Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker Almost nothing is known about the new bomber in development, the B-21 Raider, the most important Air Force project of the new century. But it will differ from previous bombers in one critical feature: rapid upgradability, according to Air Force Gen. Tim Ray, who leads the service’s Global Strike… Continue reading THE MUST HAVES OF THE NEXT US STRATEGIC NUCLEAR BOMBER
RUSSIA OFFERS BUK-M3, TOR-M2 ALONG WITH S-400 TO INDIA
Source: Defence World While India and Russia are currently finalizing a deal on the S-400 long-range air defense missile system (ADMS), Moscow is now understood to be getting New Delhi interested in its Buk-M3 medium range and Tor-M3 short-range missile defence systems to form a single air-defence network. A suggestion to this effect had been… Continue reading RUSSIA OFFERS BUK-M3, TOR-M2 ALONG WITH S-400 TO INDIA
SECOND PROJECT 677 LADA CLASS SUBMARINE “KRONSTADT” LAUNCHED IN ST. PETERSBURG
Source: Navy Recognition The second Project 677 (Lada-class; NATO reporting name: St. Petersburg-class) diesel-electric submarine ‘Kronstadt’ has been launched at the Admiralty Shipyards (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC)) in Saint Petersburg, according to the TASS news agency. “Despite construction halts and money shortages, the submarine has been launched. It should be mentioned… Continue reading SECOND PROJECT 677 LADA CLASS SUBMARINE “KRONSTADT” LAUNCHED IN ST. PETERSBURG
US SLAPS CHINESE ARMS PROCURER WITH SANCTIONS FOR BUYING RUSSIAN WEAPONS
Source: RT US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has authorized the addition of 33 Russian defense and intelligence officials and entities to the ever-growing US sanctions list and also targeted a Chinese military entity for buying Russian arms. The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) of 2017 instructs the US administration powers to target… Continue reading US SLAPS CHINESE ARMS PROCURER WITH SANCTIONS FOR BUYING RUSSIAN WEAPONS
EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT THE RUSSIAN Il-20M SHOT DOWN BY A SYRIAN S-200 SAM
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
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