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547 “Шойгу С Рогозиным Задумали Эксперимент.” Nezavisimaia Gazeta, Issue 89, 29 Apr 2013. Accessed 29 Apr 2013.
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552 Unattributed. “The Acceptance in the Inventory of the RS-26 ‘Yars-M’ Missile Complex Is Planned in 2017.” Vzglyad Online, 12 May 2016, www.vzglyad.ru. Accessed 12 May 2016.
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554 Unattributed. “Russia Test Fires ICBM to Target in Kazakhstan.” Fars News Agency, 28 Dec 2013, http://www.english. farsnews.com. Accessed 21 Sep 2016.
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559 Litovkin, “The Army: They Will Test Sarmat Near the Hawaiian Islands.”
560 Unattributed. “Testing of heavy strategic missile ‘Sarmat’ to start promptly.” Interfax, 10 Aug 2016, www.interfax.com. Accessed 11 Aug 2016.
561 Unattributed. “The Acceptance in the Inventory of the RS- 26 ‘Yars-M’ Missile Complex Is Planned in 2017.” Vzglyad Online, 12 May 2016, www.vzglyad.ru. Accessed 12 May 2016.
562 Unattributed. "Rubezh Missile Will Enter Duty in a Year." Rossiyskaya Gazeta Online, 12 May 2016, www.rg.ru. Accessed 12 May 2016.
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566 Unattributed. “Offensive weapons, Ballistic missiles,
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567 Litovkin, “The Army: They Will Test Sarmat Near the Hawaiian Islands.”
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569 Kristensen, Hans and Norris, Robert. “Russian nuclear forces, 2016.” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, vol. 72, no. 3, 13 Sep 2016, pp. 125-134.
570 “OTR-21 Tochka.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ OTR-21_Tochka. Accessed 16 Sep 2016.
571 Unattributed. “SS-21 'Scarab' (OTR-21/9M79 Tochka).” Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, 19 Jul 2005, www.janes.com.
572 Unattributed. “SS-26 'Stone' (9M720 Tender/lskander-E).” Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, 19 Jul 2005, www.janes.com.
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574 Unattributed. "RF Long-Range Aviation Will Test New Cruise Missiles in 2014." RIA Novosti Online, 28 Jan 2014, http://ria.ru/. Accessed 28 Jan 2014.
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576 Unattributed. "Tactical Missiles Corporation to Showcase Modern Weapons.” Aviapanorama, 21 Aug 2013, Accessed 21 Aug 2013.
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578 Unattributed. “V. Putin summarized series of Meetings, Dedicated to Fulfillment of the GOZ and Outfitting the [State Armaments Program] RF Armed Forces with Modern ViVT.” Voyenno-Promyshlennyy Kuryer, 9 Dec 2013, http://Vpk-news.ru/. Accessed 9 Dec 2013.
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581 Yesin, Viktor. "Peace Vehicles—Part II: It Is Time to Eliminate the Gap Between Advanced Engineering Solutions and Defense-Industrial Complex Production Capabilities.” Voyenno-Promyshlennyy Kuryer, 27 Feb 2015, http://vpk-news.ru/. Accessed 27 Feb 2015.
582 Mardasov, Anton. “Voyevoda and Stilet Will Reach America Without Ukraine. How Far the Rupture with Kyiv Threatens the Effectiveness of Russian ICBMs and Cruise Missiles.” Moscow Svobodnaya Pressa, 24 Aug 15, http://svpressa.ru/war21/ article/130231/. Accessed 30 Aug 2015.
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584 Capaccio, Anthony. “Russia Deploys Advanced Cruise Missiles in Major Navy Reboot.” Bloomberg, 30 Dec 2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-30/russia-deploying-advanced-cruise-missiles-in-major-navy-reboot. Accessed 18 Aug 2016.
585 Capaccio. “Russia Deploys Advanced Cruise Missiles in Major Navy Reboot.”
586 “U.S. Debates Cruise Missile Procurement.” Jane’s Intelligence Review, 7 Jul 2016.
587 Akulov, Andrei. “Kalibr: Russia’s Naval System Upping Cruise Missile Game.” Strategic Culture Foundation, 24 May 2016, http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2016/05/24/ kalibr-russia-naval-system-upping-cruise-missile-game.html. Accessed 18 Aug 2016.
588 Akulov. “Kalibr: Russia’s Naval System Upping Cruise Missile Game.”
589 “Jane’s P-800 Oniks/Yakhont (SS-N-26 Strobile).” Jane’s Defense Industry-Weapons: Naval.
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592 Unattributed. “Russian Defence Ministry Praises New Kalibr Missile launches on Syria targets.” TASS Russian News Agency, 9 Dec 2015, http://tass.ru/ed/defense/842799. Accessed 20 May 2016.
593 Mukhin, Vladimir. “Russian Arctic Will Be Protected by the Triumf; Production of Aerospace Defense Assets Will Increase Tenfold in Near Future.” Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 2 Mar 2016, http://www.ng.ru/. Accessed 4 Mar 2016.
594 Kozhin. “Negotiations on sale of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to China and India ongoing, but priority their supply to Russian Armed Forces.” Moscow Interfax, 18 Apr 16, http://www.interfax.com. Accessed 18 Apr 2016.
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597 Unattributed. “Jane's, Sentinel Security Assessment - Russia and the CIS, Russia-Air Force.” IHS Jane’s 360, 10 Aug 2016, www.janes.com.
598 Mukhin, Vladimir. “Russian Arctic Will Be Protected by the Triumf; Production of Aerospace Defense Assets Will Increase Tenfold in Near Future.” Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 2 Mar 2016, http://www.ng.ru/. Accessed 4 Mar 2016.
599 “Antey-2500 Long-range Air Defense Missile System.” Military Today, http://www.military-today.com/missiles/antey_2500.htm. Accessed 23 Aug 2016.
600 "Pantsyr si close Range Air Defense System, Russia.” Army-Technology.com, www.army-technology.com. Accessed 22 Aug 2016.
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607 “Modernized Strategic Bombers to Debut in Victory Day Parade Over Moscow.” Jane’s Defence Weekly, 14 Apr 2016, janes.com. Accessed on 4 Aug 2016.
608 Harress, Christopher. “Russia Tupolev 22M3 Bombers Upgrade: Modernized Jets to be in Service by the End of 2015.” International Business Times, 17 Jul 2015, www.ibtimes.com.
609 “Modernized Strategic Bombers to Debut in Victory Day Parade Over Moscow.” Jane’s Defence Weekly, 14 Apr 2016, janes.com. Accessed on 4 Aug 2016.
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611 Unattributed. “Russian Air Forces to Take Delivery of More than 10 Upgraded Tu-95 Bombers in Two Years.” Russian Aviation, 30 Mar 2015, www.ruaviation.com. Accessed 9 Aug 2016.
612 Unattributed. “Russia Plans to Complete Tu-22M3 Bomber Modernization Program by 2019.” Russian Aviation, 12 Jan 2016, www.ruaviation.com. Accessed 2 Aug 2016.
613 “Development of PAK-DA Bomber Moved from Preliminary Design State to Research and Development Work.” Russian Aviation, 2 Jul 2015, www.ruaviation.com. Accessed 8 Aug 2016.
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617 Khodarenok, Mikhail. “Long Restrained, We Will Fly Quickly; Fifth-Generation Russian Fighter Will Be Serially Produced in
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618 Unattributed. “Nothing critical happens to Russian Helicopters holding as result of imposition of Western sanctions.” Moscow Interfax, 8 Sep 2016, http://www.interfax.com/. Accessed 8 Sept 2016.
619 Kramnick, Ilya. “Preserving the Heights: A Series of Advanced Helicopters Must Help Russia to Not Lose Its Place in the World Market.” Moscow Vzglyad Online, 10 Dec 2012, http://www.vz.ru/. Accessed 20 Dec 2012.
620 Unattributed. “Russian Helicopters business unaffected by extension of Ukrainian sanctions.” Moscow Interfax, 25 Oct 2016, http://www.interfax.com/. Accessed 25 Oct 2016.
621 Fedorov, Konstantin. “Modernization of Russian Military-Transport Aviation: Russia's Military-Transport Aviation: Need for Radical Renewal.” Moscow Segodnya.Ru, 3 Jun 2015, http://www.segodnia.ru/. Accessed 5 Jun 2015.
622 Fedorov, “Modernization of Russian Military-Transport Aviation.”
623 Zhuravlev, Nataliya. “A Hope for a Trillion: Plans Were Expressed on the Sale of the Latest Version of the Veteran Transport.” Moscow Vzglyad Online, 26 Dec 2012, http:// www.vz.ru/. Accessed 5 Jan 2013.
624 “Jane’s World Navies - Russian Federation.” IHS Jane’s,
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625 Unattributed. "Saylut Scientific Production Center Upgrades Test Stands for Ship Engines." RIA Novosti, 23 Aug 2016, www.ria.ru. Accessed 23 Aug 2016.
626 Ishchenko, Sergey. “Squadron Losing Way: Construction of 17 Surface Combatants for Our Navy Under Threat of Disruption.” Moscow Svobodnaya Pressa, 19 Mar 2015, http://www. svpressa.ru/. Accessed 26 Mar 2015.
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628 “Kuznetsov Overhaul Designed to Maintain Carrier Capability While Russia Considers Future Carrier Options.” Jane’s Navy International, 30 Jun 2016.
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630 Unattributed. “Shtorm aircraft carrier design to begin in 2020.” Moscow Interfax, 30 Jun 16, http://www.interfax.com. Accessed 1 Jul 2016.
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649 “Ukraine mobility upgrades for Russian rocket launchers.” Jane’s International Defence Review, vol. 44, no. 3, Mar 2011, pp. 31-33.
650 “Rosoboronexport outlines 2020 strategy.” Jane's Defence, Industry Market Intelligence, 18 Nov 2013.
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