Russian military chief visits US
July 10th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's military chief, Gen. Nikolai Makarov, Tuesday began a three-day official visit to the US to discuss the American missile defence plans, the Russian defence ... Read more...
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‘Russia has no business in NATO missile defence’
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland has warned Moscow against interfering in NATO's plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe, as Russia is not a member of the military ... Read more...
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Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years
February 20th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next ... Read more...
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Kalashnikov rifle sales up by 57 percent in 2011
January 26th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Izhmash, the manufacturer of Kalashnikov AK assault rifles has said its sales were up 57.4 percent last year at 5.73 billion rubles (about $190 million).The ... Read more...
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Russia to stay loyal to Kalashnikov
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian military will not abandon the legendary Kalashnikov assault rifles, the defence minister has said.Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff, had said the ... Read more...
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Russia-Cuba to sign deal to make rifle ammunition
December 1st, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Cuba plan to sign a contract to build an assembly line in Cuba for production of ammunition for Kalashnikov and other assault rifles ... Read more...
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Russian military has no one left to recruit
November 18th, 2011 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has no young men of proper age left to recruit for the one-year compulsory service in its armed forces, the chief of the Russia's ... Read more...
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NATO commander to talk Euro missile shield in Moscow
October 10th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, US Admiral James Stavridis and Russia's Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov will make another attempt to overcome ... Read more...
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Russia, Britain to improve military cooperation
July 20th, 2011 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Russia and Britain have agreed on greater military cooperation in the near future, a top Russian official said."Relations between our military establishments will climb to a ... Read more...
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Russia offers NATO military cooperation deal
May 5th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has offered NATO a three to five year military cooperation plan, Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov said Wednesday."This approach will help define ... Read more...
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NATO, Russia to sign compendium on cooperation
May 4th, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO and Russia will Wednesday sign a compendium of over 6,000 terms related to their political-military cooperation.Chief of the Russian General Staff General Nikolai Makarov ... Read more...
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Russian soldiers fall ill due to thin designer uniform
December 16th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Parents of young Russian soldiers who are down with pneumonia and flu have blamed the army's new 'designer' uniform for the illness and said it was too thin, ... Read more...
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Top Russian army official on India visit
December 7th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army Gen Nikolai Makarov, will be visiting India Dec 7-9 to discuss bilateral military cooperation, the Russian defence ministry said ... Read more...
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Russia, NATO to discuss military ties
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A NATO delegation will visit Russia Thursday to discuss cooperation on the fight against sea piracy and the situation in Afghanistan, the defence ministry said.
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No pact on arms cut sans missile defence clause: Russia
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The new arms reduction treaty to be signed between Russia and the US must cover America's proposed missile defence shield in Europe in order to ensure ... Read more...
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Russian military chief warns US against striking Iran
February 17th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 17 (RIA Novosti) Russia's top military warned the US Wednesday against using force against Iran over its controversial nuclear ambitions, saying the consequences would be "dreadful".
"The consequences, I believe, would ... Read more...
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Russia, US to sign military deal during Obama trip
June 26th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (RIA Novosti) Russia and the US will sign a military cooperation deal during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in early July, Russia's top military general said Friday.
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Russia to deploy 3,800 troops in Abkhazia
March 6th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (RIA Novosti) Russia will have 3,800 troops deployed in Abkhazia for the next 49 years, Sergei Bagapsh, the president of the breakaway republic of Georgia, said Friday.
Russia recognised ... Read more...
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Russia, India to hold joint naval exercise in January
January 12th, 2009 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 12 (RIA Novosti) Six Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered missile cruiser, will participate in a joint naval exercise with the Indian Navy this month, a senior defence official said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Post-Soviet security bloc not aware of US’ Central Asia plans
December 18th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 18 (RIA Novosti) The post-Soviet security bloc has no idea about US plans of setting up possible new military bases in Central Asia, the head of the Collective Security Treaty ... Read more...
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Nerpa nuclear submarine to join Russian Navy
November 18th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Nov 18 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy will commission the Nerpa nuclear submarine, which was involved in a fire accident killing 20 people on board recently, rather than sell or lease ... Read more...
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