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Dylan Malyasov

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China receives new batch of Russian advanced Su-35 fighter jets

China has taken delivery the newt batch of the Sukhoi Su-35 "Flanker-E" fighter jets from Russia. Live flight-tracking website Flightradar24 also noted that an Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft made by Volga-Dnepr (RA-76952), a Russian charter company, departed from Komsomolsk-on-Amur making its...

Poland completed repair of two Mi-24 helicopters belonging to Senegalese Air Force

On 30 November 2017, Poland's Military Aviation Works No 1 (WZL-1) has transferred to the Senegalese Air Force the remaining two of three fully overhauled Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters. Commissioning of the helicopters was preceded by a logistic undertaking...

Egypt receives its last Rafale EM fighter jets

On November 28, the Egyptian Air Force received its last three Rafale EM (single seater) fighter jets, the EM06, 07 and 08. The aircraft departed the Dassault Aviation facilities on Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, to reach Gebel El Basur air...

Russia creates a new high-power artillery battalion

Russia creates a new high-power artillery battalion with 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortars in service. On 1 December, in the artillery brigade of the 2nd combined arms army stationed in the Orenburg region, the first alignment of the new battalion's personnel took...

Syrian war has revealed a number of technical flaws of Russian Mi-28 helicopter

The Russian military intervention in the Syrian War began in 2015. The intervention consisted of air strikes fires by Russian aircraft and attack helicopters, included modern Mil Mi-28s, stationed in the Khmeimim base in North Syria, against militant...

US Army researchers in Ukraine to understand ‘disinformation’

A team of U.S. Army researchers recently joined an international group of scientists in Chernihiv, Ukraine to initiate a first-of-its-kind global science and technology research program to understand and ultimately combat disinformation attacks in cyberspace. Scientists from the...

Chinese Air Force holds Red Sword-2017 exercise in deep desert

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA Air Force) has conducted "Red Sword-2017" systemic confrontation training exercise in a deep desert in late November 2017. According to PLA Air Force official, The "Red Sword-2017", involving various arms of services from the PLA Air...

Polish Navy gets modern ORP Kormoran minehunter

The ORP Kormoran minehunter has joined the Polish Navy, the military branch of the Polish Armed Forces. The flag-hoisting ceremony was held on board the ship at the northern port city of Gdynia on Tuesday, on 28 November. "It is the...