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Antarctic (RIA Novosti) Mar 12, 2008A Russian first deputy premier, in Antarctica on Tuesday to test the Glonass satellite system, has said that President Vladimir Putin's dog will get the satellite navigation collar it was earlier promised. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System), Russia's equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), is designed for both military and civilian use and allows users to identify their ... more Russian FM calls for talks with Iran on nuclear issue 
Paris (AFP) March 11, 2008Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday urged the international community to do "everything possible" to engage Iran in negotiations over its contested nuclear programme. "We must seek an innovative approach. This means first and foremost doing everything possible -- and even impossible -- to begin discussions with Iran," said Lavrov in Paris. The Russian foreign minister was ... more Outside View: Russian rail ICBMs -- Part 2 
Moscow, March 11, 2007 Russia's SS-18 Satan intercontinental ballistic missile, also produced in Ukraine, was tested and put on combat duty almost at the same time as the rail-mobile RT-23 -- NATO designation SS-24 Scalpel. But it has been modernized several times and its service life was extended after trial and commercial launches -- the latter as the Dnepr boosters -- until 2020. Nikolai Solovtsov, comman ... more Putin hints at summit with Libya's Kadhafi: report 
Moscow (AFP) March 11, 2008Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday left open the possibility of a summit with Libya's Moamer Kadhafi amid Russian interest in the North African country's civil nuclear energy market. "We have a very active dialogue, and I don't exclude reciprocal visits at the highest level," Putin said during a meeting with parliament leaders at the Kremlin, according to the Interfax news agency. ... more Daimler unveils plan to sell more buses in China, India and Russia 
Frankfurt (AFP) March 11, 2008German heavy vehicle manufacturer Daimler said Tuesday it planned to expand its bus division in emerging markets such as Russia and India to boost global sales. "Daimler Buses aims in the long term to reinforce its position of number one worldwide by investing in new growth markets like Russia, India and China," a company statement said. In Russia, "we are considering local production ... more |
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Berlin (AFP) March 10, 2008German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled on Monday that she opposes granting NATO membership to former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia. "A country should become a NATO member not only when its temporary political leadership is in favour but when a significant percentage of the population supports membership," Merkel said in Berlin in reference to Ukraine and Georgia. ... more The Tunguska Meteorite As A Warning From Outer Space 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 09, 2008Almost a century ago, on June 17 (30), 1908, a massive explosion occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, in what is now Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, Central Siberia. The residents of the Vanavara trading post, 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of the blast site, later claimed that the ground trembled violently when attacked by a huge ball of fire, followed by a terrible storm that ... more BrahMos-2 Production Plans Lay Ground Work For Indian Cruise Missile 
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2007The rapid development of the BrahMos joint Indian-Russian supersonic cruise missile project documents important and usually overlooked truths about the triangular Russian-U.S.-Indian strategic relationship. First - despite all the optimism of the Bush administration and all its efforts over the past seven years - India remains fundamentally allied to Russia rather than the United States ... more Super Hornets For India With A Carrier On The Side 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 10, 2008The $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 |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 07, 2008A Russian Proton-M rocket will launch a U.S. communication satellite on March 15, the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Thursday. The launch will be carried out under a contract between the Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services and the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center. ILS, owned by the Khrunichev Center, RSC Energia, and U.S. firm Space ... more Russian GLONASS GPS Plans 2008 Part Two
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 05, 2008To be honest, anyone familiar with Russian roads would hesitate before seriously talking about the commercial success of the Global Navigation Satellite System. National security is an entirely different story because the Russian armed forces require their own navigation systems that would not depend on Global Positioning System providers. However, airlines all over the world, including ... more Iran Set For Showdown On Multiple Fronts 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 06, 2008Moscow has warned Iran that sanctions will become inevitable if it does not comply with the previous resolutions of the U.N. Security Council, which urged it to stop all work on uranium enrichment. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin made this serious warning at a video news conference for the Russian media. He pointed out that if Iran does not observe these ... more US to seek extradition of Russian arms dealer: prosecutors 
New York (AFP) March 6, 2008The United States is to seek the extradition of fugitive Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, arrested in Bangkok and charged Thursday with conspiring to sell millions of dollars' worth of weapons. "The US plans to pursue the extradition of Bout from Thailand," prosecutors said in a statement announcing charges against the Russian fugitive, accused of procuring surface-to-air missiles for Colombia ... more
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