Friday, April 19, 2024
Three persons aboard the prototype Ilyushin Il-112V military transport plane crashed during a test flight in the Moscow region on Tuesday, according to its builder, United Aircraft Corporation, Reuters reports. According to the company's press release, it was uncertain if there were any fatalities in the incident. However, an unnamed source told RIA...
Export of cars from Russia rose 27 percent year-on-year to 77,300 vehicles in January-November 2017, Russia’s Federal Customs Service reported last week, Tass informs. In 11 months of 2017, 31,500 cars were delivered to non-CIS countries and 45,800 to CIS countries. Cars were exported to the amount of $1.21 bn...
After Turkey insisted last week on a major arms purchase from Russia, the United States said Monday it was halting all deliveries and joint work with its NATO ally on the F-35 fighter jet program, the BBC in Russian reports. This is the first direct U.S. measure against Turkey, after...
Pakistan’s government decided to allow the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country, the Dawn newspaper reported on Sunday citing the government’s sources, TASS reports. "At the meeting held by the registration board of Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority, another vaccine was also approved for emergency use,"...
UK jet engine maker Rolls-Royce is in talks with Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) on a possible partnership that would see the companies jointly supply engines for a new wide-body aircraft planned by China and Russia, Bloomberg reports. The two companies met earlier this year to discuss cooperation on...
Kalashnikov, the most famous arms developer in Russia, has launched a 13-foot tall walking robot that is operated by soldiers that sit inside it with the machine acting as a bulletproof military suit for them, Gizmodo reports. Kalashnikov Group showcased the invention at the Army 2018 Fair, the International Military-Tech...
The Indian Air Force on Friday set in motion the process of acquiring a fleet of 110 fighter jets, one of its largest orders in recent years, in a bid to shore up its fast-depleting squadron strength. According to a statement on the defense ministry’s website, at least 85% of...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs met a barrage of criticism at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on Friday, as the European Union, Japan, Australia, and others joined a debate started by China and Russia, Reuters reported. The EU representative at WTO dismissed U.S. assertions that the steps...
Advance government procurements of motor vehicles will total 33,500 units in May - July, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Sunday in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV Channel. "We provisionally worked out this program related to the automotive industry support in the government. This pertains to...
Russia’s largest gold producer, Polyus, is set to increase production to 2.8 million troy ounces while reducing its capital expenditure in 2019, its CEO Pavel Grachev told Reuters. The company’s output this year is on track to reach the upper end of its forecast range of 2.375-2.425 million troy ounces,...