Tag: Russia

Russia. Armiya 2021: tactical developments in Russia’s guided-weapons sector (Douglas Barrie, IISS)

Photo credit: Michael Jerdev Russia’s Armiya 2021 defence exhibition, held in Moscow from 22–28 August, saw the first appearance of what could be a key...
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USA/Russia. US-Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue: Why It’s Good to Talk (Andrew Futter, Valdai Discussion Club)

The symbolism of the two-leading nuclear-armed states recognising the dangers of a more complex and perhaps dangerous global nuclear order is significant, and neither...
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Russia. Private companies at ‘Army 2021’ forum strive for survival as Russian military orders shrink (Alexander Bratersky, Defense News)

A visitor attends Army 2021, an arms fair held near Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 23, 2021. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images) For years, Russia has...
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Russia. Russia’s Rostec Reveals Anti-Insomnia Glasses for Soldiers (Hercules Reyes, The Defense Post)

Rostec's anti-insomnia glasses. Photo: Alexander Utkin/Rostec Russia’s Rostec State Corporation unveiled their anti-insomnia glasses at Russia’s International Military-Technical Forum Army-2021. Dubbed as the Blue Sky pro glasses,...
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Russia. Russian Firm Kronstadt Announces Drone Sales to ‘Foreign Countries’ (Hercules Reyes, The Defense Post)

Russian defense contractor Kronstadt announced that it has signed contracts for the sale of drones to unspecified foreign countries. The first deliveries are expected by 2022. Russian...
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Russia/Ukraine. Was Russia’s April Exercise a Practice Run for a Ukraine Invasion?

Satellite imagery shows Russian use of smoke operations in Crimea, part of an April 15 exercise. ORBITAL INSIGHT / PLANET / ALLSOURCE ANALYTICS Moscow's illegal annexation...
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Russia. Russia Unveils Autonomous Anti-Sniping Device (Inder Singh Bischt, The Defense Post)

Russian defense firm MF Stelmak unveiled its Sosna-N robotic sniper detector at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum last month. The laser-optical system, capable of automatic...
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Russia/Red Sea. Russia’s Red Sea Strategy (Neil Melvin, RUSI)

This episode examines Russia’s emerging strategy for the Red Sea, looking not only at Moscow’s efforts to establish a military base in Sudan, but...
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Russia. Russia to Boost Firepower of Aging T-80 Tank (Joe Saballa, The Defense Post)

 Russia's T-80 battle tanks. Photo: Olga Maltseva/AFP Russian defense firm Uralvagonzavod Group has unveiled its plan to upgrade the country’s T-80BVM main battle tank, an...
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Russia/Japan/East Asia. Moscow and Tokyo Exploring Pathways for East Asia in an Era of Growing US-China Rivalry (Taisuke Abiru, Anton Bespalov, Valdai Discussion Club)

The US-China rivalry is becoming a constant feature of world politics. An improvement of relations between the United States and China should not be...
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Nigeria/Russia. Nigeria To Buy Military Hardware From Russia (Lisa Vives, IDN)

Fighter jets, ammunition and other military hardware are among the top featured items in a new “landmark development in bilateral relations” between Moscow and...
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Russia. Supporter Of Navalny’s Smart Voting System Detained In St. Petersburg (RFE RL)

By North.Realities An activist who publicly supports jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's Smart Voting system says he was detained and pressed to disclose information on others...
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Russia/Ukraine. Blind, Confuse and Demoralize: Russian Electronic Warfare Operations in Donbas (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin Moscow’s rapid and mostly bloodless annexation of Ukrainian Crimea in February–March 2014, followed a month later by the Russian-fueled instability and military confrontation...
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Europe/Gas Markets/Russia. Winter Is Coming: Europe’s Gas Markets Hit Unusual Turbulence — And Eyes Turn To Moscow (RFE RL)

Mike Eckel Typically this time of year, energy utilities across Europe are topping off their tanks, replacing old wires, locking in gas contracts, and doing...
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China/Russia. China-Russia drill signals new era in joint exercises: spokesperson (Global Times)

A joint military exercise between China and Russia, code-named ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021, has charted the course for a new high-point in bilateral relations, opened new horizons...
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China/Russia. Headline or Trend Line? Evaluating Chinese-Russian Collaboration in AI (CSET)

Margarita Konaev, Andrew Imbrie, Ryan Fedasiuk, Emily Weinstein, Katerina Sedova, James Dunham Chinese and Russian government officials are keen to publicize their countries’ strategic partnership in emerging technologies, particularly artificial...
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