On May 18, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey will work with Russia to produce the S-500 air and missile defense system. Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system has already strained U.S.-Turkey relations due to concerns that the program could compromise F-35 aircraft. Deliveries of F-35-related equipment to Turkey have been suspended as the...
On May 13, Russian state media reported the country has completed trials and begun serial production of its new APR-3M air-launched anti-submarine missile. The APR-3M was developed by the Research and Production Enterprise Region, and will equip Russia’s Ka-27M helicopter and other naval aircraft. Related Links: Russia launches serial production of anti-submarine warfare missile,...
On April 30, Russia’s TASS news agency reported that the country has sent new S-400 Triumf missiles to China to replace those damaged in transit in December 2017. According to an unnamed source familiar with the delivery, “At the start of April, several dozens of new S-400 missiles [40N6E] were sent by maritime transport from...
On April 23, Russia launched its first nuclear-powered Project 09852 submarine in the northwestern city of Severodvinsk. Dubbed the K-139 Belgorod, the 184 m submarine is the longest submarine ever built and the first launch platform for Russia’s nuclear-armed Poseidon underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs). It reportedly has enough space for six Poseidon UUVs. The state-run...
On April 5, Russia’s Zvezda TV reported that two corvettes in the country’s Black Sea Fleet conducted a successful test launch of the P-270 Moskit (NATO: SS-N-22 “Sunburn”). The antiship missile hit a target approximately 55 km away. The P-270 Moskit (“Mosquito”) is a ramjet-equipped supersonic missile, with a combat range of 120 km while...
On April 5, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that the country’s Yasen-class submarine Severodvinsk successfully test fired a Kalibr cruise missile while moored in port. This is the first successful launch from a Russian submarine at port, a capability which allows the ships to fire more quickly and with less warning. Related Links: Without departing from...
According to unnamed U.S. defense officials, the United States plans to test fire a ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) with a range of about 1,000 km range in August, and a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000-4,000 km in November. The August test will reportedly put a Tomahawk cruise missile in a container that can...
The U.S. Department of Defense announced it will begin manufacturing components for conventionally armed ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) with ranges previously prohibited by the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Though research into GLCM technology was authorized by the White House in 2017, the United States has not engaged in its production since signing the Treaty...
On February 18, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russian defense contractor Rostec, revealed that a ship delivering S-400 missiles to China was damaged in a storm in the English Channel. The shipment was one of three total ships delivering the 40N6 interceptors to China, the other two successfully completing the delivery. Chemezov confirmed that all of...
On February 6, Russia conducted a test launch of its RS-24 Yars ICBM at the Plesetsk spaceport in the Arkhangelsk Region. According to a Russian Defence Ministry press release, the missile was armed with multiple warheads and achieved all training objectives. The RS-24, which can reportedly be armed with 10 warheads and has a range...
