In 2020, about 100 new and upgraded aircraft will be received by the Aerospace Forces. 

MOSCOW --- Russia’s latest Mi-28N attack helicopter surpasses its Mi-24 predecessor by its maneuverability, Senior Test Pilot of Russian Helicopters Group (the manufacturer of these rotorcraft) Vladimir Khorev told TASS on Thursday. 
 

Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, will set up a joint Russian exposition at Bahrain International Airshow 2018 (BIAS), a fifth iteration of an international exhibition to take place at Sakhir AFB in the Kingdom of Bahrain on November 14-16. 
 

ZHUHAI, China --- The holding company Helicopters of Russia (an affiliate of Rostec) keeps improving and perfecting its combat helicopters that were tested in real action in Syria, the company’s chief, Andrey Boginsky, told the media on the sidelines of Airshow China. 
 

Enterprises of Rostec State Corporation signed agreements for the amount of over 100 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2018". This is 2.5 times more than the amount of agreements signed last year, at "Army-2017". 
 

KUBINKA --- Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) has presented a new version of the Mi-28NE attack helicopter at the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2018 which is being held from August 21 through August 26 in Kubinka in the Moscow Region. The attack helicopter can interact with drones and operate them remotely. 
 

Mexican President-elect Andres Mannuel Lopez Obrador plans to cancel a $1.36 billion order for 8 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the country's Navy. The gunships, intended for use to counter the drug trade, are just too expensive, Obrador says. But are there more affordable alternatives with similar capabilities out there? Sputnik explores. 

JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is organizing the Russian exhibit at the International Air and Space Fair FIDAE 2018. The exhibition is to held on April 3-8 in the territory of the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, located in the vicinity of Santiago, Chili. It demonstrates over 200 models of the Russian armament and materiel. 
 

The Aerospace Forces are to receive more than 100 new and upgraded aircraft, including Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets, Su-34 bombers, Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 helicopters of various modifications, as well as other types of aviation hardware. 
 

JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will showcase the latest Russian-made Air Force and Air Defense equipment at Dubai Airshow 2017, which will be held from November 12 to 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 
 

MOSCOW --- Russia has rearmed 16 air defense missile regiments with advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile complexes over the past five years, Chief of General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov said on Tuesday. 
 

According to the State Defence Order, the manufacturing enterprise is to supply a consignment of the Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters to Aerospace Forces units on the eve of new training year. 
 

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia --- Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) announces availability of the first batch of training and combat Mi-28UB helicopters for the Ministry of Defense. Machines have already passed through the whole set of factory tests. The first helicopters are scheduled for transfer to the military department in November 2017. 
 

The Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) will demonstrate a wide range of military helicopters at the International military- technical forum "ARMY-2017" that will take place in the congress exhibition center "Patriot" in the city of Kubinka from August 22 to August 27.

JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has recorded a positive trend in the combat aviation market and now forecasts a further increase in the share of aviation equipment in the company’s overall supplies. 
 

Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, is going to put on display Russia’s most advanced designs at the Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia-2017 to take place at Crocus Expo, Moscow, on May 25-27. 

Based on the Decree of the Russian Federation Government No. 2668-r dated 14 December 2016, the ARMY-2017 International Military-Technical Forum will be held from 22 to 27 August 2017. The event will be organized by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will organize a Russian display at the LAAD 2017 Latin American Defence and Security Exhibition. The exhibition supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Defense will be held at the RIOCENTRO exhibition center (Rio de Janeiro) on April 4-7, 2017. 

According to the deputy head of the Russian Helicopters company, Russian Defense Ministry will receive the first batch of eight Mi-28UB (NATO reporting name "Havoc") helicopters in 2017.

Efficiency of Russian weapons was proved by fight against terrorism, for example, in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, adding that the analysis of practical use of defense technologies would improve the quality of military equipment.

A strike conducted earlier in the day by the Iraqi Air Force against Daesh terrorist group in Syrian Deir Ez-Zor province has been fully coordinated with the Syrian government, Al-Watan reported, citing a source, close to the Syrian Foreign Ministry.

Moscow is addressing the issue of new military equipment deliveries to Iraq's armed forces.

The state corporation Rostec's director for international cooperation said that many countries in the Middle East have displayed an interest in the weapons Russia showcased during its campaign in Syria.

The Russian Helicopters company, part of the Rostec state corporation, is taking part in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 regional investment forum in India's Gujarat state, the company said Tuesday.
 

Bristling with an array of cutting-edge technological solutions, the improved version of Russia’s Mi-28NM attack helicopter is nothing short of the ultimate combat aircraft, Russian Helicopters Holding’s general director Alexander Mikheyev wrote.

Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said that Afghanistan has no alternative to Russian arms in the nearest decades.

Engineers are developing a new modification of the new onboard defense systems (ODS) for the Ilyushin Il-112B military transport aircraft that will be able to counter all potential missile threats up to 2025, according to Russia's Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET). 

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russia's upgraded version of the Mi-28N combat helicopter will be armed with extended range guided anti-tank missiles, the general designer of the Machine-Building Design Bureau, Valery Kashin, has told TASS. "The design bureau is in the process of upgrading the Ataka and Khrizantema missiles, capable of identifying, tracking and eliminating targets at a longer distance, especially for the Mi-28NM helicopter," Kashin said.  

MOSCOW --- Russia’s Aerospace Force is planning to receive the first five fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jets in 2017, Aerospace Force Commander-in-Chief Viktor Bondarev said. 

TOMILINO (Moscow Region), October 12. /TASS/. Russian Helicopters rotocraft manufacturer, part of state hi-tech corporation Rostec, plans to deliver a pre-production batch of upgraded Mil Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters to the Defense Ministry in 2018, Russian Helicopters Head Alexander Mikheyev said on Wednesday. We plan the pilot pre-production batch of helicopters for delivery in 2018," he said. The prototype of the modernized Night Hunter helicopter has made its first flight in the town of Tomilino in the Moscow Region on Wednesday.