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Russian Navy Aircraft Test New Weapons In Arctic
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 25, 2008Russia's Northern Fleet Tu-142 Bear and Il-38 May anti-submarine aircraft have tested new electronic equipment and precision-guided weapons over the Barents and Norwegian Sea, a Navy spokesman said on Thursday. "Advanced onboard electronic equipment and weapon control systems were tested during the flights. The tests have shown their high effectiveness," Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said. ... more Analysis: Russia behind Georgia cyberwar? 
Washington (UPI) Jul 25, 2008 The Web site of President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia was brought down this week by hackers apparently based in Russia, the latest in a string of cyberattacks directed against neighboring countries experiencing friction with the newly resurgent bear. The attack was monitored by several U.S. Internet watch operations, including the center run by the Department of Homeland Security kn ... more Russia launches military satellite: report 
Moscow (AFP) July 26, 2008Russia successfully launched Saturday a military satellite from its northwest Plessetsk cosmodrome, Interfax news agency reported. The Kosmos satellite, which has a seven-year lifespan and is equipped with Russia's latest space technology, was propelled into orbit by a Soyuz-2 rocket, spokesman Alexei Zolotukhin said. ... more At least 16 dead in flooding in Ukraine, Romania: governments 
Kiev (AFP) July 27, 2008At least 16 people have died in severe storms and flooding in western Ukraine and northern Romania that forced almost 20,000 people to abandon their homes, authorities said Sunday. The government in Kiev said 13 people, including five children, had been killed and two were missing, while authorities in Bucharest issued a toll of three dead and two missing. In Ukraine around 6,700 people ... more Russia And China May Co-Design New Passenger Plane 
Farnborough, UK (RIA Novosti) Jul 28, 2008Russia may launch a joint venture with China to continue the development of a new passenger airliner, MS-21, the head of a Russian state-run aviation corporation said on Monday. "We will come to a decision with Chinese manufacturers next year on the possibility of setting up a joint venture to design a new mid-range passenger aircraft, MS-21," Alexei Fyodorov, the CEO of the United Aircraft ... more |
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Solovetsky Islands, Russia (AFP) July 24, 2008A young whale pokes its melon-shaped head into the cool morning air near this remote island, a sign its herd is thriving despite mounting threats in Russia's melting Arctic. Cameras and microphones capture the whale's every move as scientists use the species' only shore-side breeding ground to see how they are coping as fleets of oil tankers replace melting ice in their traditional feeding ... more Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake 
Moscow (AFP) July 24, 2008Russian scientists leading a submarine expedition to probe the world's deepest lake on Thursday carried out test dives ahead of the start of the operation next week, reports said. The trial runs at Lake Baikal lasted two hours with two submarines diving to a depth of around 420 metres (1,386 feet), the Russian media reports quoted the organisers as saying. On Tuesday, the expedition ... more Analysis: Moscow and Riyadh grow closer 
Washington (UPI) Jul 24, 2008 U.S. consumers, battered by a year of record-high fuel prices, at least can take solace in the fact that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, is firmly in the American camp. Or maybe not. On July 14, during a meeting in Moscow little reported in the foreign press, Interfax reported that Saudi Arabian Secretary-General Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Russia's VTS ... more Putin Calls For Oil, Gas Industry Overhaul, More Exploration 
Severodvinsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 25, 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called Friday for a major technological overhaul in the oil and gas sector, as well as more exploration to find new strategic deposits. "It is obvious that Russia's oil industry and gas sector have reached a crucial juncture, where their growth potential with available sources of raw materials and outdated technology has been almost exhausted," Putin ... more |
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Seoul, Korea (XNA) Jul 24, 2008South Korea's first rocket launch may be put off until 2009 due to delays in the arrival of the main booster rocket and other key parts from Russia, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Wednesday. The ministry said it plans to talk with the Russian authorities next month to determine the exact launch date. The ministry said that the Korea Launch Vehicle System-1 ... more Russia unveils new spacecraft design 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 The next generation of Russian manned spacecraft will use thrusters to provide a soft landing on Earth, the first official images of the design reveal. The new space vehicle, which is to replace the Soyuz spacecraft now in use by Russia, was designed by the Russian company RKK Energia, which has spent two years designing it, the BBC reported Tuesday. The British network reports ... more Russia Puts Fifth German Spy Satellite Into Orbit 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 24, 2008A Russian carrier rocket has successfully put into orbit a fifth German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite, a Russian Space Forces spokesman said on Tuesday. "A Cosmos 3M carrier rocket, launched at 06:40 Moscow time (02:40 GMT) from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia has successfully orbited a German SAR-Lupe satellite," Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin said. The German SAR-Lupe ... more China's Astronauts To Wear Domestic, Russian-Made Suits 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2008China has two types of space suits-- one domestic, one from Russia -- for three "taikonauts" in the third manned launch, reportedly scheduled for October, a senior scientist has said. The taikonaut who would do the space walk might wear a domestic suit, designed according to local standards, including the seaming technology, said Zhao Changxi, general technologist with the Beijing Satellite ... more
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