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Russia, China to Hold Joint Anti-Terror Drills in August
2013-05-30 Read More...
Russia and China will conduct joint anti-terrorism exercises in Russia’s Urals region in the first two weeks of August, a spokesman for the Central Military District

Kerry: Russian S-300 Deliveries to Syria “Destabilizing”
2013-05-24 Read More...
The sale by Russia of S-300 air defense systems to Syria would be “destabilizing” for the region, US Secretary State John Kerry said in Tel Aviv on

Russia Ready to Develop Air Defense System with Turkey
2013-05-21 Read More...
Russia is ready to jointly develop with Turkey a long-range air defense complex based on S-300 surface-to-air missile systems (photo), state arms seller Rosoboronexport Head Sergei Ladygin

Afghanistan to Receive 12 More Mi-17 Helicopters
2013-05-17 Read More...
Russia will deliver 12 Mil Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters to the Afghanistan Armed Forces by the end of 2013, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on

S-300 Missile Sale to Syria: The Unanswered Questions
2013-05-17 Read More...
If fresh media reports are true, Russia, Syria’s longtime supplier of military equipment, may soon provide Damascus - or already has - with advanced S-300 air defense systems, tipping the balance in the devastating 26-month conflict in the Middle

Russian Pacific Fleet Warships Reaching Mediterranean Sea
2013-05-15 Read More...
A group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in decades, fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on

Trials for New Kalashnikov AK-12 to Begin in June
2013-05-02 Read More...
The fate of a new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle developed for the Russian Army will be decided during the state acceptance trials due to begin in June 2013, Russia's largest firearms manufacturer, Izhmash,

Russia, Japan Condemn North Korea’s Conduct
2013-04-30 Read More...
The leaders of Russia and Japan have condemned North Korea’s conduct and urged the reclusive communist state to observe UN resolutions, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a joint statement after talks in

Russian T-50 Fighter Jet to Start Operational Tests in 2014
2013-04-30 Read More...
Russia will start state flight tests of its fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet in 2014, United Aircraft Corporation's President Mikhail Pogosyan said last

Russia’s Sokol to Develop Modernized Pilot Trainer
2013-04-26 Read More...
The Nizhny Novgorod-based Sokol aircraft manufacturer said on Wednesday it will develop a light aircraft for training Air Force

Russia to Develop New Rail-Mobile Ballistic Missile System
2013-04-25 Read More...
The Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology has started an R&D program to develop new rail-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said on

China Reveals its Military Structure for First Time
2013-04-24 Read More...
China revealed the composition and structure of its Armed Forces, including its nuclear deterrent, for the first time last week in a new edition of a white paper on national defense that also elaborates the country’s new security

Russian Warships Sent to Mediterranean
2013-04-15 Read More...
Russia’s Naval Task Force in the Mediterranean will be augmented this week with the Ropucha-II Class landing ship Azov from the Black Sea Fleet, Navy Spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said

Russia Developing “Super Mini” Submarines
2013-04-03 Read More...
Russian shipbuilders are working on developing new “super mini” submarines, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) state holding company

Bangladesh Plans to Buy 24 Yak-130 Jet Trainers
2013-04-01 Read More...
Bangladesh is planning to buy 24 Yak-130Mitten jet trainers (photo) on $1 billion credit from Russia, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport

Sukhoi to Maintain Malaysia’s Su-30MKM Fighters
2013-03-29 Read More...
Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi and the Malaysian Defense Ministry have signed a $100-million contract for the technical maintenance of Malaysia’s fleet of Su-30MKM fighters (photo), said a spokesman for the Organizing Committee of the LIMA-2013

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