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Strategic Missile Forces to Receive 13 Launchers with Yars & Avangard ICBMs

At the annual expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia’s Strategic Missile Force in 2021 will get 13 launchers with Yars and Avangard intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Below is an excerpt from Shoigu's speech at the ministry’s enlarged board meeting on Monday. Our nuclear triad…
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Strategic Missile Forces to Get 12 Wheeled Road Vehicles in 2020

Strategic Missile Forces are to receive 12 wheeled road vehicles this year, said the department of information and mass communications of Russia's Ministry of Defence. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The statement published on 21 June said that the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces will continue to receive supplies of new technology…
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Strategic Missile Force to Hold Over 100 Drills in 2020

The Russian Ministry of Defence announced to day that Russia’s Strategic Missile Force will hold more than 100 different drills. This will be during the summer training period that starts on June 1. "During the summer training period, the Strategic Missile Force (SMF) will conduct over 30 tactical drills with missile regiments. More than 70…
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Strategic Missile Forces Receive UTM-80M Decontamination Systems

The Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has announced that the subdivisions of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Radiological (NBCR) Protection Troops of the Strategic Missile Forces continue to supply the Strategic Missile Forces with UTM-80M decontamination systems. The UTM-80M mobile systems intended for the decontamination…
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Russia to conduct strategic deterrence force drills

On February 19 the Russian Armed Forces will conduct scheduled strategic deterrence force drills under the direction of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, the Defense Ministry reported.   "On February 19, 2022, a scheduled exercise of the strategic deterrence force will take place under the direction of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin, during which ballistic and cruise…
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Faster than Sound. Missiles in 2022

Over the years, strategists and top managers planned to launch new projects in 2022. The time is coming, and we want to remember what was going to be built, demonstrated, and launched in 2022. And most importantly, to understand how realistic the forecasts turned out to be. The commissioning of the Sarmat missile system was…
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International Exercises of the Russian Armed Forces in 2020: An Overview

Military exercises are one of the most important elements of military readiness. They serve several key purposes, including practicing new ways of using troops, verifying command and control capabilities, trying out new ways of organizing and conducting combats, and testing the latest weaponry. International exercises broaden the range of objectives: they increase trust between participating…
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Kazan Missile-Carrying Submarine Joins Russian Navy

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation officially announced that the fourth-generation Kazan nuclear-powered submarine (project Yasen-M) has joined the Russian Navy.  Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. A special ceremony was held at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk (Arkhangelsk region) on Friday. St. Andrew’s Flag was handed to the submarine’s commander during the…
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Russia to Rely on Hypersonic Systems for Conventional Deterrence Forces

Hypersonic weapons will comprise the backbone of Russia’s non-nuclear deterrence forces, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at an annual operational and mobilization gathering of commanders on Tuesday. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "The potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces, primarily, precision weapons, is being strengthened. Hypersonic systems of various basing will comprise…
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EDGE Group Becomes a Strategic Partner of IDEX & NAVDEX

The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2021), held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, from 21 – 25 February 2021 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, have signed an agreement with EDGE Group, the Abu Dhabi…
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