Off the wire
Brazilian parliament prepares for impeachment hearings after Rousseff turns to Supreme Court  • Feature: Unique brewery with hand-made bottle drive Vancouver beer price record high  • Japan to set up new unit to collect intelligence over terrorism  • 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in southern West Bank  • Roundup: China's development offers valuable inspiration for LatAm to get out of "middle-income trap"  • News Analysis: Thailand-China railway cooperation a boon for both  • Myanmar state-owned airline launches Yangon-Hong Kong direct flight  • Cambodia releases TV spot to promote "code of conduct" for visitors to Angkor heritage site  • News Analysis: S.Korea sees opportunity to expand presence in Chinese market with FTA  • 2nd LD writethru: Taliban supremo Aktar Mansoor succumbs to his injuries: Afghan official  
You are here:   Home

Russian military enters new phase of development: official

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Russian airstrikes in Syria showed that the country's military has entered a new phase of development, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday.

In an interview with NTV, Rogozin said the use of high-precision modern weapons by Russian forces in Syria, while showcasing the nation's respect for troops on the front, has proven to the United States and other NATO members that the Russian defense industry and the military have entered a new phase of development.

He said that Russia's defense purchase increased 50 percent from last year and about 96 percent of defense orders for this year will be fulfilled.

He also said that the Russian defense industry is now capable of producing certain weaponry items that used to be imported. Endi