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The Rise Of The Asian Navies Part Two
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 10, 2008 Russia's Yantar Shipyard currently is building a second batch of three Type 1135.6 FFGs for the Indian navy. The first three vessels of this model were built at the Baltic Sea Shipyard, but the contract for the latest three vessels has been awarded to the Yantar Shipyard, which has no experience building this type of missile frigate. Apparently Russia intends to bail out the ... more ICP Solar Expands Distribution In Russia And Ukraine 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 11, 2008ICP Solar Technologies has announced a new contract with Pro Sport, a major Automotive distributor in Russia and Ukraine. Pro Sport is one of the leading distributors, which offers the largest selection of Auto and Car parts of the Russian and Ukrainian Automotive After market. "The Eastern population is becoming more and more interested in worldwide brands. Plug and play solar chargers ... more US leads outcry over Iran missile test 
Washington (AFP) July 9, 2008The United States led an international outcry Wednesday over Iran's decision to test a missile capable of reaching Israel, saying it would reinforce suspicions over Tehran's military ambitions. But Washington, Israel and Russia also sought to downplay fears of an armed conflict with Iran stressing that world powers were seeking to resolve diplomatically a long-running dispute over the Islamic ... more Russia warns US over missile defence 
Toyako, Japan (AFP) July 9, 2008Russia and the United States escalated a feud over a planned US missile defence shield Wednesday, with President Dmitry Medvedev threatening countermeasures if Washington builds the disputed system. With the ink barely dry on a deal for the Czech Republic to host part of the controversial US system, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed Moscow's dismay. "We are most distressed by ... more US draws Russian fire, signing missile defence deal 
Prague (AFP) July 8, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed Tuesday what she called a landmark missile defence deal with the Czech Republic that drew immediate threats of a military response from Russia. The accord permits the siting of a tracking radar station on Czech soil as part of an extended US missile shield that Washington says is necessary to ward off potential attacks by so-called "rogue" states ... more |
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Washington (AFP) July 7, 2008Iran appears to be gripped in a debate over how to respond to an international offer to stop its sensitive nuclear work, a senior US official said Monday. Iran is sending mixed messages to a package of incentives from Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. It appears ... more Analysis: Climate study criticizes G8 
Berlin (UPI) Jul 7, 2008 None of the leading industrialized nations has come close to meeting its promises on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with the United States, Canada and Russia trailing especially far behind, according to a study released shortly before the Group of Eight summit in Japan. Roughly a year ago, at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, leaders of the eight most industrialized economies ... more Putin, Ahmadinejad discuss nuclear plant progress: PM's office 
Moscow (AFP) July 7, 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday discussed progress on a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, a statement from Putin's office said. "Both sides underlined the need for timely construction of the atomic power station at Bushehr," the statement said. They also discussed cooperation in the transport and arms sectors, the st ... more US-Russia ties could worsen as US prepares to sign missile deal 
Washington (AFP) July 4, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due next week in the Czech Republic to sign a long-sought but controversial missile shield deal amid fears it will further raise tensions with Russia. US officials did not rule out Rice's making a stop in neighboring Poland to sign a similar agreement to deploy 10 missile interceptors in that country to complement a planned anti-missile radar in the ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) July 2, 2008The Russian space agency has sealed a deal with a private investor to build a Soyuz spacecraft specially for tourist hire and operational in 2011, a statement said Wednesday. "We have concluded an agreement with an investor to begin financing such a Soyuz vessel with an anticipated launch date of 2011," the Roskosmos website stated. The craft, piloted by a professional astronaut, is ... more NASA plans two ISS spacewalks next week 
Houston (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 The U.S. space agency has detailed the activities to be included during two International Space Station cosmonauts' spacewalks next week. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Expedition 17 Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko will conduct the first spacewalk July 10 from the Pirs docking compartment's airlock. As part of the inquiry into ballistic ... more Russia Launches Rocket With Military Satellite 
Baikonur, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 03, 2008A Proton-K/DM-2 heavy carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite has been successfully launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Friday, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. "The aim of the launch is to strengthen Russia's orbital group of military satellites, in particular, improving defense through the missile early warning system," Col. Alexei Kuznetsov said. ... more Outside View: Russian arms plans -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 Military-technical cooperation with the West and with other nations: does Russia need it? Although sounding rhetorical, the question highlights one of the current weaknesses of Russia's defense industry. In mid-June, four-star General of the Army Nikolai Makarov, the newly appointed chief of the General Staff of Russia, speaking at the Eurosatory 2008 defense exhibition in Paris, said ... more
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