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Afghan forces on alert amid reports Pakistani helicopters helping Taliban
The Afghan national security forces were put on alert amid reports Pakistani helicopters are helping the Taliban militants by supplying weapons in eastern Paktika province.
Deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Dawlat Waziri, told reporters on...
Russian Su-24M «Flanker» Bomber Crashes in Khabarovsk
A Sukhoi Su-24 jet of the Russian Defense Ministry has crashed in in Khabarovsk, a source in the law enforcement authorities told Interfax.
Both pilots were killed in the crash, the ministry said in a statement.
“Today at...
Iran’s Building a New Flying Ekranoplan
The Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex appears to have built a new ekranoplan at the shipyard located near Bostanu, satellite imagery suggests.
Imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe from October 2014 shows Iran’s new flying boat. It’s the country’s...
Egyptian Navy seeking to acquire a single NH90 helicopter for its new FREMM frigate
Egyptian Navy is reportedly seeking to acquire a single NH90 multimission helicopter for its new FREMM frigate, which was transferred by DCNS to the Egyptian flag on 23 June.
Several press reports clam that Egyptian Navy is...
China to deploy Air Force Rainbow-4 UAV
China to deploy Air Force Rainbow-4 UAV for earthquake damage reconnaissance for first time
Rainbow-4 is the largest fixed wing UCAV of the Rainbow series (as of end of 2013). Externally, CH-4 looks almost identical to General...
Bell 525 Relentless completes first flight
The Bell 525 Relentless super-medium helicopter has successfully completed its first flight at Bell Helicopter's aircraft assembly centre in Amarillo, Texas, the company announced on 1 July.
The flight test began with taxi testing and manoeuvres, after which...
Russian MiG-29 Fighter Crashes In the Kuban
A Russian MiG-29 fourth-generation fighter jet crashed near the village of Kushchevskaya in the Krasnodar Territory on Friday, injuring one of the pilots, the Interfax news agency reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the information about the crash....
Interior of Kawasaki P-1 Japanese maritime patrol aircraft
Interior of Kawasaki P-1 Japanese maritime patrol aircraft
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Russian Iskander missile system was completely useless, says Armenian Prime Minister
Russian-made Iskander (SS-26 Stone) ballistic missile systems are "completely useless", Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said yesterday.
The Armenian Prime Minister argued that the Iskander...
U.S. Marine Corps uses its newest ACVs during exercise in Twentynine Palms
The United States Marine Corps has announced that the long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) are being used during exercise.
For the first time, the 1st...
Russia receives requests for Su-57E fighters from foreign customers
The Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation has confirmed that it has received a number of requests from foreign customers for the Su-57E multirole...
Russian Army orders more Chinese SUVs
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have ordered dozens of Chinese Haval H9 SUVs and plans to place an additional order for several...