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Post US, EU Sanctions, Russia Looks to China for Defence Components
August 28, 2014 @ 11:22 AMChina may supply components required for Russias defence industry following US and EU sanctions against Russia. Although Russia does not buy many weapons from foreign sources it does procure a lot of electronic and mechanical components to be used in its weapons systems
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Croatia, Ukraine And US To Swap Helicopters In A Deal
August 28, 2014 @ 10:43 AMCroatia plans to supply Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine and instead buy 20 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the US military. The proposed helicopter deal was discussed during an Aug 14 meeting between Croatian defense personnel and a delegation from the US House of Representatives headed by Harold Rogers, the Chairman of the House's Committee on Appropriations, local media reported
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Moscow To Co-Develop Weapons Within BRICS?
August 19, 2014 @ 10:22 AMWith the success of Indo-Russian defence projects such as BrahMos and the production of the SU-30MKI jets, Russia intends to use the success as a model for joint development with Brazil and South Africa within BRICS. Anatoly Isaykin, general director of Rosoboronexport last week said that negotiations between Russia, Brazil and South Africa on the joint development of weapons and military equipment within the framework of BRICS should be held by the end of this year
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US Becomes India’s Biggest Arms Supplier, Russia Falls To Second Place
August 13, 2014 @ 12:50 PMThe US has bumped Russia and Israel to become Indias biggest supplier of military in the past three years thanks to large aircraft purchases. Washington took home nearly $5 billion in arms sales from the $13 billion India awarded to foreign vendors
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Sanction Wars – Russia To Block Overflights Between Asia and Europe?
August 12, 2014 @ 02:24 PMRussia could block overflights between Europe and Asia in retaliation to Western sanctions relating to the Crimean crisis. Russias Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the Russian government was considering a series of measures in response to Western sanctions that shut down the countrys first low-cost airline, according to the Associated Press
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Rosoboronexport Supplied Weapons Worth $5.1 billion In First-Half Of 2014
August 12, 2014 @ 10:59 AMRosboronexport, Russias main weapons exporter supplied approximately $5.1 billion worth of military goods in the first half of 2014, according to Director General Anatoly Isaykin
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India, Sukhoi To Sign Another FGFA Contract: Reports
August 5, 2014 @ 10:43 AMSukhoi and India plan to sign another contract in the framework of the joint project for the construction of a fifth generation multipurpose combat jet, Alexander Klementyev, a Sukhoi deputy director general told Itar-Tass. “We hope the contract [for experimental design works] will be signed soon,” he was quoted as saying
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Germany Cancels $134 Million Arms Deal With Russia
August 4, 2014 @ 02:26 PMGermany has cancelled a major arms deal with Russia citing the Ukraine crisis as its main reason, according to reports. The daily Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Monday that the German government had canceled a deal to provide Russian forces with a fully-equipped combat training camp
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Airbus Helicopters To Deliver Two Medical Helicopters To Russia
July 28, 2014 @ 11:29 AMTwo specially-equipped EC145 helicopters will be delivered for air ambulance service operations in Moscow according to terms of the state tender for the contract. Airbus won a contract to supply two medical helicopters for the Russian health departments Scientific and Practical Center of Emergency Medicine
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Business to Boom For Rosoboronexport Despite US Sanctions Threat
July 24, 2014 @ 02:53 PMRosoboronexport could benefit from a growing demand for low priced arms despite the looming threat of US sanctions. The Obama administration has passed international sanctions against Kalashnikov, the Russian automatic weapons manufacturer but is yet to take a decision against Rosoboronexport which exports most of Russias ships, tanks, aircraft and other heavy weapons
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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...