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Russia launches three new navigation satellites: report Moscow (AFP) Dec 25, 2008 
A Russian Proton-M rocket was launched into space Thursday with three new satellites for Moscow's GLONASS navigation system, aimed at competing with US and European systems, a report said. The satellites were placed into orbit after the rocket blasted off from Russia's Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan at 1043 GMT, a Russian space agency spokesman said, according to Interfax news agency.
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The S-300 Mystery Deepens Part One
Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2008 A senior Russian diplomat Thursday denied the claim by a prominent Iranian lawmaker that Moscow had started delivering components of its S0-300 anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile defense system to Tehran. "I am very surprised by the fuss this story has caused recently. I think this is due to a lack of interesting international news in the run-up to the holidays that many of our We ... more Russia delivers Sukhoi fighter jets to Indonesia 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 26, 2008Russia has delivered two Sukhoi fighter jets to Indonesia, the first planes to be supplied to the country out of a total order of six, Russian defence officials said on Friday. "The first two jets out of the six bought by Indonesia have been delivered to the customer," the Interfax news agency quoted a Sukhoi spokesman as saying. The two jets delivered were of the Su-30MK2 class and anot ... more BMD Focus: Russia's S-300s boost Iran 
Washington (UPI) Dec 23, 2008 A leading Iranian parliamentarian claimed Sunday that Russia had begun to send sections of its S-300 anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense system to Iran. The politically explosive claim could seriously damage the incoming Obama administration's hopes of improving relations with Russia and even reaching agreement to replace the aging 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expires ... more New Russian sea-based missile fails again in test: report 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 23, 2008A test-firing of a new Russian sea-based missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads ended in failure Tuesday when the weapon disintegrated after launch, the Interfax news agency reported. "After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded in the air," a military source told the agency. Interfax said this was the eighth test lau ... more Russia orders 70 strategic nuclear missiles by 2011: report 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 23, 2008The Russian military will commission more than 70 strategic nuclear missiles in the next three years, Interfax news agency quoted the deputy head of the military-industrial committee as saying Monday. "More than 70 strategic missiles will be bought and delivered to troops in the next three years, more than 30 short-range Iskander missiles and a large number of booster rockets and aircraft," ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2008The United States confirmed Tuesday it was negotiating a "bilateral charter" with Georgia similar to the one it recently concluded with Ukraine, a move that risked more Russian ire. "The United States and Georgia are discussing the text of a new bilateral charter that will outline our enhanced cooperation," the US State Department said in a statement. The administration of President Geor ... more Russia optimistic on US ties under Obama: deputy minister 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 25, 2008Russia is optimistic about ties with the United States next year, but wants a "positive shift" on Washington's controversial missile shield from Barack Obama, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. "I think in 2009 there will be more achievements than problems in Russian-US relations," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters in Moscow. "In general we are entering 2009, the y ... more US sees no holiday cheer; Russia, China warn of grim 2009 
Washington (AFP) Dec 24, 2008US data Wednesday offered few signs of recovery from the economic malaise while Russia and China issued stark warnings about the impact of the financial crisis on their countries. Crude oil prices fell to fresh four-year lows as markets bet on a deep downturn. In Washington, the Commerce Department reported personal income contracted 0.2 percent in November from the previous month while ... more Russia To Make 39 Space Launches In 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 23, 2008The Russian space agency will make 39 space launches next year from the Baikonur and Plesetsk space centers, the agency press service said on Thursday. Roscosmos said the launches would be made as part of the Federal Space Program, the Glonass federal program, an international cooperation program, and a number of commercial projects. Four Soyuz manned spaceships and five Progress ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 19, 2008The United States and Ukraine risked irking Moscow by signing a strategic accord Friday that calls for a US diplomatic post in Crimea, a Russian-speaking area where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Ogryzko signed the "charter on strategic partnership" that the State Department calls a statement of US intent to ... more Swords and Shields: Son of Satan threat 
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2008 As UPI reported, at the end of November Russia successfully test-launched its new-generation land- and sea-based ballistic missile designed to penetrate U.S. missile defense systems such as the one planned for deployment in Poland and the Czech Republic. The new Russian missile can be equipped with up to 10 warheads, including decoys, to overwhelm or mislead American sensors. ... more BMD Focus: Hope for START Part Two 
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2008 Why have Russia's diplomats done a dramatic U-turn on their relations with the United States? Within the past week a Russian deputy foreign minister has signaled a willingness to negotiate seriously with Washington about creating a new treaty to replace the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which runs out in December 2009. Also last weekend, legendary former U.S. Secretary of ... more Analysis: Central Asian biofuel potential 
Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2008 Of the former Soviet Caucasian and Central Asian republics, those clustered around the shores of the Caspian, particularly Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, have seen their economies boom because of record-high energy prices. Turkmenistan is waiting in the wings as a rising producer of natural gas, but the story changes as one moves farther east to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, where ... more
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