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Russia, India to sign $4 billion military technical cooperation contracts

©  RIA Novosti.Sergei Safronov

04/03/2010
Source: RIA Novosti

Russia and India are expected to sign three contracts in military technical cooperation totaling $4 billion, including retrofitting the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, Vedomosti Russian daily reported.

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The Rise Of a New Russia: The ‘Architect’? Putin!

Vladimir Putin

February 10, 2010
Dr. Robin McFee
Source: Family Security Matters

Whoever said life happens when you aren’t paying attention was absolutely correct. Consider the rise of Russia. While the U.S. is mired in numerous domestic and global challenges, our friends in Moscow, most [...]

Poland vows to deploy U.S. Patriot missiles in early April

28/02/2010
Source; RIA Novosti

Poland will deploy first U.S. Patriot missiles on its soil beginning in early April, a spokesman for the Polish Defense Ministry said.

“A first group of U.S. troops will be also dispatched along with the [Patriot] missiles at the [...]

Medvedev: Russia must stop 'patching up' old arms

MOSCOW
Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:28pm EST

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia must stop “patching up” old weapons and build new ones as it tries to adapt its armed forces to current threats, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday, Russian news agencies reported.

“A [...]

Russia objects to T-72/T-90 Simulators

T-72 Indian Army

by Ajai Shukla
Business Standard, 19th February 2010

The deeply traditional Indian Army, which prides itself on training outdoors with real equipment, could soon start training on simulators like other high-tech armies.

A hypothetical situation, not too far in the future: after yet [...]

Russia's fifth-generation aircraft will corner 30% of fighter market - analyst

Gazeta, Izvestia

The fifth-generation T-50 fighter, also known as Future Tactical Aviation Concept (PAK FA), has been under development by the Sukhoi design bureau since the 1990s. It made its maiden flight in late January of this year. Years of work [...]

Sukhoi PAK FA: Technical Analysis

06:51 GMT, February 10, 2010 On 29 January 2010, the Sukhoi PAK-FA (Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Frontovoi Aviatsy, literally “Future Front line Aircraft System”), which could variously be described as a technology demonstrator, the first prototype of the future T-50 fighter, [...]

High-powered Russian defence delegation to firm up cooperation with India

08 February 2010
Source: domain-b.com

India and Russia will discuss the development schedule of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) when Russian deputy prime minister, SS Sobyanin, visits India sometime in the middle of the month.

Sukhoi design bureau’s PAK FA (Perspektivniy Aviatsionniy [...]

Russian 5th-generation fighter deliveries delayed until 2015

09/02/2010

Deliveries of fifth-generation fighters to Russia’s Air Force will start in 2015 rather than in 2013 as previously announced, the Air Force chief said on Tuesday.

“In 2013, I hope… the [Sukhoi] PAK FA prototype will be ready and fine-tuned, and [...]

France in talks to sell Assault Ships to Russia

by Staff Writers
Paris (AFP) Feb 8, 2010

France defended on Monday its negotiations to sell Russia up to four amphibious assault ships, despite US doubts about the deal and protests from Moscow’s nervous Baltic neighbours.
Having initially approached France to discuss the [...]

Technical issues delay S-300 deliveries to Iran - ambassador

04/02/2010

A contract on the delivery of advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran has been stagnated by technical reasons, the Iranian ambassador to Russia said on Thursday.

Russia signed a contract with Iran on the supply of at least five S-300 [...]

Russia says concerned at Romania hosting U.S. missiles

Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:14pm EST

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia Friday said it was concerned by Romania’s decision to host interceptor missiles as part of a U.S. plan to protect Europe and demanded clarification.

Romania said Thursday its top defense body had [...]

Russia to sell Libya $1.8 bln worth of arms

English.news.cn 2010-01-31 02:24:31

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Russia will supply Libya with weapons worth a total of 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

“It’s not only for small arms and light weapons,” said Putin, [...]

Sukhoi Company Launches Flight Tests of PAK FA Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter

(Source: Sukhoi; issued Jan. 29, 2010)
Defense Aerospace

MOSCOW — Today Komsomolsk-on-Amur witnessed the debut flight of a prototype of advanced fighter of the 5th generation. The aircraft piloted by Sukhoi test-pilot Sergey Bogdan spent 47 minutes in the air and successfully [...]

Russia’s 2009 Arms Exports Defy Recession

By ANNA SMOLCHENKO, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 28 Jan 2010 09:06

MOSCOW – Russia’s top arms exporter said Jan. 28 its sales last year grew 10 percent despite the economic crisis, as it looked to add new clients like Saudi Arabia, Libya and [...]

Russia optimistic about MIG-35's victory in Indian Air Force tender

PTI, 28 January 2010, 06:20pm IST
Source: The Times of India

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday expressed optimism that the MiG-35 fighter jets fielded by it in the Indian Air Force’s tender for acquisition of 126

Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) will prove [...]

Russian 5th-generation fighter to make maiden flight on Friday

13:13 28/01/2010
Source: RIA Novosti

Russia is set to hold the first test of its futuristic fifth-generation fighter jet on Friday, a source at the country’s largest aircraft producer said on Thursday.

“The [test] flight was initially scheduled for Thursday, but has been [...]

‘Bush legs’ in Russia: from savior to outcast

5/01/2010
Source: RIA Novosti

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s tough warning to U.S. poultry producers has cast a shadow over future imports of a product that has a special place in the history of post-Soviet Russia -U.S. chicken legs.

Imports of U.S. poultry to [...]

India, Russia to ink $1.2 bn deal for 29 more MiG-29Ks

Rajat Pandit, TNN, 18 January 2010, 01:01am IST
Source: The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Russia is all set to reassert its numero uno status in the Indian defence market with another mega arms deal. The two nations are now poised to [...]

Iran says its “nuclear rights” must be recognized

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Major powers will only achieve results in their meetings on Iran if they adopt a “realistic approach” and recognize its nuclear rights, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.

Ramin Mehmanparast made the comment a day [...]