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China akan menjadi pembeli pertama S-400 Triumph

Rusia telah memutuskan siapa yang akan diberi wewenang untuk menjadi pembeli pertama untuk sistem pertahanan udara terbaru Rusia S-400 "Triumph", yaitu China. Keputusan ini diberikan oleh Vladimir Putin. Sekarang sedang dinegosiasikan jumlah dan nilainya. Kenyataan bahwa Departemen Pertahanan Cina telah menyatakan minatnya untuk membeli S - 400 pada tahun 2012. ...continue reading

Russia Floats Out Fourth Stealth Submarine for Vietnamese Navy

The fourth Russian Varshavyanka-class submarine for delivery to the Vietnamese navy has been launched in a ceremony at the shipyard where it was built, St. Petersburg city officials said Friday. Vietnam signed a contract in 2009 to buy six of the diesel-electric submarines – dubbed “black holes in the ocean” by US navy officials for their near invisibility...continue reading

Russian Black Sea Fleet gives up Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhya

The diesel-electric submarine Zaporizhzhya, project 641, which earlier formed part of Ukraine’s Navy, is out of order and will not be used by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Russian Navy Main Staff told the Interfax-AVN news agency on Saturday. The news agency interlocutor said the sub may be handed over to Ukraine’s Navy for further use or...continue reading

Russia begins increased submarine patrols off the coasts of the United States

Last year in July we reported on the fact that Russia will increase patrols off both coast of the United States. On June 1 or a bit later we will resume constant patrolling of the world’s oceans by strategic nuclear submarines,” Russian navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said Friday. This in apparent response to the “threat” posed by the...continue reading

Review of Collins Class submarine maintenance regime nears completion

The latest review into how Australia's submarine fleet is repaired and maintained is expected to be given to the Federal Government shortly. The review by British expert John Coles began in 2011 and has recommended structural changes to the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) to improve efficiency and productivity. The latest instalment is expected to focus on what improvements...continue reading

Qatar buys helicopters, missiles in $23-billion deals

Qatar announced contracts worth about $23-billion (U.S.) on Thursday to buy attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers and other weapons from Boeing Co., Airbus SAS and other arms makers as the Gulf state accelerates its military build-up. The world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter announced deals with about 20 global companies, including firms from the United States which...continue reading