Russia is working on creating a unified system of satellite communication for military use, the deputy chief of staff of the land forces on communications, Alexander Galgash, said.

He explained that development work is being conducted now on the third stage of the United System of Satellite Communication 3, with space complexes in geostationary and highly elliptical orbits and terrestrial satellite communications complexes of various positioning.

According to him, Russia is also working on a …

The U.S. State Department flatly disclaimed Russian statements that the U.S. uses Al-Nusra Front to overthrow Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. This interpretation was previously announced by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.

According to the Russian diplomat, Washington "has reasons to maintain Al-Nusra Front.” This grouping can ostensibly be used as "the most efficient force" for the "violent overthrow of the regime in Damascus." Lavrov stressed that in such a way, the UN Security …

On Sunday, a U.S. P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew over Russia’s military bases in Syria, Interfax reported.

According to data on websites that track aircraft movement, the P-8A with tail number 168859 flew along the Syrian coast at least four times, presumably monitoring Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base and Tartus naval facility.

The aircraft also flew over the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Cyprus over the location of Russia’s naval flotilla.

U.S. reconnaissance aircraft have increased …