Air Force may deploy F-22 warplanes near Russia's border

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The United States is planning to send warplanes to Europe in order to stop Russia’s “aggression” in the region, says US Air Force Secretary Deborah James.

Describing Moscow as “the biggest threat” in the region, James said it is “extremely worrisome on what's going” on in Ukraine.

"I could easily see the day -- though I couldn't tell you the day exactly -- when the F-22, for example, rotates in is a possibility. I don't see why that couldn't happen in the future," she was quoted as saying by Military.com.

Washington relations with Moscow are icy over the conflict in Ukraine. The Kremlin is accused of supporting pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

The New York Times reported last week the Pentagon is ready to station heavy military equipment in countries on Russia's border to face a possible “Russian aggression.”

Unnamed officials said the weaponry, which includes battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, was enough for as many as 5,000 American troops.

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an announcement following the Pentagon’s decisions for deploying more military equipment in Europe.

Putin announced that his country would add intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year.

“More than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles, able to overcome even the most technically advance anti-missile defense systems, will be added to the make-up of the nuclear arsenal this year,” Putin said.

"It does concern me," Kerry said. "Nobody should hear that kind of announcement from a leader of a powerful country and not be concerned about what the implications are."

In an interview with Press TV over the weekend, American political commentator Stephen Lendman warned about Washington’s aggressive policies against Moscow, saying tensions with Russia may spark the flames of another world war.

“This is a willful provocation along with previous ones, along also with repeated belligerent military exercises, provocative events, provocative things going on to literally try to get Russia, to do something stupid to provoke a confrontation that America could blame on Russia,” Lendman said.

“The idea that America should continue theses provocations risk the possibility that we literally could have what I call the unthinkable another global war,” he added.

Russia's new missiles to overcome any type of missile defense systems

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian Armed Forces would receive more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2015, Interfax reports. 

Putin said at the opening of the international military-technical forum "Army 2015" that the new missiles would be capable of overcoming any, even most technically advanced missile defense systems.

According to the Russian President, Russia "was paying and will be paying special attention to the implementation of a large-scale state program of armaments and modernization of the defense complex."

President Putin also said that Russia would build two new radar hubs. In April, the works on the project were launched in the town of Armavir. The tests of the new radar hub to detect beyond-the-horizon air targets will be conducted in the next coming months.  The hubs will be built both for western and eastern strategic direction. 

Meanwhile, the Russian army started receiving first units of armored vehicles on standardized platforms, the combat capabilities of which have no analogues in the world. It goes about such military vehicles as Armata, Kurganets, Boomerang, as well as self-propelled Coalition SV vehicles. 

As part of the "Army 2015" military forum, participants discussed prospects of the Russian defense industry, production of new weapons and modernization of the Russian Armed Forces. The Russian president stressed out that by 2020, Russia's military arsenal would be replenished with state-of-the-art models of military hardware. 

Noteworthy, Russia's Nevsky Design Bureau has developed a project of a new amphibious assault ship that is said to replace the French Mistrals. 

"The versatile amphibious ship by the Nevsky Design Bureau, known as the Priboi project, with a displacement of 14,000 tons, will be able to carry up to eight Ka-52K and Ka-27 helicopters. Its construction is scheduled to begin next year," a source from the defense industry said on conditions of anonymity.

According to the source, the Priboi ship will be armed with Pantsir-M anti-aircraft complex. The vessel will be able to carry up to 500 paratroopers and about 40-60 units of hardware. The ship will be 25 meters wide and 165 meters long. 

Pravda.Ru has reported before that Paris refused to deliver two Mistral type helicopter carries to Russia because of political disagreement that appeared as a result of the Ukrainian crisis. The contract is worth 1.2 billion euros. Under the terms of the contract, France will have to pay a penalty in the amount of 10 billion euros. During most recent negotiations, French representatives offered Russia to "forget" about the Mistral ships for 785 million euros. 

Russian army to acquire 40 more powerful ICBMs in 2015 - Putin

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Over 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) will enter service in the Russian army in 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"This year our nuclear forces will acquire over 40 new ICBMs that will be capable of overcoming any, even the most technically sophisticated missile defense systems," the president said at the opening of the Army-2015 international defense industry forum on June 16.

"We did and will pay particular attention to implementing the government's large-scale armament and defense industry modernization program," the president said.

Vladimir Putin said that the proportion of modern weapons in the Russian army will reach 70 percent in five years' time and for certain types even 100 percent.

"The share of modern types of weapon should increase to 70 percent by 2020, and in some cases to 100 percent," the president said.

"These are really serious figures," he said.

Hopefully, "our defense manufacturers and research and design centers will do their utmost to ensure these plans are implemented properly and on time," he said.

"It is obvious that the efficiency of our defense industry is an important growth resource for our entire economy," the Russian president said.

Vladimir Putin will take part in the opening of the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015

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The President will visit an exhibition of the latest developments in the military sector and will speak via videoconference with students from Bauman Moscow State Technical University and the Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk), who are going through training and doing their military service in scientific military detachments.

The First International Military-Technical Forum Army-2015 will take place on June 16–19, 2015, at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre at the military-patriotic recreation park in Kubinka, Moscow Region.

This is the first time that Russia’s Defence Ministry is organising such a large-scale event, involving foreign partners from military, defence industry, and science and industrial fields. The event’s emphasis is on scientific cooperation and new dual-purpose developments and technology. The exhibition’s 50 thematic clusters will present around 5,000 different developments from Russia’s defence industry, from uniforms and equipment to medicine and aerospace technology.

The event’s scientific and business programme includes around 80 briefings, round tables and conferences, which will focus on the main issues for developing military-technical cooperation and projects and foundations for further innovative development.