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Flashpoints
Satellite imagery reveals Russian Su-25 jets returned to Syria
Satellite images published by Israel-based Image Sat International (ISI) indicates that the Russian Armed Forces have deployed Sukhoi SU-25 attack aircraft to Syria after an eight-month hiatus.
Russia withdrew its SU-25 aircraft in July 2018,...
Flashpoints
Russian Air Force hits militant target in Syria’s Idlib
Russian news agency TASS reported 13 March that Russian Aerospace Forces had destroyed a weapons depot belonging to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terror group (also known as Jabhat al-Nusra and al-Qaeda in Syria) in...
Military Capabilities
UK to form new Gurkha battalion in 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced 11 March that the 3rd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles will be established as a Specialised Infantry Battalion, with recruiting to begin in 2019.
The 3rd Battalion Royal Gurkha...
Military Capabilities
Russia to train 100 Chinese service personnel for operating S-400
Russian news agency TASS reported 5 March that around 100 Chinese military service personnel are due to undergo an instruction course in Russia in March-June for operating the S-400 Triumf (NATO codename: SA-21 Growler)...
Military Capabilities
Taiwan seeks new US fighter jets to replace ageing fleet amid growing tension with China
Taiwan has made a formal request to the United States for new fighter jets to defend itself against increasing Chinese threats, Deputy Defence Minister Shen Yi-ming told reporters Thursday.
“We made the request to purchase...