Author Artur Kovalivsky. The idea to install the 152 mm cannon to the tank is nothing new; the attempts to install such type of guns were made as far back as the middle 1980s, though technical difficulties, excess capacity and crisis in the country made it impossible to implement this idea in Soviet times. …
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 cultural programme of the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is published
The timetable of the cultural programme of the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has been posted on the official SPIEF website. This year, it includes theatre performances, thematic presentations, films and documentaries, sports competitions and gala matches, and a variety of excursions. According to Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Deputy Chairman…
Turkey – Russia’s “Old Friend”
On November 24, 2015 a Russian Su-24M frontline bomber was shot down on its mission against Islamist militants on the Syrian-Turkish border. An air-to-air missile launched by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter not only destroyed a Russian aircraft and killed one pilot, but also undermined the Russian-Turkish relations, which had supposedly thrived and gained…
Iran. The S-300 saga
There was an interesting event on April 11, 2016 – the saga of delivery of Russian air defense missile systems S-300PMU-1 to Iran came to an end. Hossein Jaber Ansari, Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman, officially declared that Tehran received the first components of the S-300 ADMS from Russia. Interestingly, this information has been neither confirmed…
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…
New REW Systems for Russian Aviation
The importance of radio electronic warfare weapons (REW) is really tremendous in the contemporary air warfare. The radar stations (RS) form a core of any air defense system (ADS) being its “eyes and ears”. Particularly, the RS detect targets, track them for guidance of anti-aircraft missiles, etc. By Pavel Rumyantsev The task of aviation…
Dates for DIMDEX 2018 announced
Largest ever DIMDEX successfully concludes with eight new deals announced on final day DOHA, 1 April 2016: The largest edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2016) successfully came to a close at the Qatar National Convention Centre on Thursday with with eight new deals announced on the final day, bringing the…
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…