AT THE HEART OF THE FIGHTING
The Russian Federation is the world’s largest country covering over 17m2 km, with a population of over 143 million. Military conscription is compulsory, giving Russia a total of over 1 million active service personnel. Military spending is at approx $70bn per year (2014 figures), putting Russia into third place behind the USA and China, although expenditure is expected to rise substantially. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of arms, with a 30% share of the total export trade. Russia is a founder member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
China and Russia have fully agreed upon and signed a commercial contract on a joint heavy helicopter development project, said Miao Wei, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, on […]
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» Read moreRussian Airborne Train with Belarus Special Forces A soldier aims at the camera during a joint exercise involving Russian Airborne Troops and special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in Ulyanovsk, Central Military District. The exercise was held in accordance with the cooperation plan between the Ministry of Defence of […] To see the original post visit Combat.Camera – The Magazine of Military Photography…
» Read moreRAF Typhoons on QRA Over Estonia Intercept Russian Aircraft Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets operating from Ämari Air Base in Estonia launched twice on Tuesday 25th June to […]
» Read moreUnits Deployed on Op CABRIT Take Part in NATO Exercise According to different sources somewhere between 700 and 1,000 British military personnel are taking part in Exercise Spring Storm in […]
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