According to Xinhua report, Indonesia will buy six more Russian-built Sukhoi jet fighters, Air Force chief Marshall Herman Prayitno has said.
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November 29, 2006
Russia will present arms and military equipment at the 2nd international arms show INDO DEFENCE 2006 EXPO & FORUM opening in Jakarta on Wednesday.
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November 22, 2006
The Rostov Helicopter Production Complex, or Rostvertol, has displayed the export version of the Mi-28N. Rostvertol has briefed military delegations from Iran and Syria at the recent China-2006 air show in China.
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November 21, 2006Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday that the United States has lifted sanctions on jet maker Sukhoi.
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November 20, 2006Russia’s Air Force is capable of objectively monitoring North Korea’s airspace, the Air Force commander said Thursday during Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) command-post exercises, RIA Novosti news agency reports.
Pyongyang claimed October 9 that it successfully conducted its first ever nuclear weapons test, drawing a chorus of international condemnation, even from traditional allies such as China.
“For today’s exercise, we have gathered together A-50 aircraft, which fulfill the same function as American AWACS,†Vladimir Mikhailov said when asked whether Russia was monitoring the airspace above North Korea. “Today, we can track all targets from zero to 40,000 meters.â€
“We have other reconnaissance means as well, and that’s why we know and see everything. We can see as far as we need to,†the commander is quoted by RIA Novosti as saying.
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October 19, 2006The Russian aircraft industry has developed and will soon start producing stealth aircraft which will radically differ from existing U.S. models. The Russian version uses plasma screens to cushion and disperse radar waves, the Novye Izvestia daily reports.
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October 19, 2005
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