Author Oleg Gerasimov. The disintegration of the Soviet Union did not contribute to the world’s stability, but rather brought a large number of contradictions in an enormous melting pot of potential conflicts, which were basically caused by the presence of non-regulated zones and the spheres of bilateral relations. Today, mass media pay great attention…
Strategic Nuclear Forces of Russia and the USA Today and Tomorrow
By Alexander Ermakov, independent military expert Part II. Naval Component The naval component of a modern nuclear triad is represented with nuclear submarines, which are one of the most impressive engineering developments and, at the same time, the most invisible national defence components operating in the silence of the deep sea. First Experiments The…
Strategic Nuclear Forces of Russia and the USA Today and Tomorrow
By Alexander Ermakov, independent military expert . Part I. Land Component The escalation of political standoff between Russia and the USA along with an active phase of modernization of the Russian nuclear triad has heightened public interest in Strategic Nuclear Forces (SNF) of the leading countries. In the nearest future, this interest will grow stronger…
The destiny of the Muslim world will be decided in Syria
The evidence for that is not only the Biblical prophecies, but also the modern geopolitics By Sarkis Tsaturyan, PhD in History, REX News Agency Editor-in-Chief Why Syria? The civil war in Syria is a global incident. And it is not only about the fact that the Syrian Arab Republic is located at the…
Air Force Supermarket
The Russian Air Force modernization process is boosted up in order to make up for lost time for the past 20 years. First of all, the tactical aircraft – the “first line” of Air Force - are undergoing refit. By Alexander Yermakov, independent military expert The production of combat aircraft is likely to reach…
10 major deals announced at DIMDEX 2016
Middle East Naval Commanders Conference at DIMDEX 2016 focuses on security of Gulf waters DOHA, 31 March 2016: The second day of the fifth Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2016) opened with ten major deals signed between Qatar and exhibiting companies. At a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony, the following…
DIMDEX 2016 officially opens
Qatar and France sign €6.7 billion contract for 24 Rafale fighter jets DIMDEX 2016 opened with a €6.7 billioncontract signing ceremonybetween Qatar andRafale International(Dassault Aviation) for 24 Rafale fighter jets. Signing on behalf of Qatar was His Excellency Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-AttiyahMinister of State for Defence Affairs and behalf of France wasFrench Minister of…
Arrival of warships in Doha heralds start of DIMDEX 2016
DOHA, 29 March 2016: The arrival of eight warships to Doha Commercial Port yesterday morning has signaled the fifth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2016) is underway. A procession of ships from the navies of France, India, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan, UK and US arrived in full view of Doha…
Syria: Direct and Indirect Tasks
In late September 2015, the scenario that had seemed to be a sci-fi story or a computer game’s script became real. The Russian Air Force launched an air operation against militants of the so-called “Islamic State” (the terrorist organization banned in Russia). By Pavel Rumyantsev and Leonid Nersisyan Since late August, the events…
Future Of The Russian Navy Atmospheric Diving Suits
The Kursk nuclear-powered submarine tragedy which occurred on August’ 12, 2000 exposed the problems in the organization and procurement of the Russian Navy. Lack of the modern systems supporting deepwater and emergency rescue operations resulted in the necessity of contracting foreign companies and experts. Sad lessons were learnt and in the framework of the salvage…