Maxim Starchak

Maxim Starchak is a Russia correspondent for Defense News. He previously worked as an editor for the Russian Defence Ministry and as an expert for the NATO Information Office in Moscow. He has covered Russian nuclear and defense issues for the Atlantic Council, the Center for European Policy Analysis, the Royal United Services Institute and more.

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Russia to start from scratch on some submarine parts amid sanctions

The West has hit Russia with economic sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, making it difficult for the country to procure foreign-made components.

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Sevmash completes upgrades to build Russia’s next-gen nuclear subs

The last major modernization of Sevmash’s production facilities took place in the 1970s for the construction of third-generation nuclear submarines.

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Russia’s maxed-out arms makers face labor, tech shortages

As the war against Ukraine enters is third year, Moscow's carefully orchestrated image as a defense-industrial juggernaut is facing headwinds.

Russian leaders have high hopes for new nukes this year — again

Deliveries to the armed forces are overdue, as some of the companies producing components for Moscow's atomic arsenal are facing tough times.

Russian frigate enters service, with plans for hypersonic armaments

Russia has commissioned the frigate Admiral Golovko, the country’s first ship that will regularly carry Zircon hypersonic missiles.

Russian Navy receives three submarines, says state media

The Russian Navy has received two nuclear-powered submarines and a diesel-electric boat.

Where is Russia’s S-500 air defense system?

Russia has sought the S-500 as a means of countering hypersonic weapons, and it would be able to reach farther into enemy territory.

Why dozens of Russian enterprises are bankrupt, or heading that way

Years worth of sanctions have partly contributed to the current state of Russia’s defense-industrial base, but there's more to it than that.

Russia to upgrade Moscow’s missile defenses by year’s end

The country plans to form an air defense division and brigade, a special-purpose air and missile defense brigade, and an anti-aircraft regiment.

Sanctions further delay Russian missile early warning program in space

Russia wants at least 10 Tundra satellites in high-elliptical orbit to support its ballistic missile-tracking capabilities.

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