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As early as 2016, the senior management of the Russian aircraft manufacturer Mikoyan Gurevich envisioned that the long-range interceptor aircraft MiG-31 “Foxhound” would be retired in 2028.
Although facing strict economic sanctions by the international community, Russia’s defense industry is still able to deliver new fighter aircraft to its air force.
In a recent development, Iran’s “Shahed-136” suicide drone, extensively used by Russia in Ukraine, has reportedly been equipped with a turbojet engine, enabling it to fly faster and strike targets more effectively.
The new Russian strategic bomber aircraft, called “PAK DA” or “Izdelie 80” (Product 80), developed by the Tupolev company, is expected to make its maiden flight in 2025.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it has introduced a new air-launched long-range cruise missile (ALCM) that now equips the country’s strategic bomber aircraft, the Tu-160 “Blackjack.”
The United States is reported to be hesitant to send more “Patriot” air defense systems to Ukraine after Russia’s hypersonic “Kinzhal” missile was claimed to have successfully destroyed the air defense system that protected the airspace over Kiev last May.
In a list recently issued by the Russian government, Malaysia, along with 29 other countries worldwide, has been categorized as having “friendly” and “neutral” relations with the Kremlin.
Senior officials of the United States Navy have expressed their “concern” about the increasing frequency of the “emergence” of Russian nuclear-powered submarines in the coastal waters of the country in recent times.
Reports from Russia claimed that Ukrainian military had to cancel the flights of its combat aircraft after its onboard navigation equipment experienced strong “interference” that caused critical components to malfunction.
A US nuclear-powered submarine was unaware that it was being “shadowed” by a Russian anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft in an incident that occurred in the far eastern waters of Russia last March.