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27 January 2012
# 6'2011 issue (November – December) of Eksport Vooruzheniy Journal is released
30 December 2011
Moscow Defense Brief # 4, 2011 is released
09 December 2011
The Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies released an English version of the book “The New Russian Army”
11 November 2011
# 5'2011 issue (September – October) of Eksport Vooruzheniy Journal is released.
10 October 2011
Moscow Defense Brief # 3, 2011 is released.
26 September 2011
# 4'2011 issue (July – August) of Eksport Vooruzheniy Journal is released
03 August 2011
# 3'2011 issue (May – June) of Eksport Vooruzheniy Journal is released
14 July 2011
Special issue of Eksport Vooruzheniy Journal dedicated to civil aviation is released
17 June 2011
Moscow Defense Brief # 2, 2011 is released.
28 April 2011
# 2'2011 issue (March – April) of Eksport Vooruzheniy Journal is released.
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01 December 2011
Medvedev's Missile Threats Are His 'Plan B'
On Nov. 23, President Dmitry Medvedev — who, by the way, is still president — announced the measures with which Russia would respond if the United States deploys its missile defense system in Europe. Many commentators in the West and Russia agreed that there was nothing new in his threats to withdraw from the New START treaty with the United States and deploy Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, saying his rhetoric was aimed primarily at Russian voters during a national election season
05 October 2011
Russia Detains China Spy Suspect as Putin Prepares to Visit
Russia detained a Chinese national on suspicion of spying, the country’s security service said a week before Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is due to visit the Asian country for the first time in two years
22 September 2011
Solving the Drone Deficiency
Whenever there is a discussion about why Russia’s military is less technologically advanced than the United States, the conversation usually centers on Russia’s inability to produce its own drones
01 September 2011
The Military's Achilles Heel
Russia’s aircraft industry suffered two significant setbacks at the MAKS air show held outside Moscow from Aug. 16-21. First, the MiG-29 0VT had to abort its flight plan, and second, an engine surge prompted the pilot of the fifth-generation T-50 stealth fighter to abort at takeoff. The incidents could have led to disaster, and both drew attention to problems with the construction of the aircrafts’ engines. Indeed, while Russia is achieving steady progress in aircraft construction and experiencing its first successes in modern avionics manufacturing, its engine-building industry is trailing behind
04 August 2011
India eyeing $2 bln contract for fighter jets
Moscow looking for new buyers for jets signed by Libya. New contracts would be boon to industry in distress
29 July 2011
Defending the Defense Industry
The political shoving match that Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and defense contractors have been playing for the last two years erupted into a full-fledged fistfight in July.
10 May 2011
Medvedev Warns Government Against Failure on Arms Procurement
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized the Cabinet for failing to procure arms for the military, saying defense-industry and government officials will be held responsible for the delay.
05 May 2011
Mistral Ship Agreement Is Losing Steam
Apart from the ongoing battle between Russia’s top brass and defense industry, the top military story has been the developing crisis over the planned purchase of two Mistral helicopter carriers from France.
31 March 2011
Army Needs a New Beginning
The debate over the efficiency of Russia's defense industry is escalating. It has been building for the past few years but culminated last week when Alexander Postnikov, head of the Ground Forces, criticized the quality of Russia's most modern tank, the T-90S.
28 March 2011
Russian arms exports are expected to stay at record levels of around $10 billion a year
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