DefenceTalkThe United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC, part of Russia’s state technology corporation Rostec) will present at the MAKS-2015 air show its latest Chirok reconnaissance and strike drone, the Rostec’s deputy CEO said Thursday. Dmitry Shugaev said that completely new materials had been used to construct the air-cushion, representing the “super know-how” of the Russian aviation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-recon-strike-drone-to-be-unveiled-at-maks-airshow-64996/

DefenceTalkRussia is now the world’s leading exporter of new multirole fighter jets, a Moscow-based research center said Tuesday. Russia’s Center for the Analysis of the Global Arms Trade said, when calculated in volume terms, Russia was the market-leader for the supply of multirole fighter jets for 2009-2012, according to figures from Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-leads-multirole-fighter-jet-sales-market-48899/

DefenceTalkRussian Helicopters will present the first prototype of the new medium multirole Ka-62 at the MAKS International Aviation & Space Salon, which gets underway on August 27 in the Moscow Region town of Zhukovsky. The helicopter was built at the Company’s manufacturing plant in the town of Arsenyev in Russia’s Far East, and has already […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ka-62-new-russian-helicopter-to-be-presented-at-maks-2013-48877/

DefenceTalkA mock-up of Russia’s new piloted spacecraft will be showcased in August at the MAKS airshow near Moscow, Russia’s space chief said Friday. The new craft, being developed by the Russian spaceship manufacturer RKK Energia, is expected to make its maiden flight in 2018. “At the MAKS airshow, we will soon see the mock-up of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-unveil-new-piloted-spacecraft-at-maks-airshow-48156/