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Outside View: Hornets for India? -- Part 2
Moscow, March 3, 2007 The $1.5 billion contract signed by Russia's Sevmash Corp. to refit the aircraft carrier or air capable cruiser Admiral Gorshkov for the Indian navy hugely underestimated the true costs of modernization.The plunge of the dollar and the subsequent surge in prices of equipment and skilled labor, as well as high requirements set by the Indian navy, made the project unrealizable. ... more Walker's World: After Russia's election 
Washington, March 3, 2007 Hillary Clinton, in what may turn out to have been one of her last appearances as a serious contender for her party's presidential nomination, was asked during last week's TV debate if she could name Vladimir Putin's successor as president of Russia. To her credit she gave the name, Medvedev, and described him as "a handpicked successor, that he is someone who is obviously being ... more Kremlin transition key for Russia future: analysts 
Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2008With presidential elections behind it, Russia now enters a transition period that will provide important clues on the future direction of the nuclear-armed energy powerhouse, analysts said Monday. No one expects president-elect Dmitry Medvedev to make any abrupt departures from the main policies of his mentor President Vladimir Putin, and indeed the incoming Kremlin chief has made clear that ... more Criticism, arrests overshadow Medvedev landslide 
Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2008Western criticism and dozens of opposition arrests in Moscow on Monday overshadowed Dmitry Medvedev's triumph in a presidential election to replace Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Medvedev won 70.2 percent of Sunday's vote, crushing his nearest rival, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, who got 17.8 percent, the central elections commission said. Medvedev, the first deputy prime ... more Space Station Orbit Raised Five Clicks 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 03, 2008The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) has been increased by 5 kilometers (3 miles), a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control Center said on Thursday. "The correction of the orbit of the ISS started at 8:16 a.m. Moscow time [5:16 a.m. GMT] by using thrusters on the Russian module Zvezda," the spokesman said, adding that the procedure had lasted 123 seconds. ... more |
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Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Hi-G-Tek has partnered with INTA, a Lithuania-based systems integrator. Hi-G-Tek and INTA have installed an electronic seal and sensor RFID monitoring system along the trade routes of eight major borders, four on the Belorussia frontier and four on the Russian Federation frontier (Kaliningrad area), for the Lithuanian Customs Authority. This specific application is used by the LCA to ... more Analysis: New cyber chief faces Hill anger 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2007 The new job of Scott Charbo, the man President Bush has picked to head up the protection of U.S. computer networks, involves countering threats from Russian hackers, Chinese cyber spies and Internet Jihadis. But perhaps his most immediately dangerous adversary is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The two men will be face to face Thursday, when Charbo, the deputy ... more Analysis: Russia's northern oil exports 
Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2007 The good news for Russia is that energy prices are at a world record, and that Russia is now tied neck and neck with Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer, producing around 9 million barrels per day to a world consuming about 84 million bpd. Russia is the largest non-OPEC oil producer and now generates 12 percent of global production. The bad news is that Russia's major ... more Russia's Proton-M To Orbit Another UAE Telecoms Satellite 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 28, 2008A Russian-American joint venture has signed a contract to orbit another satellite for the United Arab Emirates by a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket, the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center said on Tuesday. Proton-M launch services are provided by Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS), owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia, and U.S. firm ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2008International Launch Services (ILS) have announced a contract with S2M to use a Proton Breeze M vehicle to launch the first dedicated mobile television satellite for the MENA region. The companies made the announcement during the Satellite 2008 industry conference in Washington, D.C. The Proton Breeze M is Russia's leading heavy-lift vehicle, which launches from facilities at the Baikonur ... more US, Russia should disarm more nukes, says UN atomic watchdog 
Oslo (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday urged the United States and Russia to drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals. "There is no reason why the two largest nuclear-weapon states cannot slash the number of warheads they hold, without diminishing their security or that of their allies," the director general of the UN atomic watchdog told a nuclear ... more Czech PM in US touts missile shield plan 
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek insisted a planned US missile defense radar in his country is crucial for security and accused its ex-Soviet master Russia of scrambling to retain influence by opposing the scheme. Russia "will probably not like to give up their sphere of influence over central Europe which I believe personally is the main reason of their protest against the missile ... more Joint ESA And Russian Team In Moscow Ready To Support Jules Verne 
Moscow (ESA) Feb 25, 2008When the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle is launched in early March it will use several key spacecraft hardware items such as the docking and refuelling systems, and the Kurs radar, procured in Russia. European and Russian engineers have worked together to adapt them from their previous use on the Russian spacecraft Progress and Soyuz to the much larger 20-tonne ATV vessel. ... more
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