As the Russian army fights with Georgia, Russia says that it is ready to send more troops and equipment to the zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, as peacekeepers. This was announced by the Deputy Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Colonel General Anatoly Nogovitsyn. We will carry out the mission to defend every one [...]

Russia’s new Su-35 Flanker multirole fighter aircraft completed its first demonstration flight on Monday. In six-minute flight, it performed a number of maneuvers. Chief of Air Force Colonel General Alexander Zelin attended the event. The Su-35 prototype made its maiden flight on February 18. “We have a large number of orders for this aircraft. Deliveries [...]

On September 9, 1952 a memorandum was signed marking the beginning of work on creation of the first Soviet domestic submarine with the main atomic power plant. The Malakhit Design Bureau was restructured for the venture. VN Peregudov, one of the leading specialists in underwater shipbuilding was appointed head of works. The task of building [...]