Navy plans to receive 12 new vessels into service by the end of 2024. The list includes a nuclear submarine.
Investment
Defence Politics
G7 to Use Russian Assets to Reimburse Ukraine’s Debts
The Group of 7 countries announced they would use $ 50 billion of frozen Russian assets abroad as a debt loan to Ukraine.
Weapon / Missile
Budanov: Russia deploys S-500 systems in Crimea
According to the chief of Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov, Russia has deployed a unit of its most advanced air defence system S-500 to Crimea.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Russia Tests Uncrewed Tank with FPV
Footage of Russian personnel testing a T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) modified to be operated remotely was shared on Telegram.
Ammunition
Ukraine Brings War to Russia
Sky News reports that Ukrainian fighter jets have fired missiles at a target on Russian soil for the first time in this war.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Visits Burkina Faso
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Ouagadougou on a two day long official visit to Burkina Faso.
E/W
Ammunition
U.S. Weapons Lose Effectiveness Against Russian Jamming
The accuracy of the M-982 Excalibur guided artillery has decreased by 90 per cent in Ukraine due to Russian Electronic Warfare systems that jam ammunition.
Regional / Strategy
French President Lobbies in favour of Russia
French President Macron puts pressure on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to receive Russian titanium for Airbus.
Unmanned Systems
Russian FPV Attacks Ukrainian AUSV
Russia attacked the Ukrainian Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel (AUSV) using a First-Person View (FPV).
