Sourced : TASS Russia’s heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser The Admiral Kuznetsov will join the naval task force in the Mediterranean soon, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Wednesday. “At the moment the Russian task force in the Eastern Mediterranean consists of no less than six combat ships and three or four logistic ships from all fleets.… Continue reading AIRCRAFT CARRIER ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO REINFORCE COMBAT CAPABILITIES OF RUSSIAN TASK FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
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RUSSIA WILL BUY ONE FULL SQUADRON OF PAK-FA IN 2017
Sourced : The Sentinel By : Jonathan Wade The Russian Defence Ministry announced that it will buy at least one full squadron of PAK-FA in 2017. According to Russian Deputy Minister, Yuri Borisov, Sukhoi could start mass production of its Sukhoi T-50 (PAK-FA) in 2017. Sputnik News reported that Borisov announced the news at the… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL BUY ONE FULL SQUADRON OF PAK-FA IN 2017
RUSSIA WILL FLIGHT-TEST NEXT MARCH THE NEW RADAR FOR THE BERIEV A-100 PREMIER AWACS
Russia’s brand new ‘flying radar’, reportedly capable of detecting enemy targets at ranges of more than 600km, will be flight-tested next March. The A-100 Premier will make her maiden flight by 2018, a defense source told Russian media. The Beriev A-100 is an airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft currently being developed by Russia,… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL FLIGHT-TEST NEXT MARCH THE NEW RADAR FOR THE BERIEV A-100 PREMIER AWACS
RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN
Sourced : Conflict News By Derek Bisaccio Following a large degree of controversy, Russian airstrikes from an airbase in Iran have been brought to a halt, one week after the deployment of Tu-22M3 and Su-34 bombers to Hamedan airbase was first revealed. On August 22, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi announced at a news… Continue reading RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN
CHINESE MILITARY TO PROVIDE “AID AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE” TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
Sourced : South China Morning Post The Chinese military will provide aid and training to the Syrian government under a deal reached between a Beijing envoy and Syria’s defence minister in Damascus on Sunday. It is another step in Beijing’s engagement in the Middle East after China named Xie Xiaoyan, former ambassador to Iran, as… Continue reading CHINESE MILITARY TO PROVIDE “AID AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE” TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
SIX RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS DESTROY MILITANT CAMP, 3 DEPOTS IN SYRIA
Sourced : TASS Six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of Russia’s Aerospace Forces on Tuesday morning used high-explosive ammunition to hit terrorist facilities in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement obtained by TASS. “In the morning of July 12, six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers, which took off from the home airfield on the territory of the… Continue reading SIX RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS DESTROY MILITANT CAMP, 3 DEPOTS IN SYRIA
RUSSIA DELAYS START OF STEALTH FIGHTER SERIAL PRODUCTION
By Derek Bisaccio Sourced : Conflict News Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister has announced that production of the country’s stealth aircraft will begin in 2018, a seeming delay from previous reports that the aircraft, known as the PAK FA, would be ready for production next year. Sukhoi, the manufacturer of the aircraft, released a statement on… Continue reading RUSSIA DELAYS START OF STEALTH FIGHTER SERIAL PRODUCTION
RUSSIAN-MADE SUNFLOWER RADAR IS CAPABLE OF DETECTING F-35 JETS
Sourced : Sputnik The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced aircraft in the Pentagon’s arsenal, but Russia’s powerful over-the-horizon Podsolnukh (Sunflower) radar is capable of detecting and tracking the stealth fifth-generation plane or any other fighter jet that was designed to avoid detection, Svobodnaya Pressa reported. The Podsolnukh short-range over-the-horizon surface-wave radar… Continue reading RUSSIAN-MADE SUNFLOWER RADAR IS CAPABLE OF DETECTING F-35 JETS
NATO TAKES COMMAND OF US-BUILT MISSILE SHIELD
Sourced : France24 NATO took command of a US-built missile shield in Europe on Friday after France won assurances that the multi-billion-dollar system would not be under Washington’s direct control. The missile shield, billed as a defence against any strike by a “rogue state” against European cities, is one of the most sensitive aspects of… Continue reading NATO TAKES COMMAND OF US-BUILT MISSILE SHIELD
US ARMY MULLING PURCHASE OF IRON DOME TECH TO PROTECT EUROPE FROM RUSSIA
Sourced : Breaking Israel News A United States Army general said Monday that the U.S. is looking to purchase the short-range missile interceptor used by Israel’s Iron Dome system, which would then be used for European air defense against Russia. “With all that is happening in Europe, especially the fact that Russia has really awakened… Continue reading US ARMY MULLING PURCHASE OF IRON DOME TECH TO PROTECT EUROPE FROM RUSSIA