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Russia to Invest $55.3 Billion on Aerospace Defense by 2020
2014-03-10 Read More...
Russia’s military will invest 2 trillion rubles ($55.3 billion) in building up its aerospace defense weapons over the next six years, defense officials

Russia to Strengthen Mediterranean Force with Stealth Subs
2014-02-28 Read More...
The combat capability of Russia’s naval task force in the Mediterranean will increase significantly following the first deliveries of Varshavyanka-class submarines to the Black Sea Fleet in 2015, Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov

Russia Receives New Sukhoi T-50 Stealth Fighter Prototype
2014-02-24 Read More...
A new advanced fighter jet prototype has been delivered to the Russian Air Force for testing, Sukhoi company

Russia to Form Cyber Defense Units by 2017
2014-02-17 Read More...
Russia plans to create special cyber-defense units to protect the country against online warfare in the coming years, a senior military commander said

Report: Russia, Egypt Reach Initial $3 Billion Arms Deal
2014-02-14 Read More...
Egypt has reached an initial agreement on how to implement a new Russian arms delivery deal worth over $3 billion, Russian Vedomosti newspaper reported

Russia Postpones Tests of UAE-Made Drone
2014-02-14 Read More...
The Russian military has postponed tests of a high-endurance drone until an unspecified future date, a spokesperson for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) company that makes the vehicle said

New Yak-130 Combat Trainer at Singapore Airshow
2014-02-11 Read More...
Russia’s new Yak-130 combat trainer will take part in demonstration flights at the Singapore Air Show next month, a government agency

Russian Navy to Get 40 New Ships in 2014
2014-02-05 Read More...
Russia’s Navy is expected to receive 40 new warships and auxiliary vessels in 2014, a high-ranking official

Rosoboronexport’s Sales Reach US$ 13.2 Billion in 2013
2014-01-30 Read More...
Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport sold $13.2 billion in weapons and military equipment to foreign buyers last year but expects no short-term growth, its Director said in an interview published

Russian Carrier Group Conducts Exercises in Mediterranean
2014-01-27 Read More...
A Russian carrier group that entered the Mediterranean earlier this month has begun a series of naval aviation exercises, a Navy spokesman said Friday.“The naval aviators are conducting training in dogfighting, high-speed interception and improving

Russia Starts Construction of National Defense Center
2014-01-24 Read More...
Construction of a high-tech Command and Control Center to oversee Russia’s military has begun, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (photo)

Russia to Test 70 New Missiles & Rockets in 2014
2014-01-14 Read More...
The Russian military plans to test around 70 types of rocket and missile weaponry at a major testing site this year, a Defense Ministry spokesman has

Report: U.S. to Spend $1 Trillion on Nuclear Arms
2014-01-10 Read More...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday the United States had always supported a strong nuclear deterrent and would continue to do so, even as it braces for a nuclear forces

Russia to Test-Fly New Bomber in 2019
2014-01-07 Read More...
The Russian Air Force plans to begin test flights of a new strategic bomber in 2019, the Commander of the long-range fleet recently

Russia to Develop 5th Generation Attack Helicopter by 2017
2014-01-02 Read More...
It could take Russia about three years to complete the development of a fifth-generation attack helicopter and start testing its prototype, a defense industry official

Russia Test Fires New Yars Ballistic Missile
2013-12-31 Read More...
Russia carried out a successful test-firing of an RS-24 Yars ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwest Russia last week, a military representative

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