The Militarization of Gazprom

Abstract

In July 2007, Russia's Duma passed a bill that would allow energy companies Gazprom (Russia's state-owned natural gas monopoly) and Transneft (which controls Russia's oil pipeline infrastructure) the right to create private, internal armies. The new bill raised concern internationally and within the Kremlin that such a move would give these companies too much power. In addition to establishing a private army, Gazprom is bolstering the security of its vast pipeline network with unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA529212

Entities

People

  • Cindy Hurst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Reconnaissance
  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy