The Russian Navy's (VMF's) Northern Fleet is set to receive six surface combatants, submarines, and other vessels in 2020, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told a meeting of his ministry's board on 28 February. «The [Project 955A] strategic [ballistic missile] submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir and the [Project 22350] frigate Admiral Kasatonov, which have successfully completed state sea trials in the…
Russian Navy to get over 480 items of armament and military hardware this year
The Russian Navy will receive over 480 items of armament and military hardware in 2019, including submarines, surface ships and missile systems. «Under the defense procurement plan, the Navy will get more than 480 basic types of armament and hardware this year. They include two submarines, 23 surface ships and support vessels, three aircraft, four…
UAE launches «Edge» conglomerate to address its «antiquated military industry»
The United Arab Emirates has launched a government-owned company meant to position the country as a global player in advanced technology that can address the threat of hybrid warfare and streamline the local defense industry. The crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,…
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…
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…
Summary of the NATO Summit 2018 held in July in Brussels
By Andrei Frolov The regular NATO Summit held on July 11–12 in Brussels raised a keen interest not only in Western countries, but also in Russia. This event was specific one as for the first time it was held in a new building of the NATO's political structure. Also, the summit was attended by Donald…
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…
The Arctic. A “Shamrock” Bursts into Blossom
By Artur Kovalivsky The Arctic has become the subject of hot debate among politicians; 22% of all undiscovered world resources are located in this region. A growing number of countries are declaring their rights to possess these resources. Russia is also defending its interests, claiming that the Lomonosov Ridge and Mendeleyev Heights constitute a direct…
Color Revolutions – a Final Touch in the Globalist Ideology Default
As of today, the strategic advantage given to Washington by a social technology of “soft power” has worn thin. But this does not mean that the USA will abandon new attempts to use this tool in planning the new color revolutions. Multi-Sector Crisis Representatives of the Western political establishment tend to increasingly recognize…
NATO and Global Policy in Rambo Style
By Gabriela Ionita. When viewed from a world-wide perspective America is what in the language of Hollywood producers is called an overplay. This means a play-actor, not very bright and talented, but possessing with very distinctive physical features who exaggerates all the techniques he knows, from gestures to his speech, trying to be noticeable or…