Sales of Raytheon, which produces weapons for the U.S. Army, increased in the first quarter of 2017, leading to an increase by 3.4% in quarterly revenue. This is stated in the company’s recently released financial statement.

The company's revenue in the first quarter of last year was $6 billion. This year, the company's earnings also increased to $1.73 per share in contrast to $1.43 per share the year before. Thomas Kennedy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon, stressed that the …

President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic, commenting on the ratification of the protocol on accession to NATO in the country's Parliament, called the decision "historic", reported newspaper Vijesti with a reference to the President’s statement on national state television.

The President, according to the publication, also recalled that in May 2006 Montenegro, having assessed the geographic and geopolitical situation of the country, "restored" its independence. At this point, the position of …

The Ambassador of Russia to Norway, Teimuraz Ramishvili, stated that the deployment of NATO anti-missile systems in Norwegian territory would be followed by a response from Russia. "Our response will follow, directed not only at Norway but at the entire NATO", said Ramishvil to Norwegian Dagbladet newspaper.

Previously, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the deployment of the US Aegis Ashore anti-missile systems in the countries of Eastern Europe is a “flagrant violation by …

The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, stripped the citizenship of a Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) deputy and a former member of the Radical Party, Andriy Artemenko, as reported by the leader of the party, Oleh Lyashko, on Facebook.

"Yes, we have achieved this! Today the President of Ukraine signed an order terminating the Ukrainian citizenship of the People's Deputy of Ukraine, Andriy Artemenko, due to his voluntary acquisition of Canadian citizenship in 2005," Lyashko said. …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Facebook that according to the Kyiv based Luch design bureau, the Vilha missile system has been successfully tested. "It is especially pleasant that all components for the production of Vilha are Ukrainian," Poroshenko shared in the report.

Test launches of missiles were conducted in Ukraine on April 12 although the type of missiles launched from the mobile station was kept secret. On April 21, Kyiv reported on the successful planned launch of …

Russia is ready to cooperate with the United States on the issue of the Syrian settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al-Safadi on Saturday.

The head of Russian diplomacy recalled that the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, repeatedly stressed the fundamental importance of cooperation between Russia and the United States for enhancing the effectiveness of the actions of the world community in the settlement of the crisis in Syria. …

The next division equipped with an S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile system became operational as part of the anti-air defense of the White Sea base of the Northern Fleet, the Russian ministry of defense announced.

“The new system will provide the forces White Sea Military Base with reliable anti-air cover, as well as the shipbuilding, ship repair and other industrial enterprises of Severodvinsk and Arkhangelsk,” the statement reads.

The division came to replace the S-300 Favorit systems. …

The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a statement claiming that the United States provided knowingly incorrect information about the alleged implementation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), and that the deployment of missile defense complexes in Romania and Poland capable of carrying Tomahawk missiles is a gross violation of obligations under this treaty.

"Washington has knowingly given incorrect information about its ‘fulfillment’ of INF obligations. For years, …