• Sukhoi T-50 / PAK FA - Patent Analysis The new Sukhoi T-50 / PAK FA Russian fighter is by now quite well known but any official document is certainly welcome. That is the case of the Sukhoi patent that form the basis of this report. Even if it may not bring groundbreaking detail..
• Did Russia lose up to USD 4 billion worth defense deals in Libya? Russian news agency RIA Novosti has reported that a leading Russian missile manufacturer Russian Tactical Missiles (TRV) may have lost deals worth up to USD 790 million due to the change of regime in Libya in 2011. The total loss estimate f..
• Russia to Field Air-Launched Missiles for Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA by 2014 Russia will complete development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter within the next two years, the head of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, told Russian new..
• Russia to provide additional 42 Sukhoi fighters to India An additional 42 Sukhoi frontline fighters will be provided to India by Russia under an agreement inked between the two sides during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit in Moscow. With this pact, the total number of acquired or co..
• Indian Air Force to Induct Mil Mi-17 V5 Helicopters Mid-October Augmenting its chopper fleet, the Indian Air Force will induct the first batch of Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 helicopters by mid-October. India had in 2008 signed a deal with Russia to induct 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for strengthening its chopp..
• INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) Harbor Trials Scheduled for August 2011 Set for induction into the Indian Navy in 2012, the harbour trials of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) are expected to begin by the end of this month (August 2011) in Russia. These trials are aimed at testing the fun..
• Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon Emerge Favorites in Air Force M-MRCA Deal In the past week, a number of mainstream and defense / military specific media sources revealed that the French Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets have made the shortlist while the American Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Lock..
• Indian Navy Crew Undergoing Training Onboard K-152 Nerpa Attack Submarine Russian news agency RIA Novosti quotes a Russian Navy Staff Admiral confirming that a K-152 Nerpa attack submarine will be leased to the Indian Navy by October 2011. The quote was made with the condition of anonymity. Previous reports ha..
• Underwater, Air-to-Air roles targeted for BrahMos Cruise Missile; Trials by 2011-end The BrahMos cruise missile programme is a joint venture between the Indian DRDO and the Russian NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. It is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation an..
• INS Vikramaditya Dock Trials Begin in Severodvinsk Naval Yard Dock trials of the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, the Soviet-built Admiral Gorshkov, which is being refitted for the Indian Navy, began on March 1. They will take place in the Severodvinsk naval yard, where the much-delayed reconstructio..
• 1000 New Attack, Transport, Utility Helicopters for Indian Armed Forces by 2020 In a massive multi billion dollar acquisition programme, the Indian Armed Forces plan to induct more than 1,000 indigenous and foreign helicopters for attack, transport and utility operations by the end of this decade. The choppers to be i..
• Sukhoi, Rosoboronexport, HAL to Jointly Develop Multi-role Fighter Jet (FGFA / PAK FA) Development and production of multi-role fighter is the largest joint project of Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation. In December 2010 during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India, the Rosoboronexport, the Hindus..
• Russia to Showcase 80 Types of Weaponry at Aero India 2011 Russia will exhibit over 80 types of weaponry at the upcoming Aero India 2011 air show, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement. Aero India-2011, which will be held in the southern city of Bangalore on February 9-13, is ..
• Rosoboronexport to Promote Advanced Defense Systems at Aero India 2011 The 8th International Exhibition on Aerospace, Defence and Civil Aviation Aero India 2011, which is one of the biggest among such events in Asia, is hosted at the Air Force Station Yelahanka in the suburbs of Bangaluru from 9th to 13th Febr..
• Air Force MiG-29 Upgraded; Flight Test Conducted Russia's MiG corporation on Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF). "On February 4, 2010, a MiG-29UPG fighter carried out its first test flight. The ..
• Boeing Withdraws from Indian Air Force Mid Air Re-fuelers Deal The Rs.6000 crore deal for Mid Air Re-fuelers for the Indian Air Force that was previously cancelled is set for a rerun. In the fray we have the Russian Ilyushin along with Airbu Militarys from Europe. The U.S. defense / aerospace major Boe..
• BrahMos is the standard for India-Russia Defense Collaboration says Moscow Defense Brief The success of Indo-Russian Joint Venture (JV) BrahMos for the development and production of lethal cruise missiles has set the standard for future joint defence projects with greater Indian participation, according to a respected Russian d..
• HAL, Rosoboronexport Sign Contract to Design and Develop FGFA A Contract for Preliminary Design of the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi here today. The Project involves design and development of a Fifth Ge..
• FGFA/PAKFA - HAL, Sukhoi T-50 Preliminary Design by 2012; Cost USD 295 million Russia and India have agreed the estimated cost of a design contract for their joint fifth-generation fighter project at $295 million, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman Ashok Nayak said in an interview with RIA Novosti. "..
• Rosoboronexport to Begin Mi-17-V5 Helicopter Deliveries in March 2011 A contract for the procurement of 80 Mi 17-V5 helicopters along with spares and the associated equipment was signed between Ministry of Defence and M/s Rosoboronexport, Russia on 5th December 2008 at a cost of US $ 1,345,836,495.83. The ..