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St. Petersburg Radar to be Put on Alert in Feb.

20:27 09/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 9 (RIA Novosti)

This month a new radar of the Voronezh class will be put on alert duty near Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg as part of Russia’s early warning system, a missile defense spokesman said on Thursday.

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Deputy PM Rogozin Urges Russian Defense Industry Upgrade
20:21 09/02/2012
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday urged an upgrade of the country’s defense industry during his working visit to Siberia where he met with scientists and students.1
Russia’s Bulava-Carrying Subs to Enter Service in Summer
19:42 09/02/2012
Russia’s newest nuclear-powered submarines, the Yury Dolgoruky and the Alexander Nevsky, will be put into operation in the summer, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.
Russia to Convert Belgorod Submarine for Special Missions
11:50 09/02/2012
Russia’s Sevmash shipyard is to convert the multirole Project 949AM nuclear submarine Belgorod for a “series of special missions,” the navy’s head Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said on Thursday.2
Japan Scrambles Fighters to Meet Russian Bombers
11:10 09/02/2012
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force had to scramble fighter jets in response to flights by Russian military aircraft near Japanese airspace on Wednesday
Russian Army Must ‘Instill Fear in Enemies’ – Rogozin
00:59 09/02/2012
The Russian defense industry must produce only those types of weaponry that would allow the Armed Forces to operate effectively in the conditions of modern warfare 2
Russia, U.S. Sign Telemetric Data Exchange Agreement
22:36 08/02/2012
Russia and the United States have signed agreements on the exchange of telemetric information on ICBM and SLBM launches, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Russia Maps Rebel Forces for Assad – Paper
18:48 08/02/2012
Russia used its satellites to help the Syrian government fight growing insurgency in the country, pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported.
Defense Ministry Drops Contracts for ‘Inferior’ Arms
16:27 08/02/2012
Substandard and uncertified models of arms and military equipment have been excluded from the 2012 state defense order, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday.
Army Introduces Ammo Destroyer
16:02 08/02/2012
The Russian military is introducing new technology for destroying obsolete ammunition, with the straightforwardly-named “Destroyer” set to replace the current dangerous practice of just blowing up old bombs and rockets, Rossiiskaya Gazeta said.
Iran's nuclear program
22:52 07/02/2012
Iran has been under international pressure to halt uranium enrichment, needed both for electricity generation and weapons production. Tehran has repeatedly rejected the demand, insisting it is pursuing a purely civilian program. Several Western powers have called for harsher sanctions against Tehran if it does not agree to halt uranium enrichment.
Airstrip Stolen in Bryansk
20:19 07/02/2012
Taking corruption to uncharted heights, a military official in central Russia has sold an airfield for a bribe.
Russia Completes Final Trials of Indian Frigate
19:56 07/02/2012
The Yantar shipyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has completed the final tests of a missile frigate for the Indian navy, the company’s spokesman Sergei Mikhailov said o Tuesday.1
Russia to Upgrade Over 10 Tu-160 Bombers by 2020
19:42 07/02/2012
The Russian Air Force will receive more than 10 modernized Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers by 2020, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
FSB Officer Accused of Killing Ex-Army Jet Designer
19:39 07/02/2012
Investigators have solved the murder of Idris Faizullin, a businessman and retired plane designer who worked on the Su-27 fighter jet.
Medvedev Tells FSB to Secure Russia’s Arctic Interests
15:30 07/02/2012
Extra measures are needed to protect Russian interests and reinforce its borders in the Arctic, President Dmitry Medvedev told the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Tuesday.
Russian Navy to Get 10 Borey Class Nuclear Subs
14:35 07/02/2012
The Russian Navy will receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines in line with a revised state armament procurement program until 2020, Kommersant daily said in Tuesday.1
Delivery of S-500 Air Defense System Delayed Until 2017
14:19 07/02/2012
Russia’s Almaz-Antey concern will finish the development of the advanced S-500 air defense system by 2017, two years later than the deadline announced earlier, the company’s General Director Vitaly Neskorodov said.1
Russia, India Prepare for INDRA-2012 Military Drills
19:31 06/02/2012
Russia and India started on Monday the preparation for joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District said.
Putin Doubts Military Draft to End by 2015
19:16 06/02/2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is making a re-run for the post of Russian president, expressed doubt on Monday that Russia would be able to make the transition to a fully professional army by 2015.

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