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The State Military Industrial Committee showcases future trends in military hardware at Moscow exhibition
Companies which are part of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus are taking part in the 17th international State security exhibition ‘Interpolitex 2013’. BELTA learned this from Vladimir Lavrenyuk,, a representative of the State Military Industrial Committee for Information and Communications.
23.10.2013
Permanent representative of the Russian Federation to NATO points to the transparency of the ‘West 2013’ exercise
During his interview with RIA Novosti, Alexander Glushko, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at NATO, stated that the ‘West 2013’ Russian and Belarusian exercise had been characterised by a high level of transparency.
22.10.2013
Aviation experts from Latvia and the German Federal Republic to inspect airspace over Russia and Belarus
Sergei Ryzhkov, the Chief of the National Centre for Reduction of Nuclear Risk, has reported that Inspectors from Germany and Latvia will conduct observation flights over Russia and Belarus as part of the Open Skies Treaty.
21.10.2013
New project for technical cooperation in the field of nuclear and radiation safety
The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry has reported that GosAtomNadzor of Belarus and the European Commission are planning a new technical cooperation project which will be able to assist the Belarusian Ministry in solving issues of nuclear and radiation safety.
17.10.2013
Kazakh and Russian border guards join in fight against Caspian Sea poachers
On Friday the Border Service of the Kazakh National Security Committee announced that the second phase of large scale preventative operations is underway in Kazakhstan. They are being held by Kazakh border guards and their Russian counterparts twice a year in the Caspian Sea.
15.10.2013
Four Yak-130 operational trainers should be delivered to Belarus in 2015
Four Yak-130 operational trainers should be delivered to Belarus in 2015, BELTA has reported this, making reference to Major General Oleg Dvigalev, the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Forces and Air Defense Forces of Belarus.
11.10.2013
Grigory Rapota: the Union State border security programme is being implemented successfully
At the end of the meeting of the Collegium of the Border Committee in Sochi, Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, reported to the RIA Novosti that the Union State programme for border security until 2016 is being implemented successfully.
11.10.2013
Minsk hosts competitions for Belarusian special forces
BELTA reports that Minsk is hosting competitions for the special forces of the Belarusian army, military units and paramilitary organisations.
10.10.2013
Russia may build own space station
A source in the Russian space industry has told Interfax that, in the near future, Russia may build its own orbiting space station and become independent in Space. This new project is already under consideration.
08.10.2013
Belarusian nuclear power plant will use cooling towers of Russian design
The Belarusian nuclear power plant will use cooling towers of Russian design. However, the possibility of fitting them with aerodynamic vortex generators of Belarusian design is being considered.
07.10.2013
Session of the CSTO Interstate Commission to be held in Yerevan on 3 October
Vladimir Zainetdinoov, the Press Secretary of the CSTO, has reported that the 11th session of the ‘CSTO Interstate Commission On Military-Economic Cooperation’ was held in Yerevan on 3 October.
03.10.2013
Russia plans to launch 14 rockets by the end of this year
Russia plans to carry out 14 rocket launches by the end of the year: 8 launches from the Baikonur space centre, 4 launches from the Plesetsk space centre, 1 launch from Kura (French Guiana) and 1 launch from the Dombarovsk Cosmodrome. RIA Novosti learned this from a space industry source.
02.10.2013
Omsk Radio Manufacturing Plant tests its prototype during the ‘West 2013’ exercise
The Popov Radio Manufacturing Plant in Omsk has successfully tested its 3D field transport communications network during the ‘West 2013’ Belarusian and Russian strategic military exercise.
01.10.2013
Situation at the Tajik-Afghan border escalates, with Taliban militants skirmishing with the Tajik
At the ‘CSTO roundtable session on European security’, which took place at the International Relations Department of the Belarusian State University, Gennady Nevyglas, the Deputy General Secretary of the CSTO, reported that the situation at the Tajik-Afghan border had escalated, with Taliban militants skirmishing with the Tajik side.
30.09.2013
Russia Arms EXPO 2013 in Nizhni Tagil
The largest international exposition of armaments, ammunition, and military hardware: ‘Russia Arms EXPO 2013’, will take place in Nizhni Tagil under the auspices of the Russian Government.
27.09.2013
Interaction 2013 ends
The active phase of the ‘Interaction 2013’ joint exercise of the joint rapid response forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation ended at the Osipovichsky range on 25 September 2013.
26.09.2013
‘West 2013’ exercise to be held at two ranges
The Department of the Press Service and Information of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has reported that the Khmelevka and Pravdinsky ranges (Kaliningrad Region) were provided for the ‘West 2013’ Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise.
25.09.2013
Second stage of the ‘West-2013’ joint military exercise begins
Russia and Belarus have started the second stage of the ‘West-2013’ joint military exercise. During the second phase the united command of the military forces will establish its ability to coordinate the military measures intended to stabilise the situation in the interests of military security of the Union State of Belarus and of Russia.
24.09.2013
Threats from Afghanistan and aid to Tadjikistan are main issues of the CSTO summit
Among the main issues on the agenda of the summit of CSTO leaders in Sochi were: countering threats from Afghanistan and helping Tajikistan to strengthen its border with Afghanistan.
24.09.2013
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin take part in the CSTO summit
In Sochi, on 23 September, Alexander Lukashenko, the President of the Republic of Belarus, and Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, took part in the summit of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.
23.09.2013