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Iranian Navy Receives 2 Light Submarines

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:19:00 GMT

The Iranian Navy has commissioned two Ghadir class diesel-electric submarines to boost Iran’s naval capability, official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran's nuclear program

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:26:00 GMT

Russia May Sell $14 Bln Worth of Weaponry in 2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:29:00 GMT

Russia’s arms exports may reach a record $14 billion in 2012, a Russian think-tank said on Friday.

Israel Successfully Tests Missile Defense System

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Israel successfully tested the Arrow missile defense system on Friday, the Defense Ministry said.

Russia Convicts Military Officer of Spying For CIA

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:39:00 GMT

A Russian military district court sentenced on Friday an engineer at the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said.

India Tests Ballistic Missile Interceptor

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:00 GMT

India has test-fired a domestically developed interceptor missile capable of destroying ballistic missiles, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday.

St. Petersburg Radar to be Put on Alert in Feb.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:00 GMT

This month a new radar of the Voronezh class will be put on alert duty near Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg as part of Russia’s early warning system, a missile defense spokesman said on Thursday.

Deputy PM Rogozin Urges Russian Defense Industry Upgrade

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:00 GMT

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday urged an upgrade of the country’s defense industry during his working visit to Siberia where he met with scientists and students.

Russia’s Bulava-Carrying Subs to Enter Service in Summer

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:00 GMT

Russia’s newest nuclear-powered submarines, the Yury Dolgoruky and the Alexander Nevsky, will be put into operation in the summer, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.

Russia to Convert Belgorod Submarine for Special Missions

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:00 GMT

Russia’s Sevmash shipyard is to convert the multirole Project 949AM nuclear submarine Belgorod for a “series of special missions,” the navy’s head Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said on Thursday.

Japan Scrambles Fighters to Meet Russian Bombers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:10:00 GMT

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force had to scramble fighter jets in response to flights by Russian military aircraft near Japanese airspace on Wednesday

Russian Army Must ‘Instill Fear in Enemies’ – Rogozin

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:00 GMT

The Russian defense industry must produce only those types of weaponry that would allow the Armed Forces to operate effectively in the conditions of modern warfare

Russia, U.S. Sign Telemetric Data Exchange Agreement

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:36:00 GMT

Russia and the United States have signed agreements on the exchange of telemetric information on ICBM and SLBM launches, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Russia Maps Rebel Forces for Assad – Paper

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:00 GMT

Russia used its satellites to help the Syrian government fight growing insurgency in the country, pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported.

Defense Ministry Drops Contracts for ‘Inferior’ Arms

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:27:00 GMT

Substandard and uncertified models of arms and military equipment have been excluded from the 2012 state defense order, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday.

Army Introduces Ammo Destroyer

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:02:00 GMT

The Russian military is introducing new technology for destroying obsolete ammunition, with the straightforwardly-named “Destroyer” set to replace the current dangerous practice of just blowing up old bombs and rockets, Rossiiskaya Gazeta said.

Airstrip Stolen in Bryansk

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:19:00 GMT

Taking corruption to uncharted heights, a military official in central Russia has sold an airfield for a bribe.

Russia Completes Final Trials of Indian Frigate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:00 GMT

The Yantar shipyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has completed the final tests of a missile frigate for the Indian navy, the company’s spokesman Sergei Mikhailov said o Tuesday.

Russia to Upgrade Over 10 Tu-160 Bombers by 2020

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:00 GMT

The Russian Air Force will receive more than 10 modernized Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers by 2020, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

FSB Officer Accused of Killing Ex-Army Jet Designer

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:39:00 GMT

Investigators have solved the murder of Idris Faizullin, a businessman and retired plane designer who worked on the Su-27 fighter jet.

Medvedev Tells FSB to Secure Russia’s Arctic Interests

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT

Extra measures are needed to protect Russian interests and reinforce its borders in the Arctic, President Dmitry Medvedev told the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Tuesday.

Russian Navy to Get 10 Borey Class Nuclear Subs

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:35:00 GMT

The Russian Navy will receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines in line with a revised state armament procurement program until 2020, Kommersant daily said in Tuesday.

Delivery of S-500 Air Defense System Delayed Until 2017

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:19:00 GMT

Russia’s Almaz-Antey concern will finish the development of the advanced S-500 air defense system by 2017, two years later than the deadline announced earlier, the company’s General Director Vitaly Neskorodov said.

Russia, India Prepare for INDRA-2012 Military Drills

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:31:00 GMT

Russia and India started on Monday the preparation for joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District said.

Putin Doubts Military Draft to End by 2015

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is making a re-run for the post of Russian president, expressed doubt on Monday that Russia would be able to make the transition to a fully professional army by 2015.