State Armament Program News Today

A case of overhyping, perhaps

Russia has sought the S-500 as a means of countering hypersonic weapons, and it would be able to reach farther into enemy territory.

Russia has sought the S-500 as a means of countering hypersonic weapons, and it would be able to reach farther into enemy territory.

The country plans to form an air defense division and brigade, a special-purpose air and missile defense brigade, and an anti-aircraft regiment.

The country plans to form an air defense division and brigade, a special-purpose air and missile defense brigade, and an anti-aircraft regiment.

Russia planned major military reforms. Ukraine shows the result

Dozens of Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol were evacuated to Russian-controlled territory, as Moscow overcame the last pocket of resistance to securing a link between the Russian border and Crimea.

It was a rare moment in a country where broadcasters generally follow the Kremlin’s talking points about the war.

Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure.

The diversification of product lines in the Russian weapons industry has had an impact on arms sales.