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I was shocked to find out other things were happening at an airshow in Russia. https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/ka-226t-climber-helicopter-breaks-cover-at-maks/144666.article

https://www.svoboda.org/a/31367951.html Russia's FSB (Federal Security Service, roughly responsible for domestic and sometimes "near abroad" intelligence and state security) has announced that Russian citizens who collect non-classified military or technological information pertaining to...

Placeholder for general news and pics from MAKS 2021 that don't deserve a topic. Specific topics: UAC/Sukhoi "Checkmate" https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/sukhoi-lts-checkmate.37538 UAC/MiG Projects...

Welcome, shipborne MiG!!!!!!!!

Well I guess this still counts to include here I suppose as air to ground weapon options for this aircraft. new kh-59mkm, in back mini kh-35 with an electro-optical homing head.

Russian-founded space start-up and Spac fined for misleading investors (ft.com, registration or subscription may be required) https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22576176/space-momentus-charged-sec-misleading-investors-mikhail-kokorich...

I guess they heard you, because now there is this..... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41508/russias-united-aircraft-corporation-channels-the-x-files-with-this-cryptic-teaser

The Mi8 Hip Prototype made its first flight on June 24th 1961 (images courtesy Of Russian Helicopters JSC) So over the years it’s been a pleasure to see either Mi8 or M17 so here are my photos from likes of Farnborough 2016, Heli-Russia 2017, Dubai Air Show 2017 and Austrian Airpower 2019...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57583363 Article update:

https://www.aerotime.aero/26600-bumpy-story-of-baikal-newest-russian-bush-plane?v=amp https://travelandaviation.com/baikal-completes-airframe-of-utility-aircraft-to-replace-an-2-news/amp/ This is the long awaited replacement to the legendary An-2. The previous modern biplane version was...

Via Feanor over at the Defencetalk forums: From back in January of 2020: https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/robotics/2020/01/11/russian-army-will-develop-of-storm-robot-tank-and-ally/ Uralvagonozavod developed the Shturm while Kalashnikov was responsible for the Soratnik.

https://www.drewexmachina.com/the-ramos-russian-american-observation-satellite-program/

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/04/russian-shipyard-unveils-submersible-patrol-ship-for-export-customers/

According to one of the coments in the reddit thread below, it is planned for her to shorty become a museum ship in Arkhangelsk. Anyone have any more details on this? View: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/lz8z84/top_view_of_dmitry_donskoy_5198x2923/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/26/russian-diplomats-forced-leave-north-korea-pushing-way-home/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr View: https://youtu.be/8-asVHTPFBw https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0226/1199492-russia-north-korea/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56206033...

https://spacenews.com/china-is-aiming-to-attract-partners-for-an-international-lunar-research-station/ https://spacenews.com/russia-china-to-sign-agreement-on-international-lunar-research-station/

Surprised that this wasn't being discussed or have its own thread but it regards militarization, icebreaker projects, living in cold conditions, transporting fuel, possibly another area of conflict later. Examples of starting off thread to get the general idea...

Found an awesome article online here of a visit to a museum dedicated to the Ekranoplan designer, Rostislav Alekseyev. Some very interesting models and artwork, attached.

Hi, Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, also known by its Russian acronym TsAGI, says it is exploring concepts for a high-speed compound helicopter for rescue and light utility roles in the increasingly strategic Arctic region. The announcement also comes as the Kremlin is in the midst...

From http://www.hisutton.com/Khabarovsk-Class-Submarine.html When Russia embarked on the path of introducing a completely new category of nuclear weapon, the gigantic Poseidon drone torpedo, they had to create a whole new category of submarine to carry it. In a move that harks back to the Cold...