Police in St. Petersburg have launched a criminal probe into activities of the management of the Severnaya Verf shipyard that put the implementation of state defense order at risk.
// Jul. 22, 2011 - 04:00 GMT
A court martial in northern Russiaâ™s Arkhangelsk has given a two-year suspended jail sentence to an Air Force officer who supervised flight operations prior to the crash of a MiG-31 interceptor in March, military investigators said on Thursday. </p>
// Jul. 21, 2011 - 07:45 GMT
A Pakistan Navy Uqab unmanned air vehicle (UAV) crashed on Tuesday in Pakistanâ™s largest city, Karachi, according to local television, quoting Navy sources. </p>
// Jul. 19, 2011 - 06:59 GMT
President Dmitry Medvedev has sacked a number of generals, including the head of the servicesâ™ electronic warfare branch, Oleg Ivanov, the Kremlin press service said on Friday. </p>
// Jul. 15, 2011 - 06:09 GMT
Several influential members of the top brass have resigned due to differences with the head of Russia's General Staff over his implementation of military reforms, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports.
// Jul. 05, 2011 - 05:48 GMT
Canadian Defense Minister Peter McKay has announced that his country is preparing to send more than 1,000 troops on a huge Nanook exercise in the High Arctic in August, the website of Montreal Gazette paper said on Sunday.
// Jul. 03, 2011 - 05:27 GMT
The Russian Navy plans to receive three nuclear submarines by yearend, Navy commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said on Friday.
// Jul. 01, 2011 - 07:47 GMT
Russia will transfer the K-152 Nerpa attack submarine to India on a 10-year lease by the end of 2011, Navy commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said on Friday.
// Jul. 01, 2011 - 06:20 GMT
Russia will complete construction of its first nuclear powered aircraft carrier by 2023, the head of Russiaâ™s United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Thursday. </p>
// Jun. 30, 2011 - 07:20 GMT
The Russian Federation Council, the upper chamber of the parliament, ratified a protocol on Wednesday extending Russia's use of a military base in Armenia.
// Jun. 22, 2011 - 07:45 GMT