DefenceTalkRussia insisted Tuesday it would deliver anti-aircraft missiles to Syria despite international criticism, as fears of spillover from the conflict grew after three Lebanese soldiers were killed in a border-area attack. Israel warned Russia it would “know what to do” if the delivery went ahead, and Syria’s top rebel commander gave Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-send-syria-missiles-as-spillover-fears-grow-47958/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with the Beriev Aircraft Company for the purchase of six Beriev Be-200 amphibious planes, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said on Friday. “The contract is worth 8.4 billion rubles [$268 million],” UAC said in a statement. “The first two planes will be basic Be-200ChS models, while the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-orders-6-be-200-amphibious-planes-47909/

DefenceTalkThe first in a batch of Su-34 production frontline bombers to be delivered in 2013 to the Russian Air Force under the State Defense Order for the year was delivered by the Sukhoi Company. Following the handover ceremony at the airfield of the Novosibirsk-based V.P. Chkalov aviation plant of Sukhoi, the aircraft departed for its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sukhoi-delivers-su-34-frontline-bomber-russian-air-force-47876/

DefenceTalkIndia test-launched a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Russian-built guided missile frigate Tarkash off the coast of Goa on Wednesday, a defense ministry source told RIA Novosti. “The missile performed a maneuver in the pre-determined flight path and successfully hit the target,” the source said. The Tarkash, Teg and Trikand, three modified Krivak III […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-test-fires-brahmos-missile-from-ship-47904/

DefenceTalkRussia and Peru will sign a contract to upgrade Lima’s fleet of Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters by the end of May, Konstantin Biryulin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service, said on Monday. Belarus sold around twenty of the fighter jets to Peru in 1997. Peru signed a contract in 2008 for Russia’s UAC […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-peru-to-sign-mig-29-jet-upgrade-deal-47837/

DefenceTalkRussia will actively seek new deals on the Latin American arms market, which it expects to reach a value of $50 billion in the next ten years, the head of a Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation delegation said on Saturday. “According to our expert estimates, the volume of the Latin American arms market will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-new-arms-deals-on-growing-latin-american-market-2-47833/

DefenceTalkFiji’s military ruler said Sunday he would meet Beijing’s leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fiji-turns-to-russia-china-amid-strained-regional-ties-47821/

DefenceTalkRussia will actively seek new deals on the Latin American arms market, which it expects to reach a value of $50 billion in the next ten years, the head of a Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation delegation said on Saturday. “According to our expert estimates, the volume of the Latin American arms market will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-seeks-new-arms-deals-on-growing-latin-american-market-47823/

DefenceTalkA group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in decades, fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on Monday. The group has entered the Red Sea and is preparing to transit the Suez Canal, and should reach the Mediterranean by mid-May, he said. The group, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-pacific-fleet-warships-to-enter-mediterranean-47788/

DefenceTalkRussia will exhibit its modernized T-90S main battle tank along with a score of other advanced military equipment at an arms exhibition in Peru, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said. The SITDEF PERU-2013 defense expo will take place in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on May 15-19. Rosoboronexport and 11 Russian defense companies will be among […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-showcase-t-90s-tank-at-arms-show-in-peru-47785/