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Russia's Progress Develops New Bion-M Biosatellite
Samara, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 02, 2008Russia' Progress design and production center is developing a new Bion-M biosatellite for scientific and applied research in space biology and medicine, a spokesman for the center said on Tuesday. He said the new Bion-M being developed by the Samara-based company (European Russia) will be capable of "spending around six months in orbit compared to the current 14 days." He also said a more ... more Russian bombers fly close to US border: report 
Moscow (AFP) March 26, 2008Russian bombers accompanied by NATO fighter jets have completed a patrol off the northwest coast of the United States, the Russian air force said Wednesday, Interfax reported. "NATO fighter jets accompanied the planes of long range aviation in the area of Alaska during the air patrol," Alexander Drobyshevsky, assistant to the head of the Russian air force, was quoted as saying. Two long ... more Defense Focus: Carrier strategy -- Part 5 
Washington, April 1, 2008 Russian and Chinese naval weapons designers know they lack the resources and the technology to match the awesome power of U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups ship for ship and plane for plane. So instead, for decades, they have opted for asymmetrical solutions to the problem of killing U.S. super carriers. And they have come up with some lethal weapons. Russian military systems designer ... more Outside View: Russia's tank woes -- Part 2 
Moscow, April 1, 2008 Russian tanks are behind those of the United States and other nations in using modern electronics. Commander in Chief of the Ground Forces General of the Army Alexei Maslov does not conceal that fact. He said, "Although work to develop a tank battlefield information management system -- BIMS -- is already under way, its installation on outdated models is too costly and therefore ... more Bush to Russia: 'Join us' on missile defense 
Bucharest (AFP) April 1, 2008US President George W. Bush, days before talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urged Moscow Tuesday to join a US effort to deploy a missile shield he said was urgently needed to thwart a possible threat from Iran. "We are inviting Russia to join us in this cooperative effort to defend Russia, Europe, and the United States against an emerging threat that could affect us all," Bush said ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Mar 31, 2008 Although warfare featuring tank armadas over vast territories is already a thing of the past, armor still remains the main striking force of modern armies. Requirements for any new tank are protection, mobility and firepower. Historically, Russia has always tackled these problems by developing new models and continuing to exploit existing ones. For that reason its armed forces today ... more Walker's World: Bush's personal summitry 
Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2008 There are two serious splits in the alliance ahead of this week's NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, and the Russians are cleverly playing one against the other to exploit the differences between the United States and its European allies. Managing this will be one of the most complex international challenges President George Bush has faced because everything will hinge on his own personal ... more Outside View: Old, new Europe clash 
Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2008 President Bush's two-day visit to Kiev on the eve of NATO's April 2-4 summit in Bucharest, Romania, is his first visit to Ukraine and therefore long overdue. His predecessor, Bill Clinton, visited Ukraine on three occasions. Bush's visit to Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit is seen as a strong show of U.S. support for NATO enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia. Bucharest will be dominated ... more NATO publishes CFE treaty offer, as Russia summit approaches 
Brussels (AFP) March 28, 2008NATO nations made public Friday a long-standing offer to Russia aimed at getting Moscow to renew its commitment to a key Soviet-era arms pact, just days ahead of a key summit. Russia announced at midnight on December 11 that it was suspending participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, which limits the deployment of troops and military equipment. "This situation cannot ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Mar 27, 2008 Paris is in shock: Nuclear giants Atomenergoprom and Toshiba have decided to form an alliance in civilian nuclear power operations, including power plant construction and fuel production. The two companies signed a framework agreement last week, under which the Russian company will enrich uranium produced in Kazakhstan, while Toshiba will produce nuclear fuel and undertake the designing ... more Westinghouse Wins Contract To Provide Fuel Supplies To Ukraine 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 31, 2008Westinghouse Electric has announced it has won a five-year contract to provide nuclear fuel supplies to three Ukrainian reactors beginning in 2011. Ukraine relies on nuclear power generation for nearly 50 percent of its energy requirements. The genesis of Westinghouse's introduction into the Ukrainian nuclear fuel marketplace was an award in 2000 by the U.S. Government for the development ... more Analysis: U.K. firm to audit Turkmen gas 
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2008 Since the death in December 2005 of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov, Western energy firms have longingly eyed Turkmenistan's vast natural gas reserves, which even during the Soviet era were estimated at 10 trillion to 14 trillion cubic meters, exceeded only by those of the Russian Federation. Among the potential suitors for Ashgabat's favor, no firms were more ardent than U.S. companies. ... more German military satellite launched by Russia: report 
Moscow (AFP) March 27, 2008A German reconnaissance satellite successfully took off from the Plesetsk base in northern Russia Thursday on board a Kosmos rocket, a Russian space official told Interfax news agency. "The launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome went according to plan," said Alexei Zolotukhin, a spokesman for Russian troops charged with defending and managing space installations, Interfax reported. ... more
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