Russian state arms trader Rosoboronexport will increase arms exports by 11% year-on-year to $9.7 billion in 2011, a deputy head of the company said on Wednesday. “The figures will rise by about $1 billion compared to 2010,” said Viktor Komardin, who is also heading a Russian delegation to the LIMA-2011 arms show in Malaysia. He [...]
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December 7, 2011
June 22, 2011
Contract for Mistrals Worth Over 1 Bln Euros
Contract for Mistrals Worth Over 1 Bln Euros The Associated Press Published: June 22, 2011 (Issue # 1662) Russia signed a contract worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.43 billion) Friday to buy two French warships — the largest military deal between a NATO country and Moscow to date that will likely worry some of Russia’s neighbors. President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing [...]
June 21, 2011
Contract for First Mistrals Worth Over 1Bln Euros
ST. PETERSBURG — Russia signed a contract worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.43 billion) Friday to buy two French warships — the largest military deal between a NATO country and Moscow to date that will likely worry some of Russia’s neighbors. President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing ceremony in St. Petersburg, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed the deal in a statement released by his office. The [...]
May 31, 2011
France and Europe interested in Mistral contract with Russia
French defense industry companies are interested in a solid contract with Russia to purchase Mistral-class helicopter carriers from France. Significantly, on May 26 Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Nicolas Sarkozy of France specified the date of contract signing. According to Sarkozy, the contract will be signed before June 21. This means the Mistral is [...]
May 27, 2011
May 16, 2011
Army Equipping Afghans and Iraqis on Mi-17s
The U.S. Army is acquiring and sustaining Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters for Iraqi and Afghan forces so they can further stand up their respective militaries and enable more U.S. forces to return home, service officials said. “We’re buying those systems because our (servicemembers) don’t get to come home until (Iraqi and Afghan militaries) take over the [...]
May 4, 2011
Russia fighting to save arms sales to the Middle East
Ambitious efforts to modernize Russia’s defense and industrial base undertaken during the Putin administration have been paying off—at least, in some cases. The Russian leadership uses arms sales for economic gain, but also as a tool of influence in the recipient countries. The Russian military-industrial complex, one of the few national industries that maintain some [...]
May 2, 2011
Russia to deliver 3 combat helicopters to Peru next week
The Peruvian Air Force will receive next week three Russian combat helicopters intended for military operations against drugs trafficking and terrorism in the South American country, Peru’s defense minister said. Last July, the Peruvian Defense Ministry and Russian state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport signed a contract for the sale of six Mi-171Sh Hip transport and two [...]
April 18, 2011
BP’s Dudley Is on Geographic Board Along With Putin
A fire drill being carried out at a Rosneft facility near Stavropol last week. Embattled BP chief executive Robert Dudley took a trip to Moscow on Friday to attend a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society, headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Dudley told reporters that no details of the foundering $16 billion deal between Rosneft and BP were discussed between the two men, but [...]
April 14, 2011
Brazil to decide on Russian helicopter supplies by end of month
The Brazilian Defense Ministry will decide by the end of the month whether its contract on the supply of Russian helicopters will be affected by planned massive military budget cuts, a ministry source said. “This year’s ministry plan stipulates that the contract on the supply of Russian Mi-35M helicopters should be fulfilled, and we cannot [...]
April 10, 2011
Top Gun: Russia Smashes Weapon Export Records
Military officials reported on Thursday that Russian armament industries exported more than US$10 billion dollars of weapons last year, surpassing original estimates. “We set a new record,” Mikhail Dmitriyev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Co-operation (FSVTS) told Kommersant in an interview. “The target level was set at $9.5 billion. We exceeded $10 billion, [...]
April 5, 2011
Russia delivers 2 combat helicopters to Peru
Russia has delivered two Mi-35P Hind E attack helicopters to Peru under a contract to provide the South American country with air power to combat cocaine production and terrorism. The disassembled helicopters were delivered to Peru on board a Russian An-124-100 Condor transport plane. “The assembly of the helicopters by Russian technicians has already begun,” [...]
March 16, 2011
Russian MoD cagey on warship contract with France
A contract with France on the construction of modern warships for Russia will be signed when it is ready, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday. Russia and France signed an intergovernmental agreement in January on four Mistral-class helicopter carriers – two to be built at the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and two [...]
March 16, 2011
Russia, France struggle over Mistral contract
A Russian-French contract on the construction of Mistral class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy is unlikely to be signed in the near future, a Russian deputy defense minister said. Russia and France in January signed an intergovernmental agreement to jointly build two Mistral-class helicopter carriers at the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Another two [...]