Russian President Vladimir Putin says the military will add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to its arsenal this year capable of “penetrating” any current missile defense systems. Putin said at the opening of the Army-2015 arms show in Alabino, west of Moscow, on June 16 that the ICBMs are part of Russia’s … Continue reading
“Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has visited the plant where parts for the new generation space rocket will be manufactured,” The Siberian Times reported earlier this week. According to the news agency, last month Rogozin: “announced the Angara-A5V* would be built, assembled and tested in Siberia, with Omsk chosen as the location for almost all … Continue reading
Sergei Burkatovsky, known as one of the creators of the popular online game World of Tanks, is to invest from five to ten million rubles in Lin Industrial, a Russian developer of carrier rockets. The investment will be used to create ultra-light rocket “Taimyr“, TASS reports. Chief Designer at Lin Industrial, Alexander Ilyin, said that … Continue reading