As a former military officer, I learned decades ago that when taking command of new unit, an officer has to be a strict disciplinarian. Rules have to be enforced and your subordinates need to respect and understand you are a determined person who takes your oath of office seriously. In…
Two constellations of Russia’s CubeSat nanosatellites are planned to be orbited in the next two years for practicing their control and their communication with each other, Alexander Chernyavsky, an aide to the CEO of RKK Energia Rocket and Space Corporation (subsidiary of Roscosmos), told TASS on Wednesday. “In March-April 2017…
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…
Russia spent 18.4 percent of its reserve fund in a single month to plug deficits in the federal budget, Finance Ministry figures released Tuesday have revealed. The country’s reserve fund fell from $38.18 billion to $32.2 billion during the course of August 2016, shrinking to just over a third of…
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…
After pulling out of the last conventional arms control treaty in Europe, and after rearming and redeploying forces to enable Russia to be a threat to the West if they desire, Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is open to new conventional arms control on the continent. The opening comes…
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…