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).
$250 Million Released for Ukraine’s Defence The US Defense Department announced Thursday it was resuming military assistance to Ukraine after a freeze forced by the political machinations of the impeachment […]
» Read moreUS F-22 Raptors Intercept Russian Bomber Formation US fighter jets intercepted Russian bombers twice on Wednesday off the coast of Alaska, US air defense command said. The intercepts come less […]
» Read moreLargest Russian Submarine Operation Since End of Cold War Russia has sent about 10 submarines into the North Atlantic in the largest such operation since the end of the Cold […]
» Read moreChina 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 […]
» Read moreUS, Russia and China in Race to Harness Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Encryption Within a decade, China and Russia’s militaries will be using data visualization, artificial intelligence, machine […]
» Read moreHMS Forth Monitors Transit of Russian Vessel Vasily Bykov Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Forth monitored the progress of a Russian naval vessel Vasily Bykov through the English Channel and […]
» Read moreRussia Found in Breach of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper said in a statement that the US had withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces […]
» Read more
