http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Военно-аналитическое обозрение средств массовой информации, посвященное проблемам коллективной безопасности, боевой подготовке, военному строительству и сотрудничеству, а так же другим актуальным темам, связанным с вооруженными силами РФ. Имеет два еженедельных приложения - "Вооружение и военная техника" и "Колонка аналитика" и одно ежемесячное - "Обзор военных журналов". ruCopyright 1997-2012, WPSMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/images/wps-logo-rss.gifhttp://www.wps.ru/ru/index.htmlhttp://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index The Americans are out to settle in Central Asia and nullify Russia's clout with the region. NATO SUMMIT IN CHICAGO WILL BE DISCUSSING AFGHANISTAN WITHOUT CENTRAL ASIAN LEADERS PRESENT (Izvestia (Moscow issue), May 18, 2012, p. 5)SECURITYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index It is Premier Medvedev and not President Putin who is going to the G8 summit in Camp David. THE NEW PRESIDENT HAS MORE PRESSING MATTERS TO ATTEND TO THAN MEETING WITH THE G8 (RBC Daily, May 18, 2012, p. 3)SECURITYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/indexPakistan is ready to restart transit of American cargoes to Afghanistan The US and Pakistan will restart transit of cargoes for NATO forces in Afghanistan closed last autumn because of the crisis in relations between Washington and Islamabad. MOSCOW LOSES ITS TRUMP CARD IN RELATIONS WITH NATO: RUSSIA WILL LOSE THE POSITION OF THE ONLY TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR AFGHANISTAN (Kommersant, May 18, 2012, p. 8)SECURITYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Dmitry Rogozin proposed increasing of status of the senior deputy chair of the military industrial commission to "a minister of the Russian Federation." Thus Rogozin hopes to increase status of the commission and to promote Yury Borisov who has the post of his senior deputy. CHAIR OF THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION DMITRY ROGOZIN PROPOSED INCREASING OF THE RANK OF YURY BORISOV (Izvestia (Moscow issue), May 18, 2012, p. 1)THE MILITARY & SOCIETYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index A top-ranking source in the Defense Ministry says that the military will retain only specialized firefighting vehicles at arsenals and airfields including firefighting tanks and armored firefighting vehicles. The military will hand the remaining vehicles over to the nearest units of the Emergency Situations Ministry. ON THE EVE OF THE FIRE-HAZARDOUS PERIOD THE DEFENSE MINISTRY DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES LOCATED IN MILITARY UNITS (Izvestia (Moscow issue), May 18, 2012, p. 2)THE MILITARY & SOCIETYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Another fire at a Russian military ammunition depot that happened this time in Primorsky Territory forced the authorities to block the Trans-Siberian Railway and to temporarily relocate 2,000 people from the four nearby settlements because of a danger from continuing explosions of ammunition. According to the latest information, there were no people killed. The investigations committee reported about two injured servicemen. ANOTHER EXPECTED ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT AN ARSENAL OF THE DEFENSE MINISTRY (RIA Novosti, May 18, 2012)THE MILITARY & SOCIETYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Lenta.Ru, May 18, 2012)THE MILITARY & SOCIETYMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Airborne Forces Commander Vladimir Shamanov speaks about the tasks fulfilled by his troops and about their prospects. INTERVIEW OF AIRBORNE FORCES COMMANDER VLADIMIR SHAMANOV (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, May 17, 2012, p. 1)MILITARY STATUSMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Fontanka.Ru, May 18, 2012)MILITARY STATUSMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Official Washington is aiding the non-recognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. THE UNITED STATES MIGHT OFFER DIRECT FINANCIAL AID TO THE SELF-PROCLAIMED NAGORNO-KARABAKH REPUBLIC DENIED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, May 18, 2012, p. 1)LOCAL CONFLICTSMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Azerbaijan that has been reinforcing its army at accelerated speed lately starts playing muscles in Transcaucasia. In early May, unexpectedly for many observers, its relations with Georgia grew worse. This happened after on May 6 Azerbaijani border guards occupied the territory of Georgian monastery David-Garedzhi without preliminary warning. IN EARLY MAY AZERBAIJANI BORDER GUARDS OCCUPIED THE TERRITORY OF GEORGIAN MONASTERY DAVID-GAREDZHI (Argumenty Nedeli, No. 18, May 17-23, 2012, p. 2)CIS DEFENSEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index The Americans are buying MI-17s for the Afghani regular army. ROSOBORONEXPORT AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SIGNED A MI-17 CONTRACT (Vedomosti, May 18, 2012, p. 2)MILITARY COOPERATIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Voenno-Promyshlenny Kuryer, No. 19, May 16-22, 2012, p. 1)MILITARY COOPERATIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index The state defense order for 2011 was fulfilled by 96.3%. This was announced at a meeting of the military industrial commission. THE STATE DEFENSE ORDER FOR 2011 HAS BEEN FULFILLED BUT IN 2012 THE STATE DEFENSE ORDER WILL NOT BEEN FULFILLED AGAIN (Novye Izvestia, May 17, 2012, p. 3)MILITARY INDUSTRIES & CONVERSIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index The ceremony of launching of big landing ship Ivan Gren will take place at Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad on May 18. The launch ceremony will be timed for the Day of the Baltic Fleet. YANTAR SHIPYARD WILL LAUNCH BIG LANDING SHIP IVAN GREN (Krasnaya Zvezda, May 18, 2012, p. 2)MILITARY INDUSTRIES & CONVERSIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index Soyuz-U rocket was launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome. The satellite was delivered to the target orbit. It received code name of Cosmos-2480. However, the Defense Ministry did not report which model was launched exactly. According to available information, a satellite of Cobalt-M was launched and detailed photo reconnaissance would be its main task. A RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE WAS DELIVERED TO ORBIT FROM PLESETSK COSMODROME (Kommersant, May 18, 2012, p. 3)MILITARY INDUSTRIES & CONVERSIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Vedomosti, May 17, 2012, p. EV)MILITARY INDUSTRIES & CONVERSIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (RIA Novosti, May 18, 2012)MILITARY INDUSTRIES & CONVERSIONMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Voenno-Promyshlenny Kuryer, No. 19, May 16-22, 2012, p. 1)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Lenta.Ru, May 17, 2012)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (ARMS-TASS, May 19, 2012)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Moskovsky Komsomolets, May 17, 2012, p. 1)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Komsomolskaya Pravda, May 17, 2012, p. 3)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Pravda, May 18, 2012, p. 1)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (RIA Novosti, May 18, 2012)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Vechernyaya Moskva, May 18, 2012, p. 1)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/index (Vzglyad, May 18, 2012, p. EV)CHRONICLEMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400http://www.wps.ru/ru/digests/en/defense/indexPublic of Russia raised problematic issues of training of officers (.)WPS ANALYSISMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400