US missile defence site in Qatar: Report
July 18th, 2012 - 4:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 18 (IANS) US is building a missile defence radar station in Qatar, and construction was due to be completed this month, a media report said Tuesday.The radar site ... Read more...
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Russia turns on new missile warning radar
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia placed its new Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar on duty in the Irkutsk region of Siberia Wednesday."At 10:15 a.m. on May 23, it was ... Read more...
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IAF to set up defence radar station in Mizoram
December 4th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 4 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will install an air defence radar station (ADRS) in Mizoram bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, an official said here Sunday."The high-tech ADRS ... Read more...
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Russia unveils anti-missile radar in Kaliningrad
November 29th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Tuesday unveiled a new radar station capable of monitoring missile launches from the North Atlantic at its west European exclave of Kaliningrad.President Dmitry Medvedev ... Read more...
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IAF to set up radar, station fighters in Mizoram
June 2nd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, June 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will install a surveillance radar and station fighter aircraft in mountainous Mizoram, bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, an official release said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Air Force to set up defence radar station in Mizoram
January 19th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Jan 19 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will set up an air defence radar station (ADRS) in Mizoram bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, an official release said here Wednesday."The ADRS would ... Read more...
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Russia’s arms industry aims to reassert itself at DefExpo
February 13th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Russia, which was once India's principal source of arms imports but which has seen its market share steadily declining over the years, will aim to reassert itself ... Read more...
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Latvia Ghost Town Sold To A Russian Firm For $3.1 Million
February 7th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Latvian ghost town is sold to an unknown private Russian investor for $3.1 million (almost 1.9 million pound). It was created when the Soviet-era anti-missile ... Read more...
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US attempt to test mimick Iran strike fails
February 2nd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.2 (ANI): A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon, Fox News has quoted the ... Read more...
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No strategic significance for Patriot missiles near Russia: Poland
January 21st, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Jan 21 (RIA Novosti) Poland's decision to deploy a battery of US Patriot missiles just 100 kilometres from the Russian border is neither political nor strategic, the Polish defence minister ... Read more...
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Russia concerned by US missile shield talks with non-NATO states
October 16th, 2009 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 15 (RIA Novosti) Russia is concerned by US missile defence talks with countries outside NATO, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday.
The statement came following reports on talks between ... Read more...
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Medvedev praises Obama’s move on Europe missile shield
September 18th, 2009 - 4:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 18 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Russia valued US President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile shield in Central Europe.
Obama announced earlier ... Read more...
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US to abandon plans for missile defense system in Poland, Czech Republic
September 17th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17(ANI): United States is reportedly set to abandon its plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic following a review of Iran's long-range missile program which ... Read more...
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US will give up missile shield plans: Russian speaker
July 5th, 2009 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (RIA Novosti) The speaker of Russian parliament's upper house has hoped that the US could give up its plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and Czech ... Read more...
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Medvedev counts on progress in US-Russia ties
May 17th, 2009 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Barvokha (Russia), May 16 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday hoped there would be progress in resolving all outstanding issues between Moscow and Washington during his upcoming meeting with his ... Read more...
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Russian senator hails Obama’s flexibility in foreign policy
April 28th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama, in his first 100 days in office, has demonstrated flexibility in foreign policy and a willingness to use dialogue rather than confrontation, ... Read more...
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Obama for nuclear disarmament talks with Russia: report
February 4th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 4 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is to convene ambitious arms reduction talks with Russia that could see both countries slash 80 percent of their nuclear weapons, a newspaper reported ... Read more...
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Russia wants presence at Czech missile defence sites
October 21st, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 21 (RIA Novosti) Russia has said it will stop opposing the US-sponsored anti-missile radar system in the Czech Republic if Russian observers are permanently posted at the facilities. Only this ... Read more...
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Medvedev calls for European summit on security treaty
July 16th, 2008 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, July 16 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday called for a pan-European summit to draw up a common security treaty in the region. Medvedev made this call while meeting ... Read more...
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Russia opposes NATO expansion in principle
June 1st, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, June 1 (RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says his country is in principle against NATO expansion toward its borders. Putin made the statement in an interview with the ... Read more...
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Russia’s new radar station on combat duty by yearend
April 12th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 12 (RIA Novosti) A new missile early warning radar station will go into service by the end of the current year, the Russian Space Forces commander has said. Col. ... Read more...
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China building its third research station in Antarctica
November 14th, 2007 - 8:38 am ICT by admin
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