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Articles with tag "Defense"

Russia Moves to Limit Exemptions for Military Conscripts

The government document on preparing citizens for military service calls for the share of exempt citizens to be reduced to 17.5% by 2030 and to 16% by...

Russia Postpones S-400 Deliveries to India – Times of India

The delay, which one source linked to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, comes amid weakening defense ties between the two countries. 
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Defense Drives Russia’s Industrial Growth as Civilian Production Contracts

Analysts warn that Russia’s economy has become disproportionately driven by the military-industrial complex in the fourth year of its invasion of Ukraine...
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Russian Military Electronics Supplier Faces Shutdown Over Underpriced State Contracts

Optron-Stavropol, a supplier of power semiconductors for MiG, Sukhoi and Tupolev aircraft, as well as the next-generation MC-21 airliner, halted operations...
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Russia Tests Advanced Anti-Drone Laser Systems After Putin Orders Overhaul of Air Defenses

Officials said eight laser systems of varying power levels were tested, including compact mobile units and high-power stationary devices.
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Russia Relocates Strategic Bombers After Ukraine's 'Spider's Web' Drone Attack

Dozens of strategic bombers have been moved to more remote airbases across the country after "Operation Spider's Web," satellite imagery suggests.
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Russia Faces Struggle to Replace Bombers Lost in Ukrainian Drone Strikes

The Tu-95MS Bear-H and Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers that were hit have been out of production for decades.
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Russia and China Criticize Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ Plan

Moscow and Beijing said they would begin consultations on preventing the deployment of weapons in space.
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This Belarusian Firm Supplies Western Tech Giants Like Apple – And Russia's Defense Industry

Izovac and its affiliates have supplied some $200 million in equipment to Russian defense contractors since the invasion of Ukraine, according to an investigation...
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U.S. Defense Department Halts Cyber Operations Against Russia – Reports

The order is part of an overall reevaluation of U.S. operations on Russia, according to NYT, with the duration or extent of the pause unclear.
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Russia’s 2024 Military Spending Surpassed EU, U.K. Combined in PPP Terms – Study

Total military expenditures in Russia grew by 41.9% in real terms to $145.9 billion last year, according to IISS’s annual military balance report.
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Russia Struggles to Keep India Dependent on Its Arms Supplies

India’s reliance on Russian military hardware is steadily eroding as geopolitical shifts, logistical challenges and diversification efforts reshape...
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Russia Slams Trump’s Plan for ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense System

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman claimed the plan would expand Washington’s missile deterrence to a scale “comparable to Reagan’s Star Wars...
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Russia's Hidden War Debt Creates a Looming Credit Crisis

The Kremlin's mechanism to unofficially fund its war machine is becoming a problem.
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Russia-North Korea Defense Pact Enters Into Force

The treaty obligates both states to provide military assistance “without delay” in the case of an attack on the other.
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Russian Lawmakers Pass Spending Bill With Record Defense Budget

The three-year budget allocates a record $133.63 billion to national defense in 2025, accounting for nearly 40% of the government’s total spending.
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Putin Finalizes North Korea Defense Deal

The deal comes amid reports that Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine.
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Russian Senators Ratify Defense Treaty With North Korea

“I believe this treaty is very timely,” Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told lawmakers ahead of the vote.
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Kremlin Says Defense Pact With North Korea 'Unambiguous'

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the wording in the mutual defense treaty signed by Moscow and Pyongyang this summer "does not need to be clarified."
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U.S. Charges 5 Russian Military Officers Over Ukraine Cyberattacks

The officers are accused of conducting cyberattacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine ahead of the Russian invasion.
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