Russia, France to develop armoured vehicle
June 30th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 30 (IANS) Russia and France will jointly develop a new armoured vehicle soon, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.
The two countries have already made a model of ... Read more...
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Russia, France to jointly build armoured vehicle
June 30th, 2012 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and France will jointly build a new armoured infantry vehicle, Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport said.Igor Sevastyanov, the company's deputy chief, said he was ... Read more...
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Exclude Russia from arms show: Human Rights Watch to France
June 10th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) International rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked France to reconsider allowing Russia's state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport to take part in an upcoming arms ... Read more...
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Russian convicted of leaking military secrets
May 18th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian court has convicted an employee at a defence firm for passing on secrets about latest Russian weapons to a foreign intelligence service, and ... Read more...
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Russia to sell missile systems to Belarus
April 19th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, April 18 (IANS) Russia will continue selling its air defence missile systems to Belarus in 2012 at discount prices, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said."Belarus is a leading market ... Read more...
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Russia defends arms supplies to Syria
February 5th, 2012 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's arms supplies to Syria will not affect the balance of power in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said."We've explained the facts -- ... Read more...
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China still needs Russia’s help to make a military plane engine
December 25th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec. 25 (ANI): After years of trying, Chinese engineers still can't make a reliable engine for a military plane, or a missile to strike a warship.According to the Washington Post, Chinese ... Read more...
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Arab Demand For A Nuke-Free Mideast Gets International Attention
May 6th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 6, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The globe’s five acknowledged nuclear-weapons powers, on Wednesday, reiterated the objective of a Middle East bereft of nuclear weapons. This is an idea of the ... Read more...
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Venezuela to buy arms worth $5 bn from Russia
April 6th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela will buy new arms from Russia valued at more than $5 billion, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.
"Our delegation has just returned from Venezuela and ... Read more...
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Mexico seeks Russian weapons to combat crime
February 18th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 18 (IANS/EFE) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said here that Mexico is interested in buying equipment and weapons from his country to combat drug trafficking and organised crime.
At ... Read more...
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India to spend $200 bn on defence systems by 2022
February 14th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India is set to spend a whopping US$ 200 billion on defence acquisitions over the next 12 years to replace its outdated Soviet-vintage inventory.According to ... Read more...
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Iraq denies it seeks advanced Russian weapons
April 13th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 13 (DPA) Baghdad is not seeking to buy advanced Russian weapons systems, an Iraqi government spokesman said Monday, denying earlier reports.
"Iraq does not want to buy heavy, advanced weapons from ... Read more...
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Iran seeks advanced missiles from Moscow
February 18th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 17 (DPA) The Iranian defence minister, now visiting Moscow, is seeking advanced surface-to-air missiles that could help Iran counter air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported Tuesday.
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar met with ... Read more...
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Proximity to US will not deter ties with Russia: Antony
December 9th, 2007 - 3:53 pm ICT by admin
Pokhran (Rajasthan), Dec 9 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony reaffirmed Indias long standing military relationship with Russia in the wake of expanding ties with the United States.
"Now we are improving fast ... Read more...
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