Russia Continues Nuclear Arms Reductions in 'Businesslike Way'
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2014 -
Both Russia and the United States remain on track to fully implement the New START Treaty, aiming to greatly reduce the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads by 2018, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control Rose Gottemoeller said.
"Both nations [the US and Russia] are faithfully implementing the [New START] Treaty's inspection regime," Gottemoeller said during a Wednesday speech ...
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Third Borey-Class Strategic Nuclear Submarine Joins Russian Navy
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2014 -
Russia's third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, was officially inducted in the Russian Navy on Friday, the Sevmash shipyard reported.
"The ceremony of raising the Russian Navy colors on the Vladimir Monomakh submarine on Friday, December 19, at Sevmash," the shipyard's press-service said in a statement.
According to the statement, the su ...
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Russian-Indian Joint Military Projects to Boost Delhi's Defense Industry
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2014 -
Russia will provide India with its most advanced weapons and technologies in order to renew Delhi's aging military hardware; since the countries have launched joint military projects, India has obtained new opportunities on the weapons market.
"Russia wants early inking of the final R and D contract for the joint fifth-generation fighter (FGFA) project, in which India will invest $5.5 bill ...
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Russia's Military Doctrine Remains Defensive Despite NATO Buildup
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2014 -
The Russian military doctrine will remain defensive despite NATO military buildup in eastern Europe, but Russia will make consistent and determined efforts to safeguard its security, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
"Our military doctrine, which has an absolutely defensive nature, remains unchanged, although we will protect our security consistently and determinedly," Putin said at a ...
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Speedy, Agile UAVs Envisioned for Troops in Urban Missions
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2014 -
Military teams patrolling dangerous urban environments overseas and rescue teams responding to disasters such as earthquakes or floods currently rely on remotely piloted unmanned aerial vehicles to provide a bird's-eye view of the situation and spot threats that can't be seen from the ground. But to know what's going on inside an unstable building or a threatening indoor space often requires phy ...
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US allegations of Russian INF issues unrelated to deployed systems
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2014 -
US allegations of Russian non-compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) are based on a ground-launched missile system the United States believes is under development, and not systems currently fielded by Russia, US Under Secretary for Arms Control said Wednesday.
"We've been very open and public since July, when we published our compliance report, that Russia is no ...
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New Angara-A5 Rocket to Enhance Defense Capability of Russia
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2014 -
Russia's new Angara-class rockets will be used to enhance defense capability of Russia and its security partners by putting military and dual-purpose satellites into orbit, the Russian president said Tuesday.
"This rocket is intended to put payloads measuring up to 24.5 metric tons to low-earth circular orbits," Vladimir Putin said during an extended meeting of the Collective Security Trea ...
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