Imagine this, you are an American Air Force pilot flying over Islamic State territory in Syria and you need gas so you hook up with a KC-135 tanker overhead to refuel. You begin to take on gas and then it stops after only 500 pounds. You can’t onload any more….
After the shootdown of a Russian SU-24 in late 2015 by a Turkish F-16 at the Syrian, Turkish border, Russia ramped up air-defense capability at its Khmeimim air base in Syria. In addition to the deployment of frontline fighters such as the SU-34 and SU-35, the Russian military has deployed…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaking to Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper said the following when asked about Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states adding ground forces to the U.S. led coalition in Syria against the Islamic State, reported Yahoo. “This is bad as a ground offensive usually turns the war…
Russia’s Uralvagonzavod company is ready to organize in Iran licensed production of the T-90S gun launcher-armed tanks if restrictions on military-technical cooperation with that country are lifted, the corporation’s deputy director general Alexey Zharich said on Wednesday, reported the Russian state news agency, TASS. Iran armored force is antiquated and…
Russians have long memories. The Turkish air force shooting down a Russian SU-24 fighter bomber at the Turkish, Syrian border last year will not be forgotten for a long time, especially by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s rage over the incident will ensure that Russia and Turkey will be on…
The F-117 was America’s first, super secret, stealth fighter. The aircraft is now retired and the shoot down of Vega 31 over Serbia has a lot to do with that. On March 27, 1999, a radio call went into the night: “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. I’m Vega 31, on the way…
Soldiers of the Arctic separate motorized rifle brigade of Russia’s Northern Fleet tokk part in drills featuring reindeer and dog sledge. Photos: Lev Fedoseev/TASS