More details about the 2006 defense acquisition budget are available - the 237 billion rubles will be spent among other things on six Topol-M missiles, twelve space launchers and nine military satellites, and one new Tu-160 bomber.
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The Strategic Rocket Forces began deployment of the fifth regiment of Topol-M (SS-27) missiles. The missile division in Tatishchevo now includes 44 silo-based Topol-M missiles.
[Fifth Topol-M regiment is being deployed] [December 17, 2005 7:06 AM] [#]
Speaking at a press-conference, Lt.-Gen. Igor Khvorov, the commander of the Long-range Aviation, detailed strategic bomber acquisition plans. Two Tu-160 bombers that were expected to enter active service in 2005 will be delivered in the first quarter o...
[Tu-160 aquisition plans for 2006] [December 20, 2005 7:13 PM] [#]
It looks like the new Tu-160 bomber that the Air Force was planning to bring to active service in 2005 may not be a new bomber at all. According to a report at Aviaport.ru, which quotes a source in the...
[Creative bomber accounting] [January 13, 2006 10:32 AM] [#]
Plesetsk launch site will launch eight rockets this year, five of which will be military launches. The acquisition plan for 2006 calls for twelve space launchers and nine military satellites. Three of the nine satellites are Glonass spacecraft that wil...
[Military launches from Plesetsk in 2006] [January 30, 2006 11:06 AM] [#]
It looks like the Topol-M production plan for 2006 has been corrected - Strana.ru reports that the Votkinsk plant got an order to produce seven missiles this year. It was previously reported that the 2006 acquisition plan included six new...
[Topol-M deployment in 2006] [March 14, 2006 9:27 AM] [#]
The Cosmos-2420 satellite launched yesterday from Plesetsk was the first of the nine military spacecraft that are scheduled to be launched in 2006. Information about other launches is scarce, but some details are coming out - this is an attempt...
[Military launches in 2006 - eight more to go] [July 29, 2006 9:51 AM] [#]
The Russian government disclosed some of its defense spending and acquisition plans for 2007. According to the minister of defense, in 2007 the total spending on national defense will reach “more than 820 billion rubles”, “more than 300 billion r...
[Plans for 2007 are taking shape] [November 17, 2006 10:31 AM] [#]
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