DefenceTalkWork is in progress on the newest fifth-generation nuclear-powered and diesel submarines at Russia’s Rubin Central Design Bureau, Rubin head Igor Vilnit said on Monday. The Russian Navy currently relies on third-generation submarines with fourth-generation subs of the Yury Dolgoruky (Project 955 Borey) and St. Petersburg (Project 677 Lada) class just beginning to be adopted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-goes-ahead-with-5g-submarine-project-47194/

DefenceTalkRussia said Monday it saw “no concession” in the US decision to abandon the final phase of its missile shield for Europe in favour of deploying new interceptors against a possible attack from North Korea. The US move was seen in Washington as raising prospects for a revival of arms control talks with Russia. But […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-dismisses-us-missile-defence-move-47189/

DefenceTalkNine Finnish citizens are suspected of involvement in the export of tank parts to Syria from Russia via Finland. The shipment of tank parts was discovered in Vuosaari harbour, in eastern Helsinki, on 8 January. The container in question was due to be shipped to Syria on board the Finnlines vessel M/S Finnsun. It contained […]https://www.defencetalk.com/customs-board-continues-syrian-tank-export-probe-47152/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Navy has begun setting up a permanent task force to defend Russia’s interests in the Mediterranean, Navy Commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said Monday. “The defense minister has ordered us to form a task force that will operate in the Mediterranean Sea on a permanent basis,” Chirkov told reporters after a defense ministry meeting. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-starts-forming-mediterranean-task-force-47125/

DefenceTalkA Russian Udaloy class destroyer is escorting a second convoy of commercial ships since its arrival on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, the spokesman for Russia’s Northern Fleet, Capt. 1st rank Vadim Serga said on Monday. “The convoy escorted by the Severomorsk destroyer comprises the Arizona and the St. Paul bulk freighters, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warship-escorts-second-convoy-off-somali-coast-47122/

DefenceTalkRussia will continue to build up its own defense capabilities according to foreseeable threats stated President Vladimir Putin at a meeting at the Defense Ministry, reports the Voice of Russia’s correspondent from the session. There are multiplying and expanding zones of instability on the planet: with non-stop armed conflicts in the Middle East, Central Asia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-will-continue-building-up-its-defenses-47084/

DefenceTalkRussian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom – the part of Russian Technologies (Rostec) State Corporation and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, will bring its Australian calling card – the medium multi-role Ka-32A11BC – to Avalon 2013, the international aviation exhibition taking place from 26 February to 3 March in Geelong. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-helicopters-will-showcase-ka-32a11bc-in-australia-46954/

DefenceTalkRussia said Wednesday it was delivering military hardware and light weapons to the governments of Syria and Mali as it expands sales and maintains its footing in some of the world’s deadliest conflicts. The head of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Anatoly Isaikin, said Russian deliveries to the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad included air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-supplying-syria-mali-with-arms-46792/

DefenceTalkTwo Russian fighters violated Japanese airspace on Thursday, Tokyo’s defence ministry said, prompting Japan to scramble its own warplanes in what was reported to be the first such incident in five years. The planes were detected off the northern island of Hokkaido for just over a minute, shortly after Japan’s new prime minister said he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-russian-fighters-breach-japanese-airspace-46713/

DefenceTalkThe coastal missile unit of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla is conducting a series of exercises to practice using the Navy’s only Bal coastal missile system, a representative of the Southern Military District said Wednesday. Participants are learning how to detect and track air- and sea-based targets, organize communications and process and transmit data that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-navy-testing-missile-defense-system-in-caspian-46689/