According to the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the country’s armed forces received a number of new weapon systems in the second quarter of 2016. The upgrades include an Iskander-M brigade, an S-400 missile defense system regiment and over 90 aircraft. “Over the last three months, the armed forces have received a brigade set of…
The Russian Defense Ministry will receive six Mil Mi-8AMTSh choppers and three Mi-8AMTSh-VA ‘Terminator’ military and transport helicopters for Arctic operation this year, Ulan-Ude Aviation Enterprise Managing Director Leonid Belykh said. “Under the state defense contracts that have been signed, three Mi-8 helicopters are planned for delivery in 2016 and two in 2017 for Arctic…
The Russian Aerospace Forces put into service 4 jets, 23 helicopters and 15 drones in the second quarter of 2016, Anatoly Gulyaev, head of the Armaments Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, said. Gulyaev also noted that several Mi-8AMTSh (Hip) helicopters were delivered ahead of schedule. He added that the repair work on seven Il-76MD…
Cooperation in agriculture with Uzbekistan is one of priorities and long-term strategic tasks for Russia, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Sergei Levin said in Tashkent during the International Fruit and Vegetable Fair on July 12. He stated that Russia pays special attention to expanding supply of fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan. Russian president Vladimir…
A total of 7 launch vehicles of the Soyuz family will be built for the Russian Defense Ministry this year, Alexander Kirilin, the Director General of the Progress Missile and Space Center, said. “The production plans in the framework of the State Defense Order for 2016 feature 7 Soyuz launch vehicles and two of the…
The Russian government has announced the criteria for purchasing private shares of state-owned oil company Rosneft. The government is selling 19.5% of Rosneft’s total shares, and hopes to make at least 700 billion rubles ($11 billion). This is part of Russia’s largest privatization scheme since the 1990s, with the Russian government reluctantly selling assets during…
Gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan grew by 7.8% in January-June, the session of the Cabinet of Ministers said on July 15. Industrial production in Uzbekistan rose by 6.7% in the first half of 2016, agriculture output by 6.8%, services by 12.9% and construction works by 17.5%. State budget was executed with 0.1% surplus to…