MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The very real possibility of full-scale war between the former Soviet republic of Georgia in the Caucasus and its secessionist breakaway region of South Ossetia raises questions about its possible outcome.

MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The decision has been made. It has been sealed and decided: Russia will build aircraft carriers.

MOSCOW, July 30 (UPI) -- The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber that crashed in the Pacific Ocean near the island of Guam was the third plane of the U.S. Air Force's strategic aviation to be lost in the last six months.

MOSCOW, July 24 (UPI) -- The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker is not quite a fifth-generation combat fighter, but it comes very close to being one.

MOSCOW, July 22 (UPI) -- The first demonstration flight of the Sukhoi Su-35 combat aircraft on July 7, 2008, attracted much attention to this aircraft, which has been undergoing tests since February. The latest addition to the large T-10 -- Sukhoi Su-27 -- family is to become the interim fighter for the Russian air force before fifth-generation aircraft are launched into mass production.

MOSCOW, July 18 (UPI) -- The Indian government raised the issue of leasing a nuclear submarine from Russia once again, focusing negotiations on a multirole SSN, Project 971 Shchuka-B, known in the West as Akula, then under construction in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

MOSCOW, July 17 (UPI) -- The leasing by India of a Russian Project 971 nuclear submarine built in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is the latest hot news.

MOSCOW, June 30 (UPI) -- A major reason for the continuing international problem of piracy on the high seas in the 21st century is that the world's leading nations do not have a common strategy and tactics to deal with the scourge that would prevent piracy in key regions. As a result, the pirates almost always go unpunished.

MOSCOW, June 27 (UPI) -- An international squadron of warships armed with state-of-the-art weapons and electronic detection equipment is essential to effectively fight the modern scourge of piracy on the high seas.