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Inside Russia's Arctic military base - BBC News

The World is Shocked! Russia to Replace its Obsolete Fighter Jet (Credits- AXX Military News)

RUSSIAN NAVY COMMANDER STOLE TWO 13 TON BRONZE PROPELLERS FROM HIS OWN DESTROYER II WARTHOG DEFENSE 2021

Russia’s spending on defence ( Source- Russia & India Report/ Author- Nikolay Litovkin, RIR)

Russian Special forces ( Source- Wikimedia Commons / Author-   http://eng.mil.ru/en/index.htm ) Source- Russia & India Report Author- Nikolay Litovkin , RIR How much is Russia spending on defence? The Stockholm International Peace research Institute (SIPRI) said Russia has increased its defence spending by 7.5 percent in 2015, with the Defence Ministry’s budget reaching $66.4 billion, How does this compare with other countries?   According to SIPRI, the world’s biggest military spender, the USA, spent $596 billion on its defence in 2015. Next was China, with $215 billion; and Saudi Arabia, with $87 billion. India spent $51 billion on defence in 2015. What share of GDP does it constitute? Percentage-wise, Russia is among the leaders in terms of the share of GDP spent on defence. The USA’s defence spending makes up 3.3 percent of the country’s GDP. China spends around 1.9 percent, whereas Russia’s amounts to 5.4 percent of GDP. The Russian figure is the wo

Russia's Supersonic Tu-160 Bomber Is Back: Should America Worry? ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Tom Nichols)

Russian TU-160 Strategic Bomber ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Vitaly V. Kuzmin) Source- The National Interest Author- Tom Nichols Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu announced recently that Russia is going to begin production of the Tu-160, a Soviet-era bomber known as the “Blackjack.” The Tu-160 is a nuclear platform, basically something like the Soviet version of an American B-1 bomber: a big, heavy, swing-wing bomber meant to deliver nuclear weapons at long distances. The Soviets built about thirty-five of them in the 1980s, of which only fifteen remain in service. So what does this mean to the strategic balance between the United States and the Russian Federation in 2015? In reality, it means absolutely nothing in military terms. As a political signal, however, Shoigu’s announcement is just the latest in a series of provocations. No American response is required and none would matter. The Blackjack, assuming the Russians even manage to build a

Revealed: Russia’s Deadly New Tank Force ( Source- The Diplomat / Author-Franz Stefan- Gady)

T-14 Russian MBT ( Source- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Vitaly V. Kuzmin) Source- The Diplomat Author- Franz Stefan- Gady The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has for the first time officially revealed the Russian Ground Forces’ most advanced armored fighting vehicles, including a brand new main-battle tank, self-propelled artillery, and new armored personnel carrier, ahead of the May 9 Moscow Victory Day Parade (see: “‘Arma Virumque Cano’ – Parades and Militarism in Asia”). It is important to not that the recently published photos on the Russian MoD’s website revealed prospective military hardware not yet commissioned into the Russian Armed Forces. Additionally, the vehicles displayed on the images have all their their weapon systems covered, which makes the initial analysis of the equipment highly speculative. “During the May 9 parade in Blagoveshchensk we will be showcasing for the first time the latest types of arms and military hardware the Eastern Military

Russia's Massive Military Buildup in Asia (Source- The National Interest / Author- rebecca M.Miller)

Russian S-400 SAM ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Author- UMNICK) Source- The National Interest Author- Rebecca M. Miller Russia has doubled the number of S-400 air defense system it deploys in its far east region as part of a larger military buildup in the region. Reports in Russian state-media, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, say that Moscow has deployed yet another S-400 missile defense system to the Kamchatka Peninsula; according to the Russian defense ministry. The reports said that Russia ultimately intends to deploy five S-400 systems to protect Kamchatka’s skies. The S-400 is one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world, and can be equipped with missiles with ranges between 120 km to 400 km (long-range). The system can shoot down anything from small aircraft to ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. The S-400 is already deployed around Moscow and St. Petersburg, and Severomorsk, which is where Russia’s Northern Fleet is bas

Russia to Upgrade 10 Nuclear Submarines by 2020 (Source- The Diplomat /Author- Franz Stefan-Gady)

Russian Akula Class Submarine Vepr  ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons / Credits- As seen in the web) Source- The Diplomat Author- Franz Stefan- Gady The Russian Navy will upgrade ten multi-purpose nuclear submarines by 2020, according to Russian Admiral Vladimir Chirkov, the navy’s commander-in-chief. Two Russian shipyards, Zvyozdochka in the northwest and Zvezda in Russia’s Far East, will upgrade ten project 971 SSN Akula-class and project 949A SSGN Oscar-class II nuclear-powered submarines in the coming years. Two Oscar-class II submarines are active with the Northern Fleet and five with the Pacific Fleet, whereas five Akula-class SSN’s serve in the Pacific and six in the Northern Fleet. Between 40 to 70 percent of  submarines in both fleets are estimated to not be operational. Up until last week, it was unclear whether the Oscar-class II subs stationed in the Pacific were also scheduled for the overhaul; this now appears to be the case. The upgrades are supposed

Russia’s Eastern Command at Sea ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Greg Austin)

Kirov class battle cruiser ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States DIA) Source- The Diplomat Author- Greg Austin As the world focuses more nervously on Russia’s military operations in Ukraine and on NATO’s periphery in Europe, the Kremlin is also beefing up the military might of its Eastern command based in the Far East, including forces of the Pacific Fleet. Franz-Stefan Gady reported recently in The Diplomat on the procurement plans and order of battle for the Fleet. For Russia, the U.S. pivot to the Pacific and East Asia is every bit as fundamental, and threatening, as it is for China. Russia has territorial disputes with Japan, as does China. Russia is a key stakeholder in the geopolitics of the Korean peninsula. And as a new operational requirement, Pacific Fleet units and bases are servicing expanded Artic operations. Pacific Fleet units will continue to join multi-national anti-piracy missions off the Horn of Africa, while Russia and China will move

Does Russia Really Need a Second Aircraft Carrier? ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Ankit Panda)

Russian Carrier Admiral Kuznesov ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Source- United States Department of Defence)   Source- The Diplomat Author- Ankit Panda Russia is in the process of building a new aircraft carrier, according to statements made by Admiral Viktor Chirkov, Russia’s senior-most naval commander to state media. On Monday, Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency reported that the Russian navy will “receive a new promising aircraft carrier.” Additionally, Chirkov told state media that the Russian Navy can expect to add a total of 50 vessels of multiple types. The Russian Navy currently operates a sole carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been in operation since 1991 after being launched in the late-1980s by the Soviet Union. “The Navy will have an aircraft carrier. The research companies are working on it, and strictly in compliance with the requirements from the Chief Commander,” Chirkov remarked, reportedly during a trip to a diesel engine supply plant for

2015: The Year of the Bear? 5 Ways Russia Can Regroup ( Source- The National Interest, Author- Nikholas K. Gvosdev)

President Vladimir Putin ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons /   Author- Kremlin ) Source- The National Interest Author- Nikholas K. Gvosdev If I were a strategist advising the Russian government on key national-security objectives for 2015 (and I am not), here would be five priorities for the year: First, the Kremlin needs to beat back the so-called “Maidan challenge” in Ukraine. Any consolidation of a westward-leaning administration, especially one that successfully undertakes the economic and security reforms that would make it easier to contemplate closer and more meaningful relations between Ukraine and NATO and the European Union, without also guaranteeing Russian equities, remains a critical danger to Moscow’s interests. This challenge, after the Orange Revolution in 2004, was met by the implosion of the coalition that spearheaded the dramatic political shift and by its subsequent inability once in government to deliver on any substantial reforms. While former U

Sixth generation fighter jet on Russia’s design board ( Source- The Russia & India Report, Author- Viktor Litovkin)

Sukhoi FGFA ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons/ Credits- Alex Beltukov)   Source- Russia & India Report Author- Viktor Litovkin Last week the director-general of the Foundation for Advanced Research Andrey Grigoryev told journalists at the Open Innovations Forum that “Russian scholars have already started work on the creation of a sixth generation fighter jet. The new model will be manufactured from composite materials.” “Our task is to lay the groundwork for the creation of a 6th generation fighter jet. Such projects are also now being considered. They are primarily associated with materials and engines,” Grigoryev added. Number Six’s new look Many specialists from the aircraft industry or Russian Air Force have made repeated comments about the sixth generation fighter jet. They may be found in the statements of the UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) president Mikhail Pogosyan, and the remarks of the director of the UAC’s Military Aviation Programs Direct

Putin's Strategy Of Covert War In Eastern Ukraine May Be Blowing Up In His Face ( Copy Right @ The Business Insider)

Russian President Vladimir Putin ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ www.kremlin.ru) The missile that may have brought down a Malaysian Airlines plane was likely fired from inside Ukrainian territory, possibly by militants affiliated with the Donetsk People's Republic. But the militia's force composition, and the likely provenance of the weaponry that may have brought down the plane, both point elsewhere. For the past several months, the rebellion in eastern Ukraine has resembled the Russian doctrine of  tainaya voina  or "mysterious war" - the practice of using a combination of proxies, covert agents, and misinformation to achieve strategic objectives without the use of conventional force. If it turns out that pro-Russian militants shot down MH17, the incident could trigger significant blowback from from a strategy that Moscow has pursued in eastern Ukraine for months. In early June, the Vostok Battalion, a Russian intelligence-linked paramilitary gro