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For the first time since the Cold War, Russian warships arrived to Cuba

Order warships Navy Russia went to the port of Havana, reported AFP. This is the first visit by a Russian Navy ship to Cuba since Soviet times. Read more

Under Voronezhem found flight recorders crashed Su-24

Su -24. Graphic television channel Vesti 24 "> At the crash site frontovogo bomber Su-24 in the Voronezh area found flight recorders crashed aircraft. This was announced by Assistant glavkoma Russian Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Drik. According to him, "black boxes" will be drawn upon arrival Special Commission, which will investigate the causes of the accident, reported Interfax. Read more

Arab Emirates to buy U.S. Patriot ZRK

United Arab Emirates will become another country that will buy for its armed forces surface-to-air missile systems Patriot, reported Defense News. The contract for the supply of complex modifications PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability), maintenance and training received U.S. corporation Raytheon. The value of the transaction - about 3.3 billion dollars. Read more

Israel refused to confirm the supply of UAVs Russia

Israeli military department prefers not yet confirm officially informed Russia about the possible purchase of Israeli unmanned aircraft, reported Interfax with reference to chapter military and political control of Israel Ministry of Defense, adviser to Defense Minister Amos Gilad. Interlocutor, in particular, stated that "this is a very delicate issue." Read more

Britain has sharply reduced spending on defense projects

British Defense Ministry announced plans to reduce the cost of implementation of major programs from acquiring arms and military equipment. Among the projects that the first "went under the knife: construction of two new aircraft carriers project CVF (Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wells), the procurement of reconnaissance and attack helicopters Future Links and the development of multipurpose armored vehicle in the program FRES. Despite the reduction, none of the ongoing projects had not been canceled. It was decided term construction project CVF aircraft carriers will be increased by 1-2 years, a number of helicopters was reduced from 70 to 62 units. The representative of the defense department said no amount of savings resulting from the postponement of construction of aircraft carriers, noting only that the savings in the Future Links program is very significant. It also remains unknown whether the manufacturer of imposing punitive sanctions on the Defense Ministry in favor of reducing the number of helicopters ordered.

ARMS-TASS. However, the parties failed to agree on the terms of the agreement. Despite the fact that the intelligence version of the program purchase armored vehicles FRES, won the designation of Scout, and modernization of Warrior armored personnel carriers have a high priority, the head of the defense authorities of the United Kingdom to answer to a question about taking them up, noting only that his agency will soon announce new tender for the supply of multipurpose vehicles, but it is not yet clear whether it would be held in the framework of FRES.

British Defense Ministry announced plans to reduce the cost of implementation of major programs from acquiring arms and military equipment. Among the projects that the first "went under the knife: construction of two new aircraft carriers project CVF (Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wells), the procurement of reconnaissance and attack helicopters Future Links and the development of multipurpose armored vehicle in the program FRES. Despite the reduction, none of the ongoing projects had not been canceled. It was decided term construction project CVF aircraft carriers will be increased by 1-2 years, a number of helicopters was reduced from 70 to 62 units. The representative of the defense department said no amount of savings resulting from the postponement of construction of aircraft carriers, noting only that the savings in the Future Links program is very significant. It also remains unknown whether the manufacturer of imposing punitive sanctions on the Defense Ministry in favor of reducing the number of helicopters ordered.

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Israel denied the existence of an agreement with Russia on the supply of «sensitive weapons»

Russia and Israel have not concluded unspoken agreement on the supply of sensitive weapons "to third countries for which Israel, in particular, does not sell arms to Georgia, and Russia - in Iran, reported Interfax with reference to chapter military and political control of Israel Defense , Adviser to Defense Minister Amos Gilad. While Israel hopes that Russia will take into account the interests of safety in the supply of arms to countries in the region, including - in Iran. Read more

The service life of «Satan» extended to 30 years

Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia are planning to bring the life of the intercontinental ballistic missile RS-20 "Voevoda", received by NATO designation of "Satan" (Satan), up to 30 years, and simultaneously develop a new heavy strategic missiles of the same type. This was announced on 19 December Interfax with reference to the RVSN commander, Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsova. Read more

China will put Pakistan AWAKS own design

Pakistan is seeking $ 278 million to buy aircraft from China's long-range radar detection and guidance AWAKS. Under the terms of the deal, Islamabad would pay that amount in several tranches. Admission aircraft by the Pakistani Air Force is expected within the next four years. As the Nation, Pakistan will be the first foreign country to become a Celestial AWAKS, designed for the exploration and management of combat aircraft tactical aviation and air defense.

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Military Reform

Mass layoffs officers from the Russian army will not. As a result of military reform in the next three years will reduce troops less than a year dismissed at their own request. This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov at a meeting of the Public Chamber. Major reductions affect the so-called vacancy, dvuhgodichnikov officers and officers who have reached the age of stay in the military. At the same time dismissed soldiers can guarantee rely on a single allowance, which, depending on seniority will reach one hundred and eighty five thousand rubles.

«This does not mean that one hundred per cent of those officers will be dismissed - explained Pankow. - Those who maintained the health of those who want to serve and needed the Supreme Council, with argumentirovannom our approach may remain in military service to deal with the Minister of Defense of Russia, or by the President of Russia ».

The Ministry of Defense has developed a special program for the implementation of social guarantees soldiers. By the job is not yet reduced officers already engaged potential employers. Several tens of thousands of jobs are ready to provide service bailiffs and the Federal Service of Corrections. Deputy Defense Minister Lyubov Kudelina recalled another one guarantee - in the first half of 2010 will provide office accommodation, all military personnel.

«Today we have our own point of controlling the process to buy on the cheap price of apartments in those regions, which we know are in demand among military personnel. And the same situation will apply next year. The money does not go in troops. We purposefully solve the problem of housing for the pre-clear for us low prices ».

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Britain has lost control of the nuclear defense industry

A key nuclear company British defense industry producing nuclear warheads, under the control of the United States. Atomic Weapon Establishment was acquired by American capital after days of the United Kingdom Government has completed a deal to sell ownership of the large block of shares atomic company into private hands. According to sources The Financial Times, the buyer was the California Jacobs.

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India carried out the first launch of "BraMosa" from the vertical position

The first launch from the vertical by joint Russian-Indian supersonic cruise missile "BraMos" successfully carried out the naval forces of India. Start has been given to moving the cruiser "Radzhdut" located in the waters of the Bay of Bengal, through a universal launcher, developed and manufactured by the joint venture "Bramos Aerospace Limited." According to specialists, the task of testing fully met.

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Georgian parliament accused Russia at the beginning of the war

The temporary parliamentary committee to examine the August events on Thursday presented its conclusion based on the testimony of 22 officers, including Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, as well as the materials of human rights organizations and media materials.

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The Baltic States are not coping with the requirements of NATO

The military budgets of the three Baltic states, once part of the Soviet Union, will be reduced, although not all of them cope with their obligations to NATO, reported The Baltic Course. EU Encourages members of the alliance to lay the defense expenditure of about 2 percent of GDP. But if Latvia and Estonia prior to cope with this, the Lithuanian military budget was only slightly more than 1 percent. Read more

Prime Britain confirmed that troops withdraw from Iraq

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Thursday that virtually the entire British contingent in Iraq leave the country by the end of July 2009.

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Germany joined the "troika" of world arms exporters

Germany has become the third largest arms supplier in the world after the United States and Russia exported arms in 2007 to 1.1 billion euros, that's true, 15% lower than a year earlier. Last year, German companies were granted licenses to export military equipment and armaments in the amount of 3.7 billion euros, 500 million less than the 2006-meters. At the same time, the Government has allowed the export of arms to 5.1 billion euros in the military-technical cooperation at the level of NATO, which is 1.5 billion more than in 2006. As a result, total arms exports reached almost 9 billion euros, surpassing by 13% the previous year. On the basis of licensing, major recipients of German arms were the U.S., Switzerland, Britain, Afghanistan and Italy. It is really the weapons sold in smaller quantities than had been foreseen licenses.

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«Gold ideas» Russia's defense industry recorded premiums

In Moscow eighth national awards ceremony for the "Golden idea, which is awarded for outstanding achievements and accomplishments in the field of military technical cooperation with foreign countries, said Vremya Novostei. At the competition prizes on the basis of 2007 were filed 80 applications. The winners were 23 head and 85 representatives from defense companies. Read more

The Army - a way of life

Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was established relatively recently, but in the meantime well-known artists, scientists and artists included in it, visited dozens of military units, which address the acute social problems.

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov thanked all members for their work and handed activists souvenirs.

«During this short period of time, a lot has been done to the Armed Forces. I appreciate the work of a public council, as a very effective and efficient. Members of the Public Council visited three districts and three navy. Traveled in part, acquainted with life, life army and navy. You are indeed brought some momentum into the Army and Navy, and I believe that your work is needed army », - said the head of the defense department.

The main topic was the upcoming meeting of the reform of the army. Military experts explained the details of non upcoming change.

«Army for our country is not easy, and not just a means of defense or attack. Always army was a way of life. What might carry out, what can proceed - we do », - said chairman of the Public Council Nikita Mikhalkov.

In his view, the main task of the Public Council is to address social problems and promote military service.

News Channel «star».

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The Pentagon considers the Georgian army inexperienced and unprepared

The Georgian army, which was quickly defeated in August during an operation by Russia forced Tbilisi to the world, suffers from widespread neorganizovannosti and unskilled manual and therefore in need of reforms to become a modern fighting force, wrote Wednesday in the newspaper New York Times, citing a report by Pentagon .

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The U.S. Army has received a new charter

In the United States for the first time in six years, published a new manual for the Army. Manual entitled "Preparations for the implementation of a wide range of operations" (Training for Full Spectrum Operations), reported AP. При подготовке нового устава использован опыт боевых действий в Афганистане и Ираке, а также участия армии в нехарактерных для нее операциях. Читать далее

Украина незаконно продлила ресурс советских ракет

Бывший главком ПВО Украины Александр Стеценко сегодня заявил, что власти страны незаконно продлили ресурс ракет для зенитно-ракетных комплексов советского производства. Он напомнил, что в сентябре на учениях "Морской узел-2008" две такие ракеты самоликвидировались на первых секундах полета. "Хорошо, что это не произошло непосредственно на пусковой установке", - отметил эксперт, особо подчеркнув, что право продлевать ресурс вооружений имеет только их разработчик.

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