Although Iran had developed its own version of the missile system – unveiled for the first time last year – delivery of the S-300s will markedly upgrade its anti-aircraft missile defences at a time of increased tension in the region.
The OBR says the unexpected rise in net migration to 298,000 in the last year – three times higher than the Conservatives' 100,000 target – has been a factor in its decision to upgrade its forecasts for Britain's economic growth.
But at the same time, those recent warnings from the internet pioneer Vint Cerf about storage technologies becoming obsolete and the advent of a "digital dark age" highlight a profound fear: precious things are now only a corrupted hard drive or system upgrade away from being lost, for good.
"We think it's exciting because it affords our partners even in cable and satellite to get those consumers in their ecosystem, and it's likely they will upgrade into cable platform," he said.
The Project Spring splurge, a once-in-a-generation upgrade of the networks to exploit 4G opportunities, took spending to £19bn over two years.
Measures outlined today – raising the basic personal allowance, the reduction of the 50p tax rate to 45p, the acceleration of the corporation tax downward trend, tackling tax avoidance and the infrastructure upgrade programme – are a step in the right direction to delivering jobs and growth by boosting confidence in UK plc.
Karavkin has been driving his 'Fantasy' for more than 40 years and is preparing the car for an upgrade Though some foreign collectors are ready to pay up to €10,000 for the unusual car, Karavkin says he is not ready to sell "a part of his life".
Anxious to upgrade your e-meter to something that doesn't scream early noughties dowdiness?
As the four households get to grips with their smart meters, you'll also find out more about how smart meters work in the home, so you'll know exactly what to expect when your energy supplier contacts you to upgrade your existing meters.
With billions of users yet to upgrade, that leaves lots of room for very profitable growth for the handset makers, carriers, advertisers – and anyone who gets paid when their patented technology is used in a handset.
Orbán's long-term policy of nationalising energy, however, depends on a rather unsavoury partner: Budapest recently signed a loan agreement with Russia to upgrade a nuclear power plant.
