Russia’s leading defence firms recorded strong revenue growth in 2024, driven by surging domestic demand for weapons to sustain the war in Ukraine, even as Western sanctions and falling arms exports weighed on international sales,

Russia has started fitting its Shahed attack drones with heat-seeking missile, an attempt to counter helicopters which shoot down a large proportion of the drones.

India continues to rely heavily on Russian military hardware, with Russia supplying the largest share of India’s arms imports even as New Delhi diversifies suppliers and expands partnerships.

Global revenues of weapons companies soared to a record $679 billion in 2024 driven by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Europe’s rearmament.

Historian Serhii Plokhy explains why the Kremlin’s nuclear proliferation has begun a dangerous new era of mutually assured destruction

A new report says that the world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as countries’ rising military spending.

Moscow is moving some of its nuclear arsenals into neighboring Belarus, expanding its capabilities directly along the NATO border. WSJ investigates how this deployment elevates the risk to Europe.

The global salience of nuclear weapons — once expected to diminish after the Cold War — is instead rising sharply. This revival is testing U.S. power at a moment when Washington faces a more complex and fragmented strategic landscape than at any time since the dawn of the nuclear age.

India and Russia have been strategic partners for more than 70 years. But what’s the reason behind this years-long friendship? Apart from arms and trade, cultural ties — from Russia’s love for Indian