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Expanded Meeting of Defence Ministry Board Session: Results of the Year

24 of December, an expanded meeting of Defence Ministry Board Session took place at the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation, during which the results of the activities of the Armed Forces in 2019 were summed up and tasks for the next period were determined. The President of the Russian Federation,…
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Chief of the General Staff Meets with Military Diplomatic Corps

On December 17, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Defence Minister of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, met with representatives of the military diplomatic corps accredited in Russia. Arriving at the invitation of the Russian military department to the National Centre for State Defence Control…
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Dubai Airshow-2019: Russia’s UAC negotiated with business partners

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) showcased the latest Russian aircraft production programs at the Dubai Airshow (UAE), which took place November 17-21, 2019. For the first time at this exhibition, the Yak-130 combat trainer was represented on both on the static display and in the flight program.   Commenting on the corporation’s participation in Dubai…
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Russia may modernize Suez shipyards, build new ones

Russia presented to Egypt projects to modernize the existing shipyards of the Suez Canal and outlined opportunities for building a new one. Russia may take part in modernizing shipyards of the Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, and build a new shipyard in Egypt, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry said.…
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Russia in the African Arms Market

2015 was the year of Russia's strong return to Africa, after which Moscow concluded more than 20 agreements with African countries in the military field with a total value of $50 billion. Russia controls 35% of the African arms market, thus heading the list of the biggest arms exporters to the region according to Stockholm…
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Russian arms company to display new military equipment at Russia-Africa Summit

The JSC Concern VKO Almaz-Antey arms industry company will unveil a line of military and civilian equipment at the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit, including S-400 and S-300VM missile systems, the concern’s press service said in a statement on Friday. "By participating in an exposition at the Russia-Africa Summit, the concern expects to attract more potential customers among…
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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…
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Serbia to receive Chinese armed drones

Serbia’s military will receive Chinese-built armed drones in the coming months, marking the first time Chinese remotely piloted aircraft have been sold to a European country, officials said Tuesday. Serbia will take delivery of nine Chengdu Pterodactyl-1 drones within six months, with a possible follow-on order of 15 more, media reports in Belgrade said. China’s…
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Algeria as Export Show-case for Russian Air Defence Systems

By Akram Kharief  Relationship between Algeria and the USSR started even before Algeria got independence. In 1959, when the war of independence was in its pride, Moscow made decision and trained some hundreds of young officers of the National Liberation Army. Other officers, at the same time, have been trained in military educational institutions of…
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