The Russian Defense Ministry has announced all Sukhoi-27 fighter jets in the Russia Aero-Space Force have been grounded until the cause of a crash near Moscow is understood, reports Russian state news media TASS. “According to preliminary findings, technical problems were to blame,” the ministry’s statement says. Earlier, a source…
A Russian SU-27 fighter jet came within 10 feet of a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over international waters of the Black Sea, near the Russian Federation coastline, U.S. defense officials told Reuters. One official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the incident lasted about 19 minutes and the Russian Sukhoi…
All of the branches of the US armed forces are advancing in laser research and expect these weapons to be fielded within the next ten years. Russia, it seems, is working on a plane armed with a new generation laser weapon as well, a source in the defense-industrial complex has…
A new mobile artillery system named “Flox” (above) was recently unveiled at an arms trade show. The weapon system consists of a 120 mm cannon capable of firing all forms of artillery, howitzer, and mortar rounds at that caliber. The cannon is mounted on the Ural all-terrain platform and has…
A Russian military ships and submarines were seen again near the Latvian border, the country’s National Armed Forces (NAF) said on Sunday. “In the Latvian exclusive economic zone 1o miles off the NAF territory waters, today (on September 3), were identified Russian Navy’s submarines of the Kilo and Finik classes,”…