2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship
Indian tank crew on Wednesday secured a respectable third spot in the second stage of the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship, a mechanised military sport invented in Russia. Being held at a firing range in Albino, outside Moscow, teams from 12 countries, including from Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kuwait, Mongolia, Russia and Serbia, are participating in the competition. Delegations from more than 20 countries are taking part as observers. Teams have to race through up to 20km obstacle…
India may be offered a share in GLONASS
Russia is seriously considering building a broad international consortium for the development and implementation of the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system on a global scale. The government is also seriously considering the possibility of selling a stake in the development of the system to foreign countries, among which India would be given a priority. “We have prioritized the countries -firstly the states where GLONASS may be required for geopolitical reasons,” says Navigation Information Systems (NIS, formerly NIS GLONASS…
Indian troops arrive in China for joint military exercise
Indian and Chinese armies are all set to hold their third joint military exercise after a gap of five years, as a 150-strong Indian army contingent arrived in Chengdu city today to take part in anti-terrorism drills. Indian and Chinese armies are all set to hold their third joint military exercise after a gap of five years, as a 150-strong Indian army contingent arrived in Chengdu city today to take part in anti-terrorism drills. The 10-day drill code named ‘hand in hand’ would be formally inaugurated tomorrow at a designated area…
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Capital and largest city Moscow 55°45′N 37°37′E Official languages Russian official throughout the country; 27 other languages co-official in various regions Demonym Russian Government Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic RUSSIAN FIRE POWER Russia , also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finl…
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