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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

Russia to Increase Arms Exports to $50 Billion by 2020
2013-12-27 Read More...
Russia could quadruple its annual arms sales to $50 billion by 2020 in a race for the top spot on the global arms exporters list, a senior government official recently

Mikhail Kalashnikov Passes Away at Age 94
2013-12-26 Read More...
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Soviet General who designed the ubiquitous automatic weapon that now bears his name, died on December 23 at the age of 94.

Russia, US to Hold Joint Military Exercise in July 2014
2013-12-23 Read More...
Russia and the United States will hold a joint military exercise next July, a spokesman for Russia’s Central Military District

Russia to Deploy 22 New Ballistic Missiles in 2014
2013-12-19 Read More...
Twenty-two land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles will be added to Russia’s nuclear arsenal next year, President Vladimir Putin

Russia to Flight Test UAE-Made Drone Early 2014
2013-12-11 Read More...
Russia’s Armed Forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early next year, the manufacturer

Putin, Saudi Intelligence Chief Meet in Moscow
2013-12-04 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan in Moscow on

Russia to Dismantle 3.5Bn Ammunition Rounds by 2020
2013-10-31 Read More...
Russia plans to dismantle about 140,000 old missiles and 3.5 billion rounds of obsolete ammunition by 2020, but the country may have trouble meeting that deadline, an Industry and Trade Ministry official

Russia to Increase Nuclear Weapons Spending by 50%
2013-10-25 Read More...
Russia is to increase annual spending on nuclear weapons by more than 50% in the next three years, a parliamentary defense committee

Russia-US Neck and Neck in Hypersonic Research
2013-10-04 Read More...
Russia and the United States are running neck and neck in their research of hypersonic military technologies, Russia's Deputy PM in charge of the defense industry said earlier this

Russia Expects to Sell Su-35 Jets to China in 2014
2013-09-17 Read More...
Moscow and Beijing expect to seal the deal on the sale of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to China in 2014, a senior official at the Russian arms exports monopoly

Russian Navy to Receive 10 Rescue Ships by Year End
2013-08-29 Read More...
The Russian Navy will receive 10 advanced search-and-rescue ships and boats by the end of this year to boost its sea rescue capability, a Navy official

MAKS 2013 Starts Today
2013-08-27 Read More...
Sukhoi said its fifth-generation T-50 and Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter jets (photo) will perform stunning aerobatics at Moscow’s MAKS International Aviation and Space

Interview: Anatoly Isaykin, Director General, Rosoboronexport
2013-08-23 Read More...
“Allegations that pricing of the Russian helicopters supplied to Afghanistan under the contract with the United States of America is too high, are groundless”, says Anatoly Isaykin, Director General of

Russia to Deliver 12 More Su-30 Fighter Jets to Vietnam
2013-08-22 Read More...
Russia will deliver another batch of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter aircraft to Vietnam under a recent contract worth about $450 million, a defense industry source

Russia, France Start Joint Air Drills
2013-08-21 Read More...
Russian and French Air Force pilots have started a four-day joint exercise in central Russia, a Defense Ministry spokesman said

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