A Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears

A Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears
In the view of America’s spy services, the next potential threat from Russia...in the form of a...dome-topped antenna perched atop an electronics-packed building...Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon have been quietly waging a campaign to stop the State Department from allowing Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, to build about half a dozen of these structures, known as monitor stations, on United States soil, several American officials said.

Indian navy gets Russian carrier as it seeks to bolster military
Russia handed over a $2.3 billion aircraft carrier to India on Saturday after years of delays, extending the South Asian country's maritime reach in the Indian Ocean as it looks to counter China's assertive presence in the region. The handover, at a shipyard near the Arctic Circle, underlined close defense ties between Russia, the world's No. 2 arms exporter, and the world's largest arms customer, India.