Russia said a new sea-based ballistic missile made its first successful test flight Thursday after several previous failures, in what was the country’s second major test of new rocket technology in a month.
Popularity: 17% [?]
June 29, 2007Iran said Sunday it had received indications from Russia’s president that he would not follow through with an offer to allow the US to use a radar station in neighboring Azerbaijan for missile defense against Teheran.
Popularity: 7% [?]
June 17, 2007India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed with Russia, from a range in eastern Orissa state on Sunday, the DPA press agency reports.
Popularity: 3% [?]
April 23, 2007U.S. Missile Defense Agency is ready to allow Russian experts to inspect a missile defense site likely to be placed in Poland to convince Moscow it poses no threat to its interests, the Reuters news agency reported April 18.
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April 19, 2007According to a senior air defense commander Russia plans to put new air defense systems on combat duty around Moscow in the end of August.
Popularity: 3% [?]
April 8, 2007Russia is inviting EU and CIS countries to conduct a joint assessment of potential missile threats and is hoping to resume missile defense dialogue with NATO, the foreign minister said Wednesday,the RIA Novosti news agency reported April 4.
Popularity: 2% [?]
April 4, 2007Russian intelligence believes that the U.S. Armed Forces have nearly completed preparations for a possible military operation against Iran, and will be ready to strike in early April, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Friday quoting an unnamed source in the Russian security services.
Popularity: 2% [?]
April 1, 2007Ballistic missile early warning (BMEWS) radars will not be deployed on the premises of Russian embassies abroad, Russian Space Forces command said Tuesday.
Popularity: 2% [?]
March 22, 2007U.S. missile defense deployment in Europe could drag Russia into a new arms race, a senior Russian air defense commander said Friday, March 16.
Popularity: 1% [?]
March 17, 2007Israel is seriously concerned that Russia could sell advanced anti-tank weapon systems to Syria capable of piercing the most modern armour, the Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported Friday.
Popularity: 3% [?]
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