In an interview that was recently published, Alexey Rakhmanov, president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), offered an overview of the state of Russia's shipbuilding industry and the current projects carried on by USC, and opportunities arising from the development of the Northern Sea Route. United Shipbuilding Corporation is a shipbuilding, repair and maintenance company in Russia.…
Interview Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S.
Arms Control Today has published an interview with Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the United States on issues including the current status of U.S.-Russian strategic stability talks, the future of New START treaty, talks on intermediate-range missile systems, involving China in arms control agreements, and President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for a summit of the leaders of the…
Russia, US Halt Inspections Under New START Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
Russia and the United States have suspended bilateral inspection missions within the framework of the New START treaty on reduction of strategic nuclear arms, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association Daryl Kimball has told TASS. "The United States and Russia agreed <...> to suspend on-site inspections under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty until…
Latest Msta-S Artillery Systems Arrive For Troops in Russia’s South
The latest artillery systems arrived for the Southern Military District’s 49th all-arms army, the District’s press office reported on Monday. "Two artillery batteries have been reamed with the improved 152mm 2S19M2 Msta-S self-propelled artillery guns capable of firing Krasnopol precision guided munitions," the press office said in a statement. "The Msta-S artillery system has considerable…
New Issue Of The «New Defence Order. Strategy» Journal In English Language
The «New Defence Order. Strategy» Journal has released a new issue in English language. The issue will be present at different exhibitions all around world. There are UMEX-2020, IADE-2020, DSA-2020, Eurasia Airshow-2020, Eurosatory-2020, Securica Kazakhstan-2020, ArmHiTech-2020 and some special exhibitions in Russia. You can download the issue in PDF foormat for free The issue made its first…
Russia To Showcase Submarine At Philippine Fleet Review
The Russian Navy will make its first-ever deployment of a submarine to the Philippines as part of an international fleet review event in May 2020. In comments carried by the official Philippine News Agency (PNA) on 25 February, the Russian ambassador to Manila, Igor Khovaev, confirmed that the submarine will be part of a detachment…
Russia’s Top Brass To Sign Contract For Su-34 Bombers
Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to sign a new contract in the summer for the delivery of several dozen Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers to the Aerospace Force with their combat capabilities expanded under the Sych experimental design work, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Wednesday. TASS has no official confirmation of this information…
First Su-30 Jets Equipped With BrahMos Missiles Enter Service In India
The first squadron of Su-30MKI jet fighters, armed with an air-based version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles entered service in the Indian Air Force Monday, The Times of India reports. According to the article, the planes will enter service during a ceremony set to take place at Thanjavur Air Force Station in India’s Tamil Nadu.…
Russia, India to Sign First Contract With Third State for BrahMos Cruise Missile in Spring
The first contract to supply Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missiles to a third nation is planned to be signed in spring, said Praveen Pathak, the chief general manager for marketing and export of the Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace. «We expect [signing the agreement] sometime in April or May,» he told reporters on Monday, without elaborating…
Top Brass to Set Up 3 New Military Units Armed with Ratnik Combat Gear
Three new military units outfitted with the Ratnik ‘soldier of the future’ combat gear will be set up in Russia’s Western Military District in 2020, Commander of the 20th All-Arms Army Lieutenant-General Andrei Ivanayev said on Tuesday. «In 2020, there are plans to set up three new military formations that will have both to…












