Dylan Malyasov
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Russian media circulate fake news of C-130J crash in Afghanistan
Russian media circulate fake news of at least 11 people have died after a U.S. C-130J Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan.
Russian state and private media are circulating fake news of C-130J aircraft crashed at...
Israel ready to hit Russian S-300 missile systems in Syria
According to the TASS, Russia has completed the delivery of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to the Syrian military in defiance of Israeli and US concerns.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a meeting broadcast...
Ukrainian Army received batch of upgraded T-80, T-64BV tanks and new BTR-4 APCs
The Ukrainian Army has received the new batch of upgraded  T-80 and T-64BV tanks and new BTR-4 armoured vehicle personnel carriers.
UkrOboronProm on 3 October has announced that the Ukrainian Army received the new batch of 16 upgraded  T-80 and T-64BV...
Two military transport aircraft collided at Khartoum airport in Sudan
On 3 October, two military transport planes collided at Khartoum Airport in Sudan, said aviation blogger Vitaliy Trubnykov.
Blogger published photos on Facebook showing an Antonov An-32 and an Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft which collided at Khartoum Airport (KRT).
According to...
BAE Systems reveals further details of advanced ‘Black Night’ tank
BAE Systems has given further details of its advanced version of Challenger 2 tank, also known as 'Black Night'.
According to the statement, announced Wednesday by the BAE Systems, the Black Night is a working example of company's vision...
Lebanon Air Force to receive six new armed MD 530G Scout attack helicopters
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) has announced on 1 October receipt of the third Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter contract.
The company, fixed-price award is for six armed MD 530G Scout Attack...
U.S. Navy confirms “unsafe” confrontation between the USS Decatur and Chinese destroyer
U.S. defense officials have confirmed that a USS Decatur came dangerously close to a Chinese destroyer during a recent exercise, forcing the US destroyer to perform evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision.
"A (People's Republic of China) Luyang destroyer approached...
U.S. Air Force awards contract to AeroVironment for Raven RQ-11B small unmanned aircraft systems
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 2 October that it had awarded a $13 million contract for the Raven RQ-11B small unmanned aircraft systems.
According to the DoD's statement, the AeroVironment Inc. has been awarded a $13 million contract, for Raven RQ-11B...