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Russia to Buy Mistral Ship
2010-09-24 Read More...
Russia agreed, in principle, to a deal for buying a Mistral helicopter carrier from France and the forthcoming tender will be a formality, a senior Navy official was quoted as

Russia Freezes S-300 Sale to Iran
2010-09-23 Read More...
Russia will not deliver S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff said on Wednesday, confirming a government decision to hold off on a deal that has deeply worried Washington and

Russia to Spend $613 Billion on Arms
2010-09-22 Read More...
In an interview with Bloomberg news agency released yesterday, Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said his country plans to spend 19 trillion rubles ($613 billion) to purchase new weapons over the next decade as it seeks to modernize its

Russia & Iran amid UN Sanctions
2010-06-11 Read More...
The recently announced UN sanctions will not affect Russia's nuclear cooperation with Iran nor its S-300 missile deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said June 10 after claims the deal would be

Russia to Purchase Mistral
2010-06-09 Read More...
Russia is close to purchasing a Mistral-class French warship and needs such a vessel to patrol waters around Pacific islands that are the subject of a long-running dispute with Japan, a top General said

Russia Launches Saudi Satellite
2010-06-07 Read More...
A Russian Proton rocket carrying an Arabsat telecommunications satellite was launched into orbit this past Friday, the Russian Space Agency said.

Russia: Terrorists Seeking Nuke Material
2010-06-03 Read More...
Russia's Chief of State Security Service (FSB) warned that terrorists were seeking access to nuclear materials across the former Soviet Union. Alexander Bortnikov, Chief of FSB and main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, gave no further details about

Russia: 7 New Navigation Satellites in 2010
2010-04-08 Read More...
Russia is to launch 7 new satellites this year for Moscow's GLONASS navigation system, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday."By the end of the year, we plan on launching 7 new satellites" which will bring the number operational to 27

Russia to start Iran N-Plant Mid-2010
2010-03-19 Read More...
Russia will start up the nuclear reactor it is building at Iran's Bushehr atomic power plant in mid-2010, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday."We continue work on developing atomic energy capacity both at home and abroad," Putin

Russia: Ambitious Modernization Plans
2010-02-18 Read More...
Russia must improve its space defenses and modernize its nuclear arsenal by 2020, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in comments released Feb. 17."In accordance with the plan for the development and reconfiguration of the armed forces, special

Record Russian Arms Exports in 2009
2010-01-29 Read More...
Russian defense exports hit a record $7.4 billion in 2009, and the prospects remain bright for the next few years, the governmental arms export agency said Jan. 28. Its 2009 total was up 10 percent from the previous year, and "in 2010, we expect to

New Russian Fighter Makes Maiden Flight
2010-01-29 Read More...
Russia's long-awaited fifth-generation stealth jet fighter made its maiden flight in the Russian Far East on Jan. 29.

India Leasing Russian Nuke Sub
2010-01-12 Read More...
India confirmed today that it was receiving a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia this year on a 10-year lease as part of New Delhi's plans to complete nuclear capability encompassing land, air, and

Putin: Russia Must Develop 'Offensive' Weapons
2009-12-29 Read More...
Russia must develop new offensive weapons systems to counter U.S. missile defenses and prevent Americans from feeling they can "do whatever they want," Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Dec. 29.

Russia might sell Iran attack aircraft if asked
2009-08-20 Read More...
Russia would be willing to look at requests from Iran to buy front-line fighters and bombers if Tehran were to place such an order, an official in Russia's state arms exporter has been quoted as saying.

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