Russia tests new Buk-M3 air defense missile system
Russia’s air defense system manufacturer Almaz-Antey has conducted successful testing of the newest Buk-M3 air defense missile system, Tass reports. The tests took place at the Kapustin Yar range near Astrakhan, Southern Russia, the company reported on June 24. “In June 2016, experts of the JSC Concern Almaz-Antey test fired a missile from the Buk-M […]
Russia and China to produce heavy helicopter
Under the agreement between Russia and China, the Russian helicopters will provide technologies and also develop a technical proposal and separate systems of the new vehicle on a contract basis, Tass reports. The Russian and Chinese governments signed an agreement on June 25 to cooperate under a program to build an advanced civilian heavy helicopter. […]
Russia Tests Short-Range Anti-Missile System
Russian Air Force has tested a new short-range anti-ballistic missile system, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on June 21. The launch took place in Kazakhstan. “We successfully completed the task, hitting the target at the scheduled time,” said Aerospace Force Air Defense Chief Viktor Gumyonny. “At 7:00 a.m. [4:00GMT] Tuesday, June 21, anti-missile […]
Poland to benefit from China-Europe freight train service
By Peng Min from People’s Daily With the official launch of the China-Europe freight train service on June 8, Poland, as an important country along the “Belt and Road” route, will significantly benefit from the freight network thanks to its geographic location and labor costs. During Polish President Andrzej Duda’s visit to China last November, […]
Three International Space Station astronauts land in Kazakhstan
An International Space Station crew including an American, a Briton and a Russian landed safely on June 18 in the sun-drenched steppes of Kazakhstan. The Soyuz space capsule carrying NASA’s Tim Kopra, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos’s Yury Malenchenko landed on June 18 about 145 kilometers southeast of the Kazakh city […]
Iran and Russia to product Sukhoi Superjet 100
Iranian trade minister said the country is interested in the joint production of Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner with Russia, Press TV reports. Iran says it is looking into a plan to jointly produce Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) airplanes with Russia – what could take the Islamic Republic to the club of global plane makers […]
Will ‘Made in India’ replace ‘Made in China?’
(People’s Daily Online) Indians like to call their country “Incredible India.” Now, another tagline, “Made in India,”is set to become an important label for this country after business magnates Terry Gou andTim Cook showed interest in moving their production plants to India. Last week, Cook, who is the CEO of Apple, mentioned that he is […]
LG to produce electric car for Iran
LG Group will produce the electric car for the Iranian market. LG and the Iranian government recently signed an agreement for the development. The agreement only lays out the issues in broad strokes and is to be followed a proper contract later, the Chosun Ilbo reports. An LG Corp. staffer said, “We stayed in Iran […]
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan inaugurated CASA-1000 project
The $1.7 billion CASA-1000 project was inaugurated among Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Dushanbe on May 12. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov attended the inauguration. RFERL reports that the CASA-1000 provides a 1,222-kilometer power-transmission line to carry 1,300 megawatts […]
Kazakhstan to use green sources for electric by 2050
Kazakhstan will generate 50 percent of the country’s electricity needs from non-fossil fuel sources by 2050, Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said. “Although our country is rightly known for its abundance of conventional energy resources, we are absolutely committed to developing green economy. We have set ourselves ambitious goals, for example, to generate 50 percent of […]