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Syria to receive advanced MiG-31Es from Russia: Pentagon
March 31, 2009 @ 12:00 AMIn testimony to the U.S
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Russian military to undergo large-scale rearmament
March 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPresident Dmitri Medvedev says Russia's armed forces must be modernized in response to local crises, international terrorism, and attempts to expand NATO infrastructure near the borders of Russia. Speaking at a meeting of senior Defense Ministry officials in Moscow, the Russian leader stressed the importance of re-arming troops with the latest armaments
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Middle East will continue as a strong area of defense market despite...
January 27, 2009 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. --- Despite the sharp decline in oil prices from highs of $150 per barrel in July 2008 down to less than $40 per barrel in the first weeks of 2009, the Middle East will continue as a strong area of opportunity for defense producers
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Russia Likely to Lease 'Shchuka-B' Class Nuke Subs to India
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRussia could lease 'several' 'Shchuka-B' class nuclear attack submarines to India in coming years though the delivery of the first of the two nuke subs reportedly contracted by India is far behind schedule.>> The Russian offer comes as Indian Navy has formulated a 20 year plan to produce indigenously 24 conventional submarines
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ILS Proton Successfully Launches Ciel II Satellite
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan --- International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the Ciel II satellite into space for the Ciel Satellite Group of Canada today on Russias premier heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Proton Breeze M.>> This was the sixth launch of the year, and 49th overall, for ILS
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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Kartika Airlines Announce Order for 15 Sukhoi Superjet
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMJAKARTA --- Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) and Kartika Airlines have signed the Heads of Agreement for 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s and another 15 optional aircraft. The order is valued at $448 million at list prices
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IRKUT CORPORATION DECLARED THE BEST DEFENSE ENTERPRISE
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMJSC Scientific-production corporation Irkut was recognized as the best enterprise of Russian defense industry. Oleg Demchenko, Irkut President, was presented with the Company of 2008 national prize in the nomination Engineering – Defense on December 2, 2008 in Moscow
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Moscow Considering Purchase of Admiral Gorshkov Carrier
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMOSCOW --- The latest development in the saga that has been the modernization of the Admiral Gorshkov for the Indian Navy, Russian naval and defense industry officials have indicated that Russia may acquire the vessel if India is unwilling to provide the $2 billion needed to finance the extensive retrofit.>> On November 13, Deputy General-Director of Sevmash (Severodvinsk Machine Building Enterprise) Sergey Novoselov told RIA Novosti new agency that, "On the market, the price of an aircraft carrier like that varies from three to four billion dollars
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Oboronprom Corporation and AgustaWestland Agree Upon JV Establishment and UTAir Signs Letter...
November 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>UTAir will become the first customer for Russian-assembled AgustaWestland AW139 civil helicopters. (AgustaWestland photo)MOSCOW--- Oboronprom Corporation and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, are pleased to announce they have signed an agreement for the establishment of a 50-50 joint venture company in Russia to set up and run a civil AW139 helicopter Final Assembly Line, for which the approval of the Russian Government is being sought, as required under the Strategic Enterprises Law
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ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 1M Satellite
November 7, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan --- A Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted the ASTRA 1M satellite into orbit today, marking the fifth mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS).>> The Proton vehicle lifted off from Pad 39 at the cosmodrome at 2:44 a
Iran Launches Drone and Helicopter Carrier
Turkey Waiting For Price Officer from U.K. on 40 Eurofighter Typhoons Procurement
U.S. Plans to Relocate Gazans to Somalia, Morocco Despite Global Rejection
U.S. Navy F/A-18s New Infrared Search and Track System Achieves Initial Operational...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U