The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse’s clean rooms. Following the seamless parallel integration of both Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 satellites, and the successful …

Russia to start serial production of the fifth-generation light fighter Checkmate in 2027, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Wednesday at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Work is in progress on the designer documentation for the light fighter jet Checkmate. Its serial production will begin in …

Russia to launch serial production of the Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy strike drone in 2023, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Wednesday at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The Okhotnik features a flat nozzle thruster that makes it less visible for radars The serial production of the Okhotnik …

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rosteс State Corporation, presented the Company’s 2021 annual report to Russian President Vladimir Putin. One of the key achievements of the Corporation is a 9.9% increase in its consolidated revenue, which amounted to 2.06 trillion rubles in 2021, and an increase in the …

UEC-Kuznetsov, a Samara-based enterprise of Rostec’s United Engine Corporation, is improving product quality by introducing robotic equipment for applying special hardening coatings.  UEC-Kuznetsov has commissioned a robotic plasma spraying unit that automatically applies refractory and hardening …

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched two frontline warships of the Indian Navy - INS Surat and INS Udaygiri - at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), Mumbai on May 17, 2022. INS Surat is the fourth Guided Missile Destroyer of P15B class, while INS Udaygiri is the second Stealth Frigate of P17A class. Both …

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded the order for conditional tranche 4 (TC4) of the SCORPION programme to Nexter, Arquus and Thales, operating through the EBMR* consortium. Tranche TC4 corresponds to an additional 88 JAGUAR armoured reconnaissance and fighting vehicles and 302 …

The Defence Engineering segment secured orders valued at ₹ 8,079 crore during the year ended March 31, 2022, representing substantial growth over the previous year with receipt of few large value domestic orders. No major export order received during the year. The segment recorded order inflow of ₹ …

India, today successfully fired the Extended Range Version of BrahMos Air Launched missile from Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The launch from the aircraft was as planned and the missile achieved a direct hit on the designated target in the Bay of Bengal region.  It was the first launch of Extended …

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) has been actively promoting advanced Russian weapons and military equipment to the world arms market, which were presented during the solemn events dedicated to Victory Day commemorating the end of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. …