France has begun work on building the first of two Mistral class warships for Russia. French naval defence company DCNS confirmed that it had received initial payments from the Russian Government of $1.2 billion, which enabled it to begin construction. In a statement, DCNS said: “The advance payment was received several weeks ago and work [...]
Is the US replacing Russia as Asia’s arms supplier?
As the US and India announce they will co-operate on a missle defence system, we examine whether Russia has what it takes to remain Southern Asia’s foremost arms supplier.