Russia will begin to develop a fifth generation fighter together with the United Arab Emirates, RIA Novosti reported, citing Rostec head Sergey Chemezov.

"Work will begin, probably, in the next year. It’s a complex project, I think the plane will be created in seven or eight years, not earlier," he said.

Chemezov added that the project is likely to be created on the basis of the Russian MiG-29.

Russia's plans to create a fifth-generation MiG fighter was first reported at the end of January.

Former diplomats and Kremlin employees have constructed a psychological profile of the U.S. President, Donald Trump, for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, as stated by the former Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Fedorov, in an interview with NBC News. The document consists of seven pages and it is designed to help Vladimir Putin in preparations for his first meeting with Trump.

“The very serious, preparatory work being done by the Kremlin includes a seven page …

United Russia, President Putin’s home party stated that the recognition of passports from the DPR and LPR will not lead to the exclusion of Deputy Iosif Kobzon from the State Duma.

Deputies of the Russian Parliament cannot have dual citizenship and Kobzon presumably has a DPR-issued passport. However, the first Deputy Head of the executive committee of United Russia, Konstantin Mazurevsky, explained that the passport of the DPR does not mean the existence of DPR citizenship, since the DPR is …

Ukraine introduced its newly modified “Phantom” tactical unmanned armored personnel carriers at the 2017 International Defense Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates, according to Ukroboronprom’s website.

The Phantom was developed by the Spetstehnoeksport Company, a part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern. It integrates the new “Barrier” antitank missile system that allows the APC to hit targets up to five kilometers away. It is now also equipped with a stabilized rotating platform to …

Russia has formed four mechanized infantry divisions and one armored division, as stated by Vladimir Shamanov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, at a meeting with military attaches from other countries, Interfax reported.

“In order to maintain combat capability, four mechanized infantry divisions and one armored division have been formed. This is a direct response to the challenges and threats posed by NATO’s actions to increase its presence along the eastern flank,” said Shamanov. …