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Russia to produce most arms domestically

February 22, 2010

Russia's Army will mostly use domestically-built arms, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin told Ekho Moskvy radio on Saturday. "The...

Russian military to be equipped with modern weapons

February 19, 2010

Moscow: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded the Russian armed forces be equipped with modern weapons during a government meeting...

Russia boosts arms sales to Latin America

February 17, 2010

Mexico: Russia has increased its arms sales to Latin American states of late, the Russian foreign minister said on Wednesday...

Countries look to Russian missiles for national defense systems

February 17, 2010

New Delhi: Several countries are considering creating their national anti-aircraft defense systems using solely Russian weapons, a spokesman for Russia's...

Russia, India to sign 5th-generation fighter deal in March

February 16, 2010

New Delhi: Russia and India will sign the first contract on the manufacturing of a fifth-generation jet fighter in late...

Russian 5th-generation PAK FA fighter makes 2nd flight

February 16, 2010

MOSCOW: Russia's prototype fifth-generation fighter has made a second test flight in the Far East, a Defense Ministry official told...

Large-scale war less possible, but threats remain – Russia’s security chief

February 10, 2010

MOSCOW: Russia's military policies are aimed at avoiding an arms race and military conflicts, but they should also correspond to...

Iran develops air defense system comparable to Russia’s S-300

February 9, 2010

Moscow: Iran has developed its own air defense system comparable to and even more sophisticated than the Russian S-300 system,...

Iran builds own aerial drones with strike capabilities

February 9, 2010

Moscow: Iran started on Monday production of two domestically-developed unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering high-precision bombing strikes and performing...

Factbox: Russia’s new military doctrine

February 8, 2010

Moscow: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved the country's new military doctrine which includes the option of using nuclear strikes...