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New Astra 1M Satellite Ready For Operation Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 21, 2009 
SES Astra reports that its new Astra 1M satellite has been successfully deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations. The satellite, which was built by EADS Astrium and launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 5 November 2008 has successfully passed all necessary in-orbit tests of the hardware and broadcasting functionalities on board. ... read more
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F-35 Jet Designed To Take Out The S-300 Battery
Washington (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The American Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth Lightning Joint Strike Fighter is designed to destroy Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, its developers say. The F-35's capability is particularly relevant in this time of increased concern over Russia's alleged sale of S-300s to Iran, a nation that has repeatedly threatened to "wipe Israel off the map." According to Pravda.ru, Lockh ... more India test-fires supersonic cruise missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 20, 2009India's military Tuesday tested a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it had developed jointly with Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said. The missile was fired from the Pokhran range in the western desert state of Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan, that was also the site of India's nuclear tests in 1998. The official said the test was "routine," but ... more Russia willing to help Afghanistan: Kabul 
Kabul (AFP) Jan 19, 2009Russia is willing to help strengthen Afghanistan's fledgling democracy, according to a letter released on Monday by the office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, though exactly how remained vague. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in the letter, in response to a request from Karzai in November 2008, that "Russia is ready to help Afghanistan in its defence institutions". Medvedev was ... more Nuking It Out For Top Dog Status Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Jan 19, 2009 The United States is in an economic recession and more deeply in debt than at any time in its history. Russia, which needs oil export prices of $90 a barrel to break even in the world, faces a future in which global oil prices have plunged to $34 a barrel. Yet the United States remains the dominant military power in the world, and Russia still reigns unchallenged in the No. 2 spot. What's ... more Nuclear Doctrine Junket Season Set To reSTART Part Three 
Washington (UPI) Jan 19, 2009 Hopes are rising fast in both Washington and Moscow that the United States and Russia could conclude a new strategic reduction treaty within the next year to replace the START-1 treaty that expires in December 2009. But there are a lot of pitfalls on the road ahead too. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, after months of growling at the United States over a variety of issues, has changed ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2009 While the global recession has blindsided the world's oil market, harming the revenue stream of many major producers, Kazakhstan is seeking to overcome the fiscal setback and is looking to the future to diversify its energy exports. A key ingredient in Astana's efforts is its burgeoning uranium production, and it has focused its attention squarely on a rising Asian economic powerhouse - India ... more Azerbaijan slams Russia over alleged Armenia arms supplies 
Baku (AFP) Jan 15, 2009Ex-Soviet Azerbaijan on Thursday made a "strong protest" to Russia over weapons transfers it said Moscow had made to Armenia in violation of United Nations resolutions. "The Azerbaijani foreign ministry voices strong protest in connection with the transfer of arms to Armenia and calls on Russia to take all necessary steps to avert the consequences," the ministry said in a statement. ... more Russia Defense Watch: Warship sales soar 
Washington (UPI) Jan 15, 2009 The world may be in recession, but the Russian naval shipbuilding industry is still booming. RIA Novosti reported Tuesday that naval shipbuilding last year accounted for $7 billion of Russia's record $8.5 billion in arms sales around the world funneled through the state-owned Rosoboronexport arms export corporation. "This sum relates to the Rosoboronexport portfolio of orders. Th ... more Defense Focus: Russia takes back MiG-29s 
Washington (UPI) Jan 15, 2009 The Russian air force will take delivery in 2009 of 34 new Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 SMT and MiG-29 UBT fighter jets (NATO designation Fulcrum) that were rejected by Algeria, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday, citing a Russian Defense Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, as its source. The issue is an embarrassing one for the Kremlin. Although Russia has enjoyed great success ... more |
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Camp Hero, Afghanistan (AFP) Jan 14, 2009Having already fought against the Taliban in his two years in the Afghan army, Gul Mohammad has little trouble picking up the tricks of his new American-issue automatic weapon. What concerns the young soldier is whether he will be able to rely on the weapon when it counts, as he has done so often before with its Russian equivalent, a Kalashnikov AK-47, favoured in central Asia for decades. ... more Danish ship escapes pirates with help of Russian warship: owner 
Copenhagen (AFP) Jan 14, 2009A Danish ship came under fire in a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden but managed to escape after a Russian warship came to its rescue, the ship's owner A.P. Moeller Maersk said Wednesday. The Danish-owned and Dutch-managed container vessel Nedlloyd Barentsz was chased for half an hour by the pirates on Tuesday, but managed to fend them off with the warship's help, the company said. ... more Space Systems Loral Ships Telstar 11N Satellite To Launch Base 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2009Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications and the leading provider of high-power commercial satellites, today announced that it shipped Telstar 11N to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched on the Land Launch system. Space Systems/Loral designed the satellite, which was built for Telesat, one of the world's leading fixed satellit ... more Russia, China spur worldwide demand for wine: study 
Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2009With consumers in Russia and China developing a taste for wine, worldwide demand is expected to climb until 2012 despite the economic downturn, a French study said Tuesday. "We believe that the effects of the economic crisis will be limited" in the wine sector, said Robert Beynat, director of Vinexpo, one of the world's biggest wine fairs held annually in Bordeaux. Russia and China are e ... more
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