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Dylan Malyasov

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31st MEU F-35Bs join USS Wasp for historic deployment

A detachment of F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, landed on the USS Wasp (LHD-1) here March 5, marking the beginning of the F-35B’s first operational deployment with a MEU. That...

Photos: UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces conducted a joint exercise

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) conducted a joint exercise combining armoured assets, machine gun and small arms live fire in an area one kilometre south of the UNIFIL...

US Army prioritizes mobile system to counter drones

One of the Army's current priorities is development of a maneuver system to counter short-range air defense threats such as drones, officials said Wednesday, Feb. 28. That was reported by Gary Sheftick, Army News Service. Over the past 15 years,...

Russia loses its position in India

It is no secret that in recent years Russia has been losing its position at India defence market.  This is explained by the Indian Government's intent to diversify arms suppliers, in particular, the United States, Ukraine, South Korea...

Brazilian Air Force to receive first two KC-390 aircraft this year

The first two KC-390 multi-mission aircraft are expected to be delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) in middle 2018, that was reported by fab.mil.br. According to a report, the new multi-purpose transport aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force is...

Azerbaijan claims its air defences shot down Armenia’s tactical UAV

Azerbaijan’s anti-aircraft fire shot down an Armenia's tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Saturday, according to a report by the Ministry of Defence Of Azerbaijan. "On March 3 in the afternoon, the Azerbaijan’s Air Force air defense units...

Russia to develop new wheeled tank based on Bumerang platform

Director General of the Military Industrial Company (VPK) Aleksandr Krasovitsky said in an interview with Russian TV channel ‘Zvezda.’ that Russian engineers will soon be working on a wheeled tank destroyer based on the Bumerang platform. “It’s going to be...

BAE Systems submits proposal for the U.S. Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower program

BAE Systems has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Army to build and test the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle for use by the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). The MPF is a new combat vehicle required by...