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Ryabkov: Russia Did Not Violate Nuclear Testing Ban

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov spoke to the Russian News Agency TASS today and said that that Russia did not take any actions violating its obligations on banning nuclear tests. "As for the reproaches coming from Washington for more than half a year now that we allegedly do not fully comply with our moratorium…
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Algeria to buy Mi-28N Combat Helicopters

The Algerian Ministry of Defence plans to purchase from Russia 48 combat helicopters for about $2.7 billion. The relevant order has already been placed by the Algerian defence department. The domestic enterprise Rosvertol, located in Rostov-on-Don, will be in charge of implementing that order. The order includes the supply of 42 attack helicopters Mi-28N, as…
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Turkey Expresses its Readiness to Buy Patriots

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated today that Turkey is ready to purchase Patriot surface-to-air missile systems and other similar systems from its NATO allies, during an online seminar organised by the Washington-based Atlantic Council. Cavusiglu said that Turkey’s decision to buy the S-400 system was a result of the reluctance of the United States to…
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US DoD Asks for $2.865B for Hypersonic Weapons

A budget document for the US Department of Defence (DoD) that has been published reveals that DoD has asked the Congress $for 2.865 billion, 14 percent more than 2020, for hypersonic weapons. According to Breaking Defense, that published the document contents, "Army and Navy hypersonics spending would nearly double in 2021. Each increases by 95 percent. But that’s offset by…
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Russia & US Talks on Hypersonic Weapons

Moscow is open for a dialogue with Washington on new advanced developments, including hypersonic weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media on Tuesday. "We are also open for a talk on new advanced developments, including hypersonic weapons, in the context, and I want to emphasize it,…
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Azerbaijan to Buy Russian Combat Aircrafts

As part of military-technical cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, a group of specialists of the Air Force of Azerbaijan visited some enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Russia. The Azerbaijani delegation visited Russian military plants manufacturing Su-35 and MiG-35 combat aircrafts. During meetings with representatives of "Rosoboronexport" and the leadership…
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Covid-19 Hits India’s Defence Production

The lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has brought defence production to a standstill in India. There are fears that the Ordanance Factory Board (OFB) may not be able to meet targets for this financial year on account of the 21-day closure, say sources. OFB supplies a a wide range of items, from rifles,…
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Will the US Withdraw from OST?

A treaty that has been standing for 28 years as the most wide-ranging international efforts promoting openness and transparency of military forces and activities is threatened by US withdrawal. The Guardian has published a report claiming to have obtained information from sources "familiar with administration planning" that the Trump administration is determined to withdraw from…
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New START Treaty Numbers Update

The US Department of State has released a fact sheet on the New START Treaty aggregate Numbers of strategic offensive arms. The data in this Fact Sheet comes from the exchange of data required by the treaty, and is current as of March 1, 2020.New START is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United…
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India Involves DRDO And OFB In Fight Against Covid-19

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has pressed the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) into making assorted medical supplies and equipment to battle the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in the country. Officials told Jane’s that the DRDO has already begun producing hand-sanitising liquid and other disinfectants at its laboratories, while the…
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