Russia to test new naval air defense system by year end
May 12, 2012 RIA Novosti
Russian air defense systems manufacturer Almaz Antei hopes to complete testing of its new Poliment-Redut ship-based air defense missile system by the end of this year, the company’s General Director Vladislav Menshikov said on Saturday.
Russia searching for its course in the South China Sea
April 20, 2012 Sergei Strokan, Kommersant
As the USA and the Philippines carry out joint military exercise in the South China Sea, the tension in the region mounts. Russia finds itself being drawn into the territorial dispute between China and its neighbours
Serial Project 677 submarines to have air-independent power plants
April 9, 2012 ITAR-TASS
The Project 677 serial conventional submarines Kronshtadt and Sevastopol, which are in different degrees of readiness at Admiralty Shipyard will be provided with air-independent power plants and finished, Andrei Baranov, Deputy Director-General of th
High sea: Indian Elephant versus Chinese Dragon
March 21, 2012 Prokhor Tebin, Nezavisimoye voyennoe obozreniye
Will the growing naval capabilities of the two Asian giants lead to conflict or a rebalancing of power?
Russian Nerpa alarms Islamabad
February 22, 2012 Vladimir Skosyrev, Nezavisimaya gazeta
The lease of the Russian nuclear submarine Nerpa to India appears to have spurred on the arms race in South Asia.


















