Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that Russia’s S-400 air defense system was compatible with NATO, which needed to set up a working group to study it. «The claim is that the S400 and F-35s are incompatible. That’s the claim. Here is our proposal, let’s have a working group and NATO can chair…
Military and technical cooperation between Russia and Middle Eastern and North African countries: current state and future
It is no secret that the region of the Middle East and North Africa is one of the most attractive areas in the world for armament manufacturers and exporters. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), five of the 10 largest armament importers in 2014–2018 were located in this region (Saudi Arabia,…
DEFENSE & SECURITY 2019 OPENS 18th NOVEMBER
This major ASEAN Tri-Service and Internal Security Event will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 18th November until 21st November 2019. Once again it will be held at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center. The opening ceremony will take place from 07.30 - 09.00 a.m. at Lakeside, IMPACT. There will be free shuttle bus service from Challenger…
Russia’s space agency in talks on sending Turkish, Egyptian, Saudi astronauts into space
Roscosmos is in talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia hashing over the possibility of sending their astronauts into space, Dmitry Rogozin, director of Russia’s state space corporation, told an international forum dubbed «Baikonur is the cradle of world cosmonautics» on Tuesday, 12 November. «Earlier, it was believed that with the advent of American…
Full transcript of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s interview with Al Arabiya
Below is the full transcript of Al Arabiya's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2007. Al Arabiya's correspondent Mohammed al-Tomaihi, alongside journalists from Russia Today and Sky News, asked Putin questions on a range of subjects including Saudi-Russian relations, Russia's response to the September attacks on…
Expert estimate of operations of Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria
Four years ago, on September 30, 2015, the whole world knew that Russian Aerospace Forces had commenced antiterrorist operations in Syria. This happened out of the blue for most people all around the world. Hardly anyone had expected it. What has this Syrian operation given to us? This was the topic of the talk with…
Borisov: Decision to Purchase Su-35 and Su-57 Jet Fighters Depends on Turkish side
Speculations that Ankara can consider the purchase of the Russian jet fighters intensified after the visit of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow on 27 August. Speculations that Turkey can consider the purchase of the Russian jet fighters intensified after the visit of the President of Turkey Recep…
DEFENSE & SECURITY 2019
ON-LINE PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. Don’t miss it! The biennial DEFENSE & SECURITY Exhibition is set to double its size from the previous event. You can pre-register online now and avoid crowds and queues. D&S2019 is a leading restricted event and is for professionals only. The exhibition is open to all international military personnel and…
S-400 vs Patriot
The history of the Triumf S-400 and the Patriot Antiballistic Missile system and the Air Defence system development demonstrates the difference of approaches in itself. As for the S-400, we see a system which is primarily intended for immovable objects protection against massive air attack echeloned for time, altitude and direction. The Patriot AA missile system was developed as…
Key Unresolved Issues in the WMD Sphere
By Vladimir P. Kozin In terms of the qualitatively new buildup of weapons of mass destruction, each century has its own specific brand name. While the last century was labeled “the nuclear arms age,” the current century could be characterized as “the missile defense age” and “the space-based weapons age.” These three interlinked factors unfortunately…