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Russia to Develop New Arms Program to 2025

20:10 15/03/2012

Russia’s new state arms procurement program through to 2025 will be developed by 2015, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Igor Sheremet said on Thursday.

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Russia Faces Shortage of Military Draftees
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Russia is facing a serious shortage of new recruits during the spring military draft, the Nezavisimaya Gazeta said on Wednesday citing a report by the State Duma Defense Committee.
Russian military has 'no one left to draft'
13:01 17/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti)
Russia has no conscript-age young men left to recruit, Russia's chief of the General Staff complained on Thursday.
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10:15 17/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, has called for the creation of a defense research agency similar to Darpa, the Pentagon agency that funds military research in the U.S.
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Russia's Defense Ministry promised to introduce by the end of the year a special military police division in the national armed forces to uproot hazing practices and thefts.
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09:48 05/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 5 (RIA Novosti)
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Spanish military delegation to talk army reform in Moscow
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15:31 11/03/2011
Russia will focus on purchases of advanced weaponry in a new state arms procurement program until 2020, First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin said.
Russian Air Force receives new Su-34 fighter-bombers
16:00 28/12/2010
Russia's Air Force received four new Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers on Tuesday as part of its current modernization program, an Air Force spokesman said.
Russia's armed forces to spend $10 bln to go digital by 2012 - General Staff Chief
11:25 14/12/2010
The Russian armed forces are to spend $10 billion on new digital communications by 2012, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Tuesday.
Defense ministry submits $640 billion arms buy plan to government
12:46 08/12/2010
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16:22 25/11/2010
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14:02 25/11/2010
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12:30 31/10/2010
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18:30 28/10/2010
Higher salaries are key to the successful reform of the Russian military, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
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Russia completes creation of new military command system
16:28 22/10/2010
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Russia plans to create military police by 2012 - Defense Ministry
16:10 18/10/2010
Russia will finalize setting up its military police force by 2012, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Preliminary results of Russian military reform
16:12 28/09/2010
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Russia’s regional military commands
19:08 24/09/2010
By December 1, 2010, the number of military districts in Russia will be cut from six to four. Unified strategic commands will be set up on their basis.
Russia to reorganize military command structure
12:53 08/09/2010
The central commands of Russia's Air Force, Navy and Ground Forces will be retained but some of their functions will be transferred to integrated strategic commands, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday.
Russia's defense spending to rise by 60% by 2013 - paper
09:34 30/07/2010
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Caspian Flotilla to retain independent status - Russian Navy
16:34 23/07/2010
The Caspian Flotilla will retain its independent status in the process of Russian military reform, a high-ranking Navy official said on Friday.
Russia sets up four strategic commands
16:04 14/07/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a decree establishing four strategic commands in the Armed Forces and an integrated logistic support system, a top military official said on Wednesday.
Tactical-strategic commands: the Russian army's new look
14:37 11/06/2010
Russia is entering a new phase of military reform, as Moscow renounces the 150-year-old military-district system in favor of tactical-strategic commands
Russian conscripts to have five-day working week - Defense Ministry
10:40 21/04/2010
Conscripts in the Russian armed forces will have a five-day working week and civil workers will be hired to cook food and clean, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said
Russian military denies problems with conscription
16:56 01/04/2010
The Russian Defense Ministry does not expect any problems with the military draft due to a sharp drop in birth rates in Russia in the 1990s, a senior military official said on Thursday
Russian military claims draft evasion on rise, blames court system
14:38 01/04/2010
The number of Russian conscripts evading military service has significantly increased while the courts refuse to bring them to justice, a deputy chief of the General Staff said on Thursday.
Russian police whistleblower says another video 'coming soon'
12:37 25/03/2010
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Military reform in times of crisis
18:32 09/03/2010
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Military reform: Basic guidelines
22:05 24/02/2010
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Reform of the Russian Armed Forces
15:56 04/12/2009
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Putin reiterates need for military reform to ensure security
17:19 03/12/2009
The Russian Armed Forces must keep up with modern challenges to reliably ensure national security, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Russia's military reform still faces major problems
17:19 02/12/2009
The first phase of the ongoing military reform to overhaul the structure of the Russian Armed Forces as well as its troop control and recruitment processes officially ended by December 1, 2009.
Russia's top brass gather in Moscow to discuss military reform
12:39 02/09/2009
Russia's military leadership including fleet and military district commanders gathered in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss ongoing military reforms.
Russia to complete military reform in 3-4 years
17:24 09/02/2009
The ongoing reform of the Russian military will be completed in the next three or four years, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Monday.
Military reform to change army structure. What about its substance?
00:00 17/10/2008
Russian president seeks quicker military reform
12:47 25/09/2008
Russia's president said on Thursday that the modernization of the Armed Forces needed to move faster, with priority being given to new, advanced weaponry and improving the conditions for service personnel.
Defense ministry outlines military education reform
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Demands for military reform
13:02 12/07/2005

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Russian Military Reform

The publicly stated goal of the reform is to create a compact army of constant readiness, designed mainly to fight local and regional conflicts. At the same time, Russia will maintain its strategic nuclear forces as a safeguard in the event of a "big war." The country's nuclear capability should guarantee the possibility of inflicting unacceptable damage on any aggressor or coalition of aggressors.