Samples of the C-500 anti-aircraft system are expected at the end of the year.
The head system design bureau of the Almaz-Antey air defense concern is completing work to create a new generation of anti-aircraft missile systems C-500. This was announced by the general ...
Joint experiment of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the KamAZ plant
For the first time in the history of the KamAZ plant, in the training center of the enterprise, located in Naberezhnye Chelny, special training was organized for 30-ti heads of motor services and military units of the Southern Military District ....
Lavrov discussed the situation around Syria with the Secretary General of the Arab League
On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the Arab League (League of Arab States), Nabil al-Arabi, once again noted that attempts should be avoided ...
Russian Navy will receive more "Ash" and "Boreev"
The state armaments program of the Russian Federation before 2020 has had time to undergo a number of changes in comparison with the version of the document that was voiced a year ago. According to the newspaper Kommersant, the new ...
Iran has begun mass production of anti-ship missiles
Defense News reports that Iran has begun mass production of Zafar short-range anti-ship cruise missiles (PRK). These munitions can hit medium and ...
Barack Obama has blocked Iranian assets
According to ITAR-TASS, a presidential decree blocking the assets of the government and all financial institutions of Iran, including the Central Bank of Iran, in the US was signed by Barack ...
Will North Korea have thermonuclear weapons?
Until recently, North Korea’s nuclear research program was considered plutonium. But rumors of a Korean uranium project have been haunting experts for many years. Looks like alarming rumors today ...
For three years, six "Varshavyanka" will enter the combat structure of the Black Sea Fleet
By 2017, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation will receive six Varshavyanka submarines (project 636). This was stated by Rear Admiral A. Fedotenkov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, RIA Novosti reports ...
NATO week in Kiev
6 February The Twelfth International Week of NATO opened at the National University of Defense of Ukraine. As the acting head of the Ukrainian National ...
The aircraft carrier Enterprise is ready to fight with Iran
The Navy Times reports that the US-based aircraft carrier Enterprise has graduated east of Florida. During their course, military actions in the Strait of Hormuz were practiced. According to the plan exercises held at the end ...
Self-propelled mortars "Nona-SVK" on the Venezuelan service
The Venezuelan army began to use self-propelled mortars 2C23 "Nona-SVK". The first batch of mortars was obtained by Venezuela in January 2012, and then was shown in a military parade, ...
Russia is developing weapons for aerospace defense
On December 1, 2011 was created by Russian aerospace defense forces. These troops are the basis for a comprehensive defense of Russia from attack both from the air and from space. To ...
Rostvertol will produce Mi-2A in China
RIA "Novosti" reported to 6 February from Beijing that the Russian company Rostvertol (which is part of the state-owned holding Russian Helicopters) together with the Chinese company Xi Ao Aeroplane ...
Breivik demands that he be released immediately
For the first time, the Norwegian Shooter received the right to make a speech during a court hearing. The court decided to extend the arrest of the Norwegian shooter A. Breivik for 12 weeks. The meeting held on 6 ...
Chinese boosters new generation
According to ARMS-TASS information from Shanghai from February 6, China is developing the latest generation of launch vehicles. In the first space flight of the rocket will be launched in the next five years. Information about this ...
Million dollars for Russian weapons
The Uruguayan Ministry of the Interior decided to spend more than 1,2 million dollars to buy weapons from Russia. According to Infodefensa, the parties signed the contract back in December on 2011. The basis ...
Thirty Years Navy Development Plan
In the Russian Federation, a plan is being developed to strengthen naval power, which is designed for thirty years. According to RIA "Novosti", Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said this: "By June, 2012 ...
Naval aviation airfield will be reconstructed
At the main aerodrome of the Northern Fleet naval aviation, Severomorsk-1 began the reconstruction and modernization of the airfield. The reconstruction project provides for the extension of the runway to ...
Airborne Forces Airborne: combat training in the field
Air defense units and units of the Russian Airborne Forces began combat training. The paratroopers were transported by rail to stations located at a distance of seven hundred ...
MI6: license to kill?
An English commission investigating the intelligence activities of MI6 suspended its work. Representatives of MI6 were accused of illegal actions: kidnapping of persons suspected of terrorism, ...
The situation in Syria continues to be difficult
The United States closed its diplomatic mission in Damascus. The State Department explained this move with concerns for the health and lives of its employees. Unrest continues in the country. Only in the past day ...
France stands for the abolition of the arms embargo on China
The Western arms embargo imposed on China in response to the Tiananmen massacre in 1989 is collapsing. In this process, France is leading. European firms intend to refuse ...
Syrian army on the verge of complete collapse?
This statement was made by a high-ranking deserter. Syrian general Mustafa al-Sheikh, who fled to Turkey, in an interview predicted the apocalyptic development of events in Syria and ...
NATO forces may attack Syria even with Russian veto
Moscow and Beijing, the UN Security Council resolution on Syria has been blocked, but this does not preclude the invasion of the North Atlantic Alliance, said Rick Rosoff, a member of Stop NATO organization ...