Deep Trouble: Russia Finally Moves To Raise Radioactive Debris From Arctic Waters
A photo of the Russian submarine K-159 shortly before it sank, killing nine sailors and sending its radioactive fuel to the seabed.
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U.S. Army builds new 18.6-mile-range tank-killing weapon
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fire the TOW missile system during a live fire at Fort Campbell, Ky. Oct. 24, 2018
Read moreUnited States tests new powerful laser weapon to destroy drones
The U.S. Navy has been developing directed-energy weapons (DEWs), to include lasers, since the 1960s Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) on May 16. This was reported by the press service of the US Pacific Fleet Command. LWSD
Read moreU.S. Withdrawal From Open Skies Bolsters Case for New Strategic Regime
The 50-year-old arms control regime that helped keep the Cold War cold is beyond repair. It’s time to start discussing ways of moving toward a new global strategic regime. Donald Trump is often accused of being utterly unpredictable. Yet on a number of issues he has demonstrated a high degree of consistency. Arms control is a prime example. In 2017,
Read moreRussian Military Helicopter Crashes, Killing Crew
A Russian military helicopter crashed Tuesday evening, killing its three crew members, news agency RIA Novosti reported. The MI-8 helicopter belonging to the Russian Air Force crashed near the town of Klin, 50 miles outside Moscow, during training exercises. “On May 19, around 20:00, while performing a training flight 20 kilometers from the village of Klin, a Russian Air Force MI-8
Read moreRussian Navy to Bolster Baltic Fleet With 6 New Warships
The Russian Navy has ordered a batch of six cutting-edge warships for its Baltic Fleet, Navy commander-in-chief Nikolai Yevmenov said Monday. The move comes amid ongoing tensions between Russia and NATO member states in the Baltics. All six of the Karakurt-class corvettes from Project 22800 will be armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, Yevmenov said in a telegram to sailors marking
Read moreTrump has announced development of ‘super-duper rocket’
According to Trump, this is fastest rocket in world, almost three times faster than Russian and Chinese President Donald Trump has announced the development of a new hypersonic ‘super-duper missile’ in the US – it is almost 3 times stronger and faster than the Chinese and Russian counterparts. Trump said this at the ceremony of presenting the new flag of
Read moreIsraeli warplanes bomb Syrian troops near Palmyra
Israeli combat aircraft, successfully bypassing the Syrian S-300 Russian S-400 air defense systems, managed to break into the central and northern part of Homs province and attack at least three populated areas. The reason for the attack remains unknown, however, neither the Syrian nor the Russian military was able to detect the attack in advance. The Syrian air defense systems
Read moreIllia Ponomarenko: Ukraine lost its chance for civilian, business-minded defense minister
When then-U.S. President-elect John F. Kennedy interviewed Robert S. McNamara in December 1960 for a job in his administration, he knew exactly what he wanted from his future secretary of defense. McNamara had vast experience in analyzing the efficiency of the U.S. bombing of Japan during World War II and was also a top-level expert in strategic planning, rationalization, and
Read moreU.S. Air Force fighters intercept Russian maritime patrol aircraft approaching Alaska
09:30, 10 April 2020 The airplanes did not enter the U.S. or Canadian airspace. The U.S. Air Force intercepted Russian maritime reconnaissance airplanes that were on their way to Alaska. The Diplomat reported that the incident took place over the Bering Sea, north of the Aleutian Islands. NORAD reported that “F-22 fighters, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 AWACS aircraft from the North American
Read moreRussian Fighter Jet Crashes Near Crimea, Pilot Missing
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet crashed off the coast of annexed Crimea late Wednesday, prompting a search-and-rescue mission in the Black Sea, news agencies cited the military as saying. The Su-27 was carrying out a planned mission when it vanished from radars at around 8 p.m. 50 kilometers from the Crimean town of Feodosia, according to Interfax. The Defense Ministry
Read moreRussia creates such conditions so that no one wants to fight us, – Putin
According to him, Russia, in its turn, has ceased being a catch-up state in the field of defense President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin stated that Russia was not going to fight anyone, but it created relevant conditions, so that nobody wanted to fight against it. He said this in an interview with TASS. “We are not going to
Read moreRussian military science promotes innovation in future warfare
Professor Sergei Chvarkov, Russian military experts, shares his vision of the nature, aims and likely diversity of future armed conflicts Russian military science contributes in many ways to planning concerning a range of defense and military issues. The political-military leadership attaches primary importance to efforts to research and examine future warfare in order to help the state prepare for and
Read moreRussia’s next aircraft carrier will likely be nuclear
Two competing designs are in the frame to replace the only existing Admiral Kuznetsov. Both proposals have nuclear propulsion Only the U.S. Navy has so-called super-carriers, the extra-large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers which displace 100,000 tons. However, the Russian Navy may now be considering building one. Russia’s only existing carrier is the 60,000-ton Admiral Kuznetsov. That’s large, but because of its
Read moreSea Breeze 2020: Japan and South Korea to join international exercises in Ukraine
22:25, 8 February 2020 In total, about 20 countries will take part in military drills this year. Japan and South Korea will join the Sea Breeze annual international exercises which to take place in Odesa in 2020. This was reported by the press office of Ukrainian Border Service. “An important indicator of this year was the involvement of new participants,
Read moreUkraine shows its newest cruise missile in stunning detail
The Defense Express Media & Consulting Company has released new footage of the newest Ukrainian RK-360MTs Neptun coastal missile system with R-360 cruise missiles in stunning detail. The Neptune is a coastal missile system designed to engage enemy surface fighting ships and auxiliaries vessels both single and belonging to Task Forces. The system consists of an RCP-360 self-propelled command control
Read moreRussia’s Incredible Shrinking Navy: Can Putin Grow It Back?
Russia’s president announced some new buys. But that’s not the whole picture. Key Point: Is the Russian Navy sinking? The Russia fleet in 2019 will take delivery of 23 new surface vessels, two new submarines and three new aircraft, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced. The numbers on their face are impressive. But in fact, most of the surface ships are
Read moreIranian military says it thought the Ukrainian passenger plane it shot down was a US military plane
The Iranian military said it mistook the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 as a “hostile target,” following reports of US military planes in the area. The passenger plane bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, was taken down by an Iranian missile shortly after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday. The crash killed all 176 passengers on board. Iran admitted on Saturday morning
Read moreNew Russian fighter jet crashes during test, pilot ejects safely
The Su-57 jets have previously performed during the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia. (AP)
Read moreUkraine wants to buy AH-64 Apache helicopters
The Armed Forces of Ukraine is looking into the possibility to buy AH-64 Apache multi-mission attack helicopters under the U.S. military’s excess defense articles (EDA) program. The publication the Ukrainian Military Pages reported Thursday that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense plans to upgrade the army aviation fleet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the purchase of AH-64 “Apache” attack
Read moreUkraine could get new, deadlier missiles from U.S. – media
18:40, 14 December 2019 The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014. The U.S. Congress is poised to allow the sale of coastal defense and anti-ship weapons as part of future security assistance packages to Ukraine, through the 2020 defense policy bill. The National Defense Authorization Act passed the House this week and
Read moreRussia’s Sole Aircraft Carrier Catches Fire in Northern Port
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire on Thursday during maintenance work in Russia’s Arctic port in Murmansk, with three people unaccounted for, Russian news agencies reported. One source told the TASS news agency that the fire had started on the upper deck and that thick, black smoke was billowing from the vessel. (c) The Moscow Times
Read morePutin’s Trojan horse: The US military’s problem with far-right Patriot groups
Putin’s Trojan horse: The US military’s problem with far-right Patriot groups A rally-goer holds a Three Percenters flag at a rally in Portland, Oregon in June 2019. Photo: rightwingwatch.org 2019/11/12 – 20:37 • International Article by: Lieutenant Colonel John Foley, US Army, Retired Russia’s active measures campaign to destabilize the Western democracies has received a lot of attention since 2016,
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