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Barak will arrive in the Russian capital on a two-day visit later on Monday.

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Israeli defense minister heads to Russia for military talks

01:11 06/09/2010

The Russian and Israeli defense ministers, Anatoly Serdyukov and Ehud Barak, are planning to sign an agreement on military cooperation during talks in Moscow.

Russia to decide on French warship purchase by yearend
19:21 03/09/2010
Russia will make a final decision on whether to buy a French Mistral-class amphibious assault ship by the end of the year, the Russian ambassador to France said on Friday.1
Russia to resume test launches of troubled Bulava missile Sept. 9-12
12:43 03/09/2010
Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between September 9 and 12, a defense industry source said on Friday.
Russian Navy headquarters to stay in Moscow
11:02 03/09/2010
The headquarters of the Russian Navy will not be transferred from Moscow to St. Petersburg, a high-ranking Defense Ministry official told RIA Novosti on Friday.1
Russian-Mongolian military exercises begin in South Siberia
06:20 03/09/2010
Joint Russian-Mongolian antiterrorism exercises have begun in the southern Siberian Republic of Buryatia.
Russian nuclear-powered cruiser to call in at Brest port in France
01:50 02/09/2010
The Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser will call on Thursday at the port of Brest in France for a four-day official visit, a Russian Navy spokesman said.
Ukraine to make its military leaner but meaner
17:26 01/09/2010
Ukraine will downsize its military while building up its combat capability, the nation's defense minister said on Wednesday.
Russia to sell Mi-17 helicopters to Argentina
15:45 01/09/2010
Russia has signed a "historic" contract on Mi-17 helicopter deliveries to Argentina, a member of a Russian delegation said on Wednesday.
NATO 'no comment' on Russian warplane deal report
14:16 01/09/2010
NATO declined to comment on Wednesday on a report saying it could use Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighters at a Cold War-era base in Iceland for training purposes.
U.S. retracts second set of charges against suspected Russian arms dealer
15:53 31/08/2010
The Thai Prosecutor General's Office on Tuesday received a formal request from the United States to drop a second set of charges against Russian suspected arms trader Viktor Bout, a Thai daily reported on Tuesday.
Russia to send over 1,000 troops to anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan
15:25 31/08/2010
More than 1,000 Russian troops will take part in a series of anti-terror drills in Kazakhstan on September 9-25, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Russia must modernize military-industrial complex - Medvedev
13:27 31/08/2010
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said the country's military-industrial complex must be modernized to retain its competitive status on the market.
Azerbaijan to buy four Ka-32 helicopters from Russia
15:59 30/08/2010
Russian Helicopters company will supply four Kamov Ka-32 helicopters to Azerbaijan in the near future, the Azerbaijani APA news agency said on Monday.
China to stage 4-day naval drill in September
09:06 29/08/2010
Chinese Naval Fleet will hold live-ammunition naval exercise in the Yellow Sea in the beginning of September, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Sunday in a statement.
Kremlin denies plans to halt missile sales to Syria (update 1)
18:56 28/08/2010
Russia stands by its international obligations and has no plans to stop an arms deal with Syria, a Kremlin aide said on Saturday.1
Kremlin denies plans to halt missile sales to Syria
17:01 28/08/2010
Russia stands by its international obligations and has no plans to stop an arms deal with Syria, a Kremlin aide said on Saturday.
Thai premier urges U.S., Russia to resolve Bout case
14:30 28/08/2010
Washington and Moscow should resolve between themselves the case of suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the Thai prime minister said.
Bout denies knowledge of Russian state, military secrets (Update 1)
15:16 27/08/2010
Russian businessman Viktor Bout, awaiting extradition to the United States on arms trafficking charges, said on Friday he knows no Russian state or military secrets.
Bout denies knowledge of Russian state, military secrets
14:12 27/08/2010
Russian businessman Viktor Bout, awaiting extradition to the United States on arms trafficking charges, said Friday he knows no Russian state military secrets.
Indian-Russian Brahmos venture to produce missile engines in India
13:21 27/08/2010
The Indian-Russian venture BrahMos Aerospace Ltd. plans to produce engines for Brahmos missiles in India, CEO Sivathanu Pillai said on Friday.

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