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MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – In an interview with the daily of the Defence Ministry Krasnaya Zvezda, the commandant of the Russian military academy Zhukov Air and Space Defense Academy, Lieutenant General Vladimir Lyaporov, said that the medium-range surface-to-air missile systems S-350 Vityaz and the surface-to-air…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today, at the teleconference of the Russian Defence Ministry, the Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in the period 2019-2020 Russia had to develop a ground-based version of the sea-launched Kalibr complex with a long-range cruise missile in response to the U.S. decision to suspend its…

MOSCOW, Russia (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On 2nd February, the Russian President Vladimir Putin reported that the strategic UUV Poseidon has completed its key stage of trials, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. During a meeting with the heads of the Russia’s Defence and Foreign Ministries, the Russian President told the Defence Minister Sergei…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The annual report of Russia’s Ministry of Defence that outlines its plans for 2019 was made today by the Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu at the annual board meeting of the ministry, chaired by President Vladimir Putin. During the session, Russia’s Minister of Defence presented various…

NEW DELHI, India, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – A mass production of Kalashnikov submachine guns is determined to start in India, next year. This was one of the topics discussed during today’s meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military technical cooperation, held in New Delhi, India, reported the Russian Deputy Defence…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Amid the U.S. Department of State’s claims, Russia to either scrap the 9M729 missile system or to alter it in a verifiable manner, in order to remain in full compliance with its obligations under the INF Treaty, today, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated that…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today (5th December), the Russian Defence Ministry reported that the latest Russian-made combat laser systems Peresvet have been put on combat duty with the Russian armed forces on 1st December, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The newspaper of the Russian Ministry of Defence Krasnaya Zvezda…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday (3the December), the Russian Minister of Defence held a meeting in Moscow with the Deputy Minister of the National Defence of Vietnam, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who was on a visit to Russia, leading a Vietnamese military delegation that was also scheduled to…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – At a teleconference held today (4th December) at the National Defence Management Center, Sergei Shoigu stated the plans of Russia’s Defence Ministry to conduct more than 4000 military exercises and about 8500 other training events in 2019. During the teleconference, the Russian Defence…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today, Russian state media reported that the court in the city of Simferopol in Crimea, which was deciding today on a pre-trial measure for the 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia in Kerch Strait on Sunday, has ordered one of them to be under arrest for two months on charges of illegally…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported for today’s meeting between Russia’s Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and the U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Sergei Shoigu opened the meeting by saying that he was…