(Zmaan Al Wasl)- A well-informed military source said Russia had stationed the S-300 surface-to-air missile system in an air defense battalion in Tartus province, where Syrian officers are not allowed to operate the system now in the near future. Four Antonov An-124 Ruslan aircrafts...

Russia has completed the delivery of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to the Syrian military as part of new security measures following the downing of a Russian plane last month. Russian Defence Minister Sergi Shoigu on Tuesday said at a meeting of the country's security council...

A meeting between Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his Chinese counterpart has been canceled, a US defense official said Monday, amid rising tensions between the two nations. The Pentagon had been working on a plan for Mattis to travel to Beijing later this month to meet General Wei...

Russia said Monday it would equip Syria with sophisticated air defense systems, a move that could worsen a rift with Israel by limiting its ability to bomb across its northern border. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow would send Russia’s powerful S-300 ground-to-air missile...