Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 13:28
Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked Makarov, replacing him with former Central Military District commander Col Gen Valery Gerasimov.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 16:48
A series of explosions rocked a Russian military test site, releasing giant clouds of smoke over Orenburg and causing aftershocks.
Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 13:02
Although salaries for members of the Russian armed forces are rising fast, the country will continue to rely on conscription in coming years, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 10:13
Russian Defence Ministry has abandoned plans to set up a unified command structure for the country`s nuclear triad.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 22:37
A Russian military helicopter crashed into a mountain in the republic of Dagestan, killing all three crewmen aboard.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 00:25
Russia`s military chief, Gen Nikolai Makarov, Tuesday began a three-day official visit to the US to discuss the American missile defence plans.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 8, 2012, 09:51
Fragments of a defunct Russian military communication satellite fell into the Pacific Ocean Saturday night.
Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 21:59
A Russian military district court sentenced an engineer of the country`s Plesetsk Space Centre to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 18:18
Russia Wednesday successfully put a military satellite into orbit, an official said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 11:04
The Bulava missile was launched from the Yuri Dolgoruky submarine in the White Sea.
Last Updated: Friday, April 2, 2010, 20:12
Russia has delivered 15 batteries of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to China, the manufacturer said Friday.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 20:57
A Russian military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia`s Far East region, leaving all 11 crew members missing and presumed dead.
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