The resumption of flights for Russian strategic bombers made NATO express serious concerns on the matter. In addition, NATO closely watches tests of a new Russian submarine. This news made "the most democratic country in the world" see that Russia is an equal rival for NATO. The NATO command is seriously concerned about the surprises that Russia makes

20.08.2007
These days one can see a well-publicized picture of Ernesto “Che” Guevara on a wide variety of articles e.g. T-shirts, bags, toiletries. An invariably bearded face and a black beret of the legendary hero of the Cuban Revolution even grace some expensive brands of alcoholic beverages. Now Russia’s Communists have something to be proud of too. They announced that the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) would use the images of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Alexander Lukashenko as its main propaganda symbols in the forthcoming parliamentary election

17.08.2007
Russian government is about to form four new defense holdings in the sphere of aviation engines. President Putin signed the decree on creating the first one on the basis of the state owned Moscow based Salyut. The main objective of the integration is creating the new generation engines. The President attended the interdepartmental meeting held in St.-Petersburg concerning the development of the industry.

17.08.2007
Developers of the perspective air complex of front aviation (PAK FA), or Russian 5th generation multi-role combat aircraft will start manufacturing a pre-production model in the near future. Design documentation is ready and delivered to the manufacturer. According to the Commander of the Russian Air Force general-colonel Alexander Zelin all technical problems are being solved according to the schedules specified by the State Arms Program 2015, which specifies the parameters of creation of the new aircraft and the terms of their tests.