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Flashpoints
Slovakia transfers entire MiG-29 fleet to Ukraine
In a move that has been hailed as a sign of solidarity and support for Ukraine's sovereignty and security, Slovakia has transferred its entire fleet of 13 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets to Ukraine. The...
Land Platforms
Russian Army testing new wheeled combat vehicles
The Russian army is testing two new types of combat vehicles on the Bumerang platform, the K-16 and the K-17, until the end of 2023. The Bumerang platform is a modular wheeled family of...
Naval & Maritime
Russian Navy to get over 180 warships by 2027 under armament plan
Russian news agency TASS reported 27 March that the Russian Navy will get over 180 warships and vessels of new Projects under the state armament plan for 2018-2027, Defence Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu...
Security
Venezuela puts S-300 on operational readiness, Russian troops arrive amid regional tension
Israel-based Image Sat International (ISI) reported 24 March that the Venezuelan military has deployed more S-300VM 'Antey-2500' (NATO reporting name: SA-23 GladiatorGiant) air defence systems and placed them on operational readiness at the Capitán...
Security
Russian fighter jets intercept US B-52 bomber over Baltic
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 21 March that two Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets have forced a US B-52 bomber to move away from the Russian border.
The MoD reported that...
Air & Aerospace
Russia reportedly secures Su-35 fighter jet contract with Egypt
Russian business newspaper Kommersant reported 18 March that Russia has signed a $2 billion contract for the supply of Su-35 fighter jets to Egypt.
Citing two senior defence industry officials, Kommersant reported that the...
Security
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,...
Security
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...