Defense
Russian weapons shift balance of forces in Middle East – Israel's MI chief
Russia seeks more information on Euro missile-defense program
16:45 02/11/2010Russia would like to get more information about the proposed Euro missile-defense system, Moscow's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's only sub to reenter service in spring
14:26 02/11/2010Ukraine's only submarine will become operational again in the spring of 2011, after almost 10 years under repairs, Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Yuriy Ilyin said on Tuesday.
Vietnam seeks Russian help to modernize naval base
13:56 02/11/2010Vietnam will invite Russian experts to help modernize the country's Cam Ranh naval base, Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh said on Tuesday.
Russian, French shipbuilders form consortium
21:13 01/11/2010Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and France's shipbuilder DCNS on Monday signed an agreement to form a consortium, in a move that may bring a pending helicopter carrier deal closer to completion, the USC president said.
Russia's defense ministry confirms plans to buy 2 foreign helicopter carriers
15:44 31/10/2010Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Sunday confirmed the ministry's plans to buy two foreign helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy and eventually produce vessels of this class on Russian soil.
Russia to reform its armed forces by 2020 - defense minister
12:30 31/10/2010Russia's Armed Forces will undergo three stages of transformation before their reform is over by 2020, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Sunday.
Russian Military Reform
12:30 31/10/2010Russia floats out first of new class of frigate
17:01 29/10/2010Russia's first Project 22350 frigate was floated out at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Russian govt. to decide on Bulava missile's fate
16:11 29/10/2010The decision to put Russia's Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile into service will be made by the country's leadership and only after the test program is complete, a government source said on Friday.
Bulava missile: test-launch history
16:11 29/10/2010France ready to build first Mistral warship for Russia in 2013
14:48 29/10/2010If Moscow and Paris sign a contract to build Mistral class helicopter carriers for Russia, the first warship may be built in 2013, a top manager of French STX Europe shipbuilder said on Friday.
Russian Navy to procure 10 new frigates next decade
14:45 29/10/2010The Russian Navy will receive up to 10 new ocean-going frigates in the next 10 years, a Defense Ministry source said on Friday.
Iran's nuclear program
14:01 29/10/2010Bulava missile test failures caused by assembly problems
12:01 29/10/2010The second successful test launch in a row of a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile has proved that poor assembly technology is likely to be the reason for the previous failed tests, a source from the state commission overhauling production system of the missile said.
Russia carries out another successful test launch of Bulava missile
06:44 29/10/2010A test warhead from a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile successfully hit its target on the Kura test range in Russia's Far East Kamchatka region.
Russia prepares for another test launch of Bulava ballistic missile
02:05 29/10/2010Russia will hold on Friday another test launch of a Bulava ballistic missile from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear-powered submarine.
Medvedev stresses need for financial incentives to boost military reform
18:30 28/10/2010Higher salaries are key to the successful reform of the Russian military, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Russia carries out successful tests of two SLBMs
15:54 28/10/2010Russia successfully tested two ballistic missiles in separate launches from nuclear submarines in the Barents Sea and the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a Defense Ministry source said.
Russia conducts routine test of Topol ballistic missile
15:10 28/10/2010Russia successfully launched a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday to test its operational capability, a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces said.
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