My thinking is, it is just a start. I foresee the numbers at least doubling 2-3 years. They are just trying to induct slowly, manage the finances and also cause less panic!

There’s talk of 6 more but at this stage it’s just talk.

The Ugandans are also, AFAIK the only export customer for the Mi-24PN. Does anyone know how many they got back in 2004?

There’s speculation they are negotiating the purchase of another batch of PN’s

Recent info from the Almaz Antey annual 2010 report (Ground based related):

• development of component parts of RTC-181M (aka ‘Samolet-M’), conducted complex remediation of plant for manufacture of product 5S73;

  – RTC-181M is the designation for the modernized air defense system around Moscow A-135

  – Product 5S73 is the designation for the (upgraded ?) 53T6 interceptor

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  [*]· Finalized technical design of the 5th gen SAM

  [*]launched state tests of the product 40N6 (LR missile for the S-400 / izd. 40R6)
  (tests ending in 2011)

  [*]· Completed tests and development at different levels for the Army’s SAM system modernization program

  From: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1246631&postcount=185

  Original source: http://www.almaz-antey.ru/about/information/

See Russian Navy thread for Naval developments

Belorussian modernization of Su-27 (Su-27UB) aircraft
http://www.558arp.by/modernization-of-aircraft-eng/57-modernization-of-su-27-eng.html

Not sure what this is called exactly (possibly ‘Integral’) but it looks like a integrated AESA/OLS unit for ships by Fazotron.

@atalex – Paralay Forum

Latest update for 113567:
32 cell Shtil VLS, 12 cell UKSK, 1 A-190M, 2 Palma, 2×2 TTs

Is this for the first batch of frigates ?

Long delayed Spektr-R satelite is slated for launch on the 18th July …

Spectrum-R Launch Campaign In Progress
http://interspacenews.com/FeatureArticle/tabid/130/Default.aspx?id=6928

I think this is the first such satellite/project since Soviet times.

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Spacecraft “Spektr-R” (Video of preparations)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGPN3lZjJMY

More Pix below
http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=22960

Recent info from VPK Novosti which is sort of related to the discussion….

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….The next object of attention of the guests was a small patrol corvette project 20382 “Tiger”, which enjoys well-deserved attention from foreign customers.

Project 20380 corvettes same type successfully introduced into the Russian Navy, said the commander in chief of the Navy Vladimir Vysotsky.

Now the fifth ship of this series, the project 20385, is being built and on it will be found not only tactical nuclear weapons, and long range anti-aircraft complex but also strike system “Caliber” (Club) with a range of up to 2000 kilometers, he added.

“Also on it established an integrated optoelectronic mast and active phase array antenna with the capability to track approximately 500 targets and capability to pass on several tens of targets to other ships…..

http://vpk.name/news/54672_gosti_morskogo_salona_v_peterburge_uvideli_korabli_budushego.html

More pics of the “Pantsir-ME”
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/26082.html

Like ‘Snake’ wrote, the blog author says that this was a model with elements from Pantsir S1 and Kortik, part of the new project “Palica (or Palitsa)”. It’s Fire-Control system is based on the Pantsir-S1 and main improvement compared to it’s predecessors is meant to be the capability to engage 4 targets simultaneously