Source: The Aviationist By Tom Demerly & David Cenciotti In the hours following the downing of a Russian military Il-20M “Coot-A” surveillance and control aircraft off the Syrian coast with 15 personnel on board, the leaders of Israel and Russia have expressed regret over the incident. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned Russian President Vladimir… Continue reading EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT THE RUSSIAN Il-20M SHOT DOWN BY A SYRIAN S-200 SAM
Month: September 2018
LM WINS $7.2BN USAF ORDER FOR 22 GPS III FOLLOW ON SATELLITES
Source: Air Recognition The U.S. Air Force announced selection of Lockheed Martin for a fixed-price-type production contract for 22 GPS III Follow-On satellites with a total estimated contract value up to $7.2 billion. “The world is dependent on GPS, from getting directions to getting cash from an ATM or trading on the stock exchange,” said… Continue reading LM WINS $7.2BN USAF ORDER FOR 22 GPS III FOLLOW ON SATELLITES
SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL RUSSIAN NAVY’S MASSIVE REARMAMENT ON KOLA PENINSULA
Source: The Barent Observer By Thomas Nilsen The major expansion of storage facilities for both nuclear missiles and conventional long-range high-precision cruise missiles will significantly boost Russia’s military power and strengthen the bastion defence capability in the Barents- and Norwegian Sea. By comparing one, two and four years old satellite photos with Google Earth images… Continue reading SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL RUSSIAN NAVY’S MASSIVE REARMAMENT ON KOLA PENINSULA
VOSTOK 2018: RUSSIA AND CHINA’S DIVERGING COMMON INTEREST
Source: The Diplomat By Zi Yang Russia’s Vostok 2018 exercise officially commenced on September 11 and concludes September 17. One of Russia’s major military maneuvers held every four years, this year’s Vostok is of special significance because Russia has not held an exercise of this scale since 1981 — reportedly, some 297,000 personnel, 36,000 pieces… Continue reading VOSTOK 2018: RUSSIA AND CHINA’S DIVERGING COMMON INTEREST
A MQ-9 REAPER SHOT DOWN ANOTHER DRONE WITH A MISSILE
Source: Popular Mechanic By Kyle Mizokami A U.S. Reaper drone shot down another with a missile, the Air Force revealed yesterday. The incident, which took place last year and involved an unmanned target drone, was the first case of a drone shooting down another another aircraft. The event ism a watershed moment in the history… Continue reading A MQ-9 REAPER SHOT DOWN ANOTHER DRONE WITH A MISSILE
PUTIN SAYS DOWNING OF RUSSIAN PLANE NOT ISRAEL’S FAULT
Source: Proto Thema Russian President Vladimir Putin dubbed the downing of a Russian military plane, which cost the lives 15 people on board on Monday, a “tragic accident. He said the event was a “chain of tragic accidental circumstances”. “It rather looks like a chain of tragic accidental circumstances,” Putin told reporters, rejecting any comparisons… Continue reading PUTIN SAYS DOWNING OF RUSSIAN PLANE NOT ISRAEL’S FAULT
RUSSIAN IL-20 SURVEILLANCE PLANE DOWNED OFF LATAKIA DURING ISRAELI MISSILE ATTACK
Source: The Drive By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Syrian air defense forces may have accidentally shot down a Russian Il-20 Coot electronic intelligence aircraft during an attempt to respond to apparent Israeli air strikes against targets in Syria’s coastal Latakia governorate. Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claims that a French frigate may have been… Continue reading RUSSIAN IL-20 SURVEILLANCE PLANE DOWNED OFF LATAKIA DURING ISRAELI MISSILE ATTACK
US APPROVES SALE OF P-8A MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH KOREA
Source: Navy Recognition The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated cost of $2.10 billion. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to buy six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft, which includes: nine (9) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint… Continue reading US APPROVES SALE OF P-8A MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH KOREA
ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY TO INCREASE MILITARY TROOPS IN NORTH OF CYPRUS
Source: Ekathimerini Turkey is planning to increase its military presence but will not be opening a base in the occupied north of Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “We will not decrease the number of our soldiers there but on the contrary, we will increase them,” Erdogan told reporters on en route… Continue reading ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY TO INCREASE MILITARY TROOPS IN NORTH OF CYPRUS
SYRIA ACCIDENTLY SHOT DOWN A RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Nathan Hodge, CNN Syria inadvertently shot down a Russian military plane after an Israeli attack on Syrian positions, killing 15 people on board, Moscow said. The Russian military said Tuesday that the Russian maritime patrol aircraft was shot by by Syrian regime anti-aircraft artillery amid the Israeli attack on… Continue reading SYRIA ACCIDENTLY SHOT DOWN A RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT