By Leonid Nersisyan, military analyst. A few weeks earlier, Turkey sent troops to the border areas of Syria. The need to clear the Daesh militants from the city of Jarabulus, to support the forces of the pro-Turkish Syrian moderate opposition was named as the official reason for it. This action of the Turkish leadership has…
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…
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…
Do It Yourself, or Back to the Future?
The international economic sanctions aimed not at certain Russian politicians and leaders but at entire industries, primarily – military-industrial complex, exposed a tangled ball of problems which for some obscure reason for a long time remained unseen for our officials from their high places. Obviously, they did not read the press either – experts and…
Assault on Terrorism
Terrorism as a method of unscrupulous political game has been used since ancient times, though not always under that name. Scholars and historians may trace its origins somewhere in the dawn of recorded history of human civilization. Similarly, from time to time some of the official politicians are announcing the “elimination of the terrorist threat”.…
Import Substitution: Next Step
“Defence industry is the significant scientific potential, the crème de la crème of engineering society, and companies that are able to meet today's challenges of any kind. These are the companies with the biggest scientific and engineering potential. Demonstration of our military equipment is a clear proof of this point” Oleg Sienko, CEO of Research…
CSTO: Strategy and Practice of the Collective Security Treaty
From the Middle East to Ukraine, from a terrorist attack to an armed conflict... A growing unrest in the world more and more evidently affects the interests of Russia and its closest political partners, i.e. the military and political alliance of CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization), including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.By Leonid NersisyanIslamic…
What is the Cost of Border with Ukraine?
The equipment of one kilometer of the border will cost up to USD 1 mln. The expenditures for providing infrastructure in the near-border area shall be added to the above cost. Text: Sergei Fedotov The length of the Russian-Ukrainian border is about 2,250 km, including 1,925.8 km of onshore border (land – 1,500.2 km,…
Our Deeds of Arms
First serial batch of “Ratnik” outfit was supplied to troops in May of the current year. Allegedly, the three-year contract specifies annual supply of 50 thousand kits of “Ratnik” outfit”. Protection Starts at the Head Some ground units of the Russian Army marched over the Red Square on May 9, 2015 dressed in the new…









