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American F/A-18E/F Super Hortnet vs. Russian Su-30 Flanker C/G/H

Today we decided to compare the capabilities of two very similar in characteristics and functionality fighter of the largest military forces in the world - the United States and Russia.

Top 5 best military attack helicopters in service in the world

Today, they even launch mini-kamikaze drones, become bolder as they come within range of air defense systems, and will always be preferred for combat in urban environments.

Top 5 best firearms used in the Russian army in 2020

There are many high-quality and powerful weapons in Russia, especially in the rifle category. It is difficult to guess which is the most preferable in the Russian army

Russia is making Zircon missile a super weapon against the United States

The tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile that took place a few days ago became a major event for the Russian Armed Forces. The United States is clearly frightened by the prospect of this complex at the disposal of the Russian Navy.

How are Indian and Chinese soldiers equipped in the Himalayas if a conflict arises?

On the eve of winter, a "temporarily frozen" conflict could melt the upcoming winter snow high in the Himalayas, where the Himalayan plains are located - the highest desert in the world.

Taiwan in the eyes of the Chinese cyclone or whether the world expects a new conflict

Thus, there are growing concerns that the current events taking place around the China-Taiwan-United States relationship may escalate to a level that unfortunately builds a specific critical mass, leading directly to the emergence of another dangerous global crisis in the near future.

Days of Russia’s CSTO are numbered: Putin’s Article 5 is worthless

Eastern Europe, especially the Baltic states, can let out a brief sigh of relief while the Kremlin is preoccupied with its eternal fight against the armed Chechen opposition by investing huge amounts of money in Kadyrov’s clan

War in the Caucasus: Canada suspends drone technology export to Turkey

Since Turkey is on the other side of Russia with its military policy in Syria, Libya and its support for Azerbaijan, it was not to be expected that Stoltenberg would parade the Erdogan government - even if NATO member France has been doing this for months was requested.

Top 10 super villainous projects that actually existed

It would seem that all their plans to intimidate, enslave and destroy the world look extremely improbable, but oddly enough, many absolutely real projects would have made them good company.

Chinese copied the F-35 fighter jet, but did they copied and its efficiency?

Recently, a photo of a fifth-generation Chinese fighter began circulating on the Internet, with the author of the photo saying that it was the new J-31 or also known as the FC-31.

Future of the US Navy lies in small, deadly and fast drone ships and submarines

At least such assumptions were adopted in two of the three studies commissioned by the Department of Defense, which the American portal Defense News reached.

No! Russian Su-57 is more 4++ fighter jet, than 5th generation fighter

According to experts from RAND Corporation, the Russian Su-57 fighter will not be available in the final, fully meeting the assumptions of the serial version before the end of the decade.

Fifth-gen Turkish TF-X fighter is only good wishes and bold claims

We have repeatedly written articles on the topic related to the new fifth generation fighters that are already in production or will be manufactured in the near future.

Syria: the war propaganda in the 21st century

The label "moderate opposition" or "rebels" as a collective name for the militias who wanted to bring about an Islamic state in Syria by force of arms has been around for a long time.

Turkish Bayraktar TB2 needs no ad, as it’s ruthless against Russian air defense systems

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may not end soon. However, if hostilities cease, it does not mean it will solve a decade-long problem between Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Political, social, religious problems will remain.

Egypt wants Syria back in the Arab League and a military alliance against Turkey

Recent military contacts between Armenia and Azerbaijan have gradually shifted the focus from a topic that should not be left in the background. We are talking about Turkey, Libya, Greece, Syria and … Egypt.

It’s time for the United States to begin shooting down missiles

An event took place in mid-September this year, which seems to have remained on the agenda among the military industry, but which could be the next step in the development of air defense.

How Yugoslavia was destroyed?

After the death of Josip Broz Tito on May 4, 1980, the Yugoslav Empire lost the main link uniting the empire. In the further history of Yugoslavia, there were no longer any high statesmen who would pursue the line of so-called Tithonism.

America is turning Alaska into a strike force. What does Russia think about that?

The two most powerful military forces continue to lengthen and replenish their armaments. Russia is increasingly securing its presence in the Arctic region by sending unequivocal signals to Washington.

War inside NATO: Clashes over Cyprus gas cannot be avoided

In recent months, the conflict between Turkey and Greece has sharply escalated over the disputed gas fields on the Cyprus shelf, which are being developed by Ankara.

Top 5 of Russian weapons that failed with a ‘bang’

Nobody likes failures. But really no one! Although, failure is not a bad thing, especially if it is the reason one learns from it and does not allow a second failure.

How the US is developing hypersonic weapons against Russia?

In recent days, both American politicians and the military have repeatedly announced new US successes in the development of hypersonic weapons. Washington clearly wants to regain leadership in such developments.

MiG-41 – a real breakthrough or just Russian speculation

Despite the fact that test pilot Alexander Fedotov made the first flight on the MiG-31 on September 16, 1975, exactly 45 years ago, even today this fighter continues to be one of the unique aircraft in the world. It is intended for use in the country's air defense system.

Who sold Alaska? Russian paratroopers and marines are ready to correct the mistake

On September 21, 2020, the Russian-American geopolitical confrontation in the Arctic entered a new, very dangerous stage. Never before have our artillery and heavy machine guns rumbled so close to the coast of the United States as on this day.

China believes it can invade Taiwan in 24 hours, but that is not the case at all

Tensions between China and Taiwan have escalated sharply in recent months. The threats followed one after another, especially after Taiwan decided to buy 66 F-16 fighters.

Dozens of US nuclear missiles were ready to hit Pyongyang three years ago

In recent years, dozens of politicians or journalists decide to tell in books or memoirs about their work during a service in the White House or during a specific administration, if they are from the public sector.

Solution Pakistan seeks against India could be their nuclear program

In its detailed article, the American publication National Interests came out with a very detailed and compelling article about the possibilities of the Pakistani nuclear program.

‘Target on the back’: why US troops flee from occupied countries?

Hundreds of thousands of victims, ruined cities and poorly concealed hatred of civilians - the Pentagon is withdrawing most of its troops from occupied Afghanistan and Iraq.

Pakistan has its own armored vehicles. APC Talha is one of them

Since its appearance on the world map, the "country of the clean" has been waging wars. The main enemy, naturally, is India.

Erdogan’s ‘insidious’ plan is not aimed at energy but at the Greek islands

The Greek-Turkish conflict has aroused the interest of the international community and many analysts are looking for the real cause of the crisis caused, of course, not only by Erdogan, but by the entire political elite of the country.

H&K MSG90 sniper rifle – a Bulgarian sniper fired the ‘impossible shot’ with it

Two years ago, in 2018 a sniper from the Bulgarian Army distinguished himself with a unique shot, setting a record at a competition in Germany for military snipers from NATO with the participation of 19 nations.

War in Donbass: ‘a mined truce’, continuing to bury soldiers

To begin with, a fact that no one in the world calls into question: the current ceasefire in Donbass, which began at 00:01 on July 27, 2020, in principle, is still observed by both parties.

Russia: It’s fashionable for U.S. to threaten non-nuclear countries with a nuclear strike

To Washington has become fashionable to threaten a nuclear strike against states that do not pose an existential threat to American security. All of humanity will pay for this irresponsibility: such an American approach to the atomic bomb devalues ​​the main reason for its existence.

Libya – divided by foreign military powers and without a clear local leader

In Libya, the political leaderships at the head of the two factions that have fought each other in recent years are jumping. For some weeks there have been riots and popular demonstrations in Tripolitania governed by Fayea al Sarraj

Russia used Iskander-M ballistic missile in Syria. Is a large-scale offensive being prepared?

At the same time, it is reported that the Iskander-M complex was used against them for the first time, which may indicate the preparation of a major offensive by the Syrians on the position of Turkey. Is it really?

How the AR-15 assault rifle was converted into a large-caliber sniper rifle

In the mid-1990s. the American firm "Advanced Long-range Systems LLC" from Eagle Point, Philadelphia, offered a rather unusual service on the market of large-caliber weapons at that time.

Will Turkey drop the ‘Iron Curtain’ over the Bosphorus?

In 1833, when Russia and Turkey briefly became allies, a Muscovite Stone was installed on the Bosphorus. Now he is on the territory of a military base. So it's not easy to see him.

Mediterranean conflict – can Turkey defeat the European Union [maps]

It is not about the Turkish intervention in Syria, aimed primarily at the Kurds, which everyone - including the United States who once supported the Kurds in their fight against ISIS - swallowed quite smoothly.

Top 10 of the most widely used and active fighter jets in the world

Which fighter aircraft types dominate the global fighter fleets today? Our top 10 list provides information: We present the most widely used fighter jets in the world.

Top 5 best bombers in the world

There is no doubt that there are only two countries that are working hard on new bombers. These are Russia and the United States. All others are either customers or tenants of this type of military equipment.

Why are American bombers increasingly appearing on Russia’s borders?

NATO military aircraft, including even bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, are increasingly appearing at Russian borders. Why has the frequency of their appearance near Russia increased?

Top 5 best American rifles in service with the US Marines

The marines in the United States of America are one of the most powerful branches of the military. They obey the motto "Always faithful" and wear scarlet and gold colors, the mascot of America's Marines is the English Bulldog.

Russia: Serbia shamelessly betrayed us. This is the end of the Slavic brotherhood

Most recently, Belgrade was terribly offended by a post posted on Facebook by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Well, the same one - about Vucic in the White House and "Basic Instinct"

China scares the US with a Russian ‘nuclear ghost’

You cannot erase the words from the song. And if the Barguzin (the northeastern wind on Lake Baikal) is destined to "move the shaft", then "the young man will not be far off."

Will Russian 6th-gen fighters surprise the world, or will they hide ‘under the covers’?

The famous Russian brands Sukhoi and MiG, forgetting about the eternal competition in the aircraft construction market, are ready to join forces to create a sixth generation fighter.

Israeli deadly submachine guns – Uzi, Mini Uzi and Micro Uzi

On November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly approved the decision to divide Palestine into two independent states: Arab and Jewish. On May 14, 1948, the creation of a new independent state of Israel was announced.

Russia is developing military unmanned vehicles, but is still lagging behind Turkey

The world military community has been seized by faith in unmanned aerial vehicles - being of different sizes and purposes, in the event of mass use, they are de-capable of deciding the outcome of almost any war.

Warlike tones come from the Turkish government. What Europe can achieve?

Warlike tones come from the Turkish government. If Greece should expand its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, that would be "a reason for war", the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted at the weekend

Ukraine will become a springboard for a US nuclear strike on Russia

Two American B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons flew in close proximity to Crimea. US aircraft have previously appeared over the Black Sea, but for the first time they approached the Crimea from land - from the territory of Ukraine.

Flexible assault rifle of the German ‘blue helmets’ – Heckler & Koch G36

Having adopted the Heckler & Koch G 3 assault rifle in the Bundeswehr in 1958, Germany for a long time remained practically the only country that had as its main rifle, designed to use cartridges of 7.62 × 51 mm caliber.

Syrian Kurds are getting closer to Russia, and this has angered Turkey

It is well known that the Islamist militias are acting brutally in the occupied territories. According to observations by the US Africa Command, they also confirm their bad reputation during their deployment in Libya.

What can Russia oppose against the Pentagon’s combat satellites?

In mid-August, the doctrine of the US Space Force (CS), founded last December as the new, sixth, branch of the American Armed Forces, was formulated.

Era of anaerobic submarines with new type of batteries is coming

Scientific and technological progress is preparing us for another revolution in the field of naval weapons: in the foreseeable future, the classic diesel-electric submarine will be replaced by submarines with so-called anaerobic or "air-independent" power plants

China and the United States: comparison of aggregate national potentials

The number of anti-Chinese words and deeds of the Donald Trump administration is multiplying at an increasing speed and, in accordance with the teachings of the classics, can jump into a new quality.

How the plans to increase the power of Russian submarines arose

The strange incident with the Russian nuclear submarine "Omsk", which surfaced during the exercise, made one recall the events of twelve years ago.

German assault rifles Heckler & Koch HK33, G41 and HK53

The successful design and worldwide recognition of the G 3 assault rifle allowed the designers from Heckler & Koch to build on their success by creating a series of rifles and machine guns based on this weapon.

There are currently three wars in the world that may begin soon

While we, tired of reports from the "coronavirus fronts", are watching with unquenchable interest the dramatic events in Minsk or new outbreaks of violence in the United States, at least three acute conflicts are brewing on the planet, threatening to turn into open military confrontation.

Erdogan’s ‘insidious’ plan to cut off Cyprus from Greece

In the long run, when according to the Turkish aspirations- this plan will be implemented, the isolated Cyprus will be an easy north to the unstoppable Turkish greed, so that later the Aegean and Thrace will take over, as the Sunday Republic reports.

Will there be American soldiers in Bulgaria or not?

As well as that the talks focused on the use of joint facilities and their development and modernization in the future, as well as the prospects for cooperation between the ground forces of the two countries.

Sooner or later, the US administration will have to change its policy in the Middle East

Chaos and conflicts in the Near and Middle East are a graphic illustration of the failure of the US administration's foreign policy, regardless of who is in the White House today.

Because of India, Boeing is testing short takeoffs and landings of F/A-18E/F fighters

Boeing is conducting tests of shortened take-offs and landings of F / A-18E / F Super Hornet aircraft. The point is to prove that they could operate not only from large aircraft carriers of the US Navy, but also from units more than twice smaller, such as Indian aircraft carriers.

Will ‘Sarmat’ ballistic missiles fly before being put on combat duty?

At the end of March this year, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at the Federation Council, said that the Russian defense industry is fully prepared for the start of serial production of the RS-28 Sarmat super-heavy ICBM silo-based .

Why the girls from Israeli army do not take part in battles?

After several spectacular victories over the Arab states, the Israel Defense Forces or the IDF are considered by many to be almost the best in the world. This statement is supported by the fact that she fights constantly and practically without interruption.

China will launch the eighth destroyer from Project 055. Mass production or problems?

Thus, there are as many as seven such units to be handed over at the shipyards at the same time, which is such a risky action that the first prototype ship, commissioned to the Chinese Navy in January 2020 year, still not fully operational and tested.

Leningrad ‘Baltiets’ – the most unknown and unusual Soviet pistol

Despite the fact that the TT as a whole proved itself well during the Great Patriotic War, some of its shortcomings were revealed in the first winter battles. In severe frosts, it was almost impossible to use the pistol because of the moving parts frozen to each other.

Land combat robots – the future of the battlefield. What Russia, US and other countries have?

Although many countries around the world are accelerating work on the development of unmanned land combat platforms. Some countries despite their significant scientific and industrial potential - do not decide to start government work in this area.

If France and Egypt actively support Greece, Turkey will be defeated

The scenario of a war between two NATO members, Greece and Turkey, described quite recently, is becoming more and more real and tangible. The specific reason for a possible war is the division of the Mediterranean shelf with oil and gas fields.

Should Russia abandoned tanks, as Britain intends to do?

Russia is considering new options for the "tank of the future", and Britain at the same time is wondering whether to abandon this type of military equipment altogether. Who is more correct in predicting a promising weapon?

Will Russia cope with the terrifying gap in the field of unmanned aircraft?

At the same time, promising unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deserve special attention at the current exhibition: it is in this category of weapons that the most important novelties of this year are presented.

Dronology of the small war – Israel implements soft power policy through drones

The State of Israel celebrated its 72nd birthday and paid tribute to the 23,816 soldiers and 3,153 civilians who died in the terrorist attacks who fell in several wars for independence.

Bombers and submarines: US prepares for battles in the Arctic

The United States sent strategic bombers and nuclear submarines to the Arctic. Washington believes that this will be a mirror response to Russia's recent actions in the region.

Industrial dispute endangers the entire Polish air defense program

PGZ and the Ministry of National Defense officially confirm that talks with the American concern Raytheon regarding the finalization of the agreement on the contracts for the performance of offset obligations related to the purchase of the Patriot system are being continued.

New Russian and Chinese high-precision weapons reduces the survivability of aircraft carriers

However, neither the multicenter mass of the warhead, nor the significant flight speed or underwater movement, nor the ingenious maneuvering and electronic protection is far from always enough to let a floating airfield sink to the bottom.

Unprofessionalism of Russian intelligence services – or a planned operation

We live in incredibly eventful times, and it seems like everyone is following the processes taking place in Belarus and Russia. And, of course, we still have Covid-19.

Multilayer missile defense: how the United States will defend against missiles

The US Missile Defense Agency plans to develop a layered architecture for the continental US missile defense against ICBM attacks. It must neutralize emerging threats and fill the gaps in the development of the next generation interceptor.

Idlib: Erdogan will try to take revenge from Assad and Putin in September

A Russian-Turkish patrol in Idlib was attacked last Monday. There were no casualties, however, our Department of Defense was extremely concerned about the case.

Japan and US unite against China and Russia

The governments of Japan and the United States will work together to prepare a missile detection and tracking system using numerous small satellites. They will be launched into an orbit with an altitude of 300-1000 kilometers.

Unlearned lessons: Who needs a nuclear apocalypse today?

First, in the absence of formal restrictions on strategic arms ceilings, the parties will not strive for a noticeable build-up of warheads and delivery vehicles, focusing mainly on improving individual strategic offensive arms and developing new types.

U.S. Navy is looking for the fighter jet of the future

Without publicity, the US Navy has just started a program to build a new on-board fighter, which will replace the F / A-18E / F Super Hornet and EF-18G Growler in the near future.

Belarus: the army goes west, ‘specialists’ go to the cities?

The Belarusian authorities are ordering the end of the protests in Minsk, and at the same time they are heating up the topic of the alleged external threat from the countries neighboring Belarus and the entire NATO.

‘Troops are quickly pulling together’: what is happening in Norway?

Nuclear submarines, powerful radar stations, large-scale exercises and reconnaissance missions - NATO is increasingly active in northern Europe. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the alliance is purposefully pumping up Norway with a military contingent.

Russia wonders why Europe needs two new fighter jets

Great Britain and continental Europe are implementing their own programs to create a 6th generation fighter, but how much two projects are needed at once is an open question.

American military advised the United States to leave Russian submarines alone

However, according to US Navy veteran Bradford Dismuks, these nuclear submarines are one of the key factors in nuclear deterrence, so any threat hanging over them will greatly irritate Moscow, which is more likely to lead to a nuclear war than to stop it.

Russian missile system Iskander is capable of predetermining the nature of war

In recent years, large-scale exercises of the Russian army have always had a geopolitical component, if only because this is how they see the situation in the Pentagon, NATO, and most importantly, in the Western media.

A new type of warfare: How Libya is changing the war in the air?

During the proxy war, the sky over Libya was filled with Turkish and Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles, Russian MiG-29 fighters and front-line bombers Su-24, Mirage 2000 of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.

Turkey increases military presence in North Africa amid conflict with Greece

Ankara is expanding its military presence in North Africa. In parallel with the increase in its forces in Libya, it agreed with Niger on the deployment of a Turkish military base in the country.

China is conducting exercises, while at the same time Taiwan is arming itself

What has already been announced has happened, i.e. China is to make a show of strength in the course of military maneuvers, which are Beijing's direct response to the visit of the American official delegation to Taiwan.

Why is the Russian Su-35 fighter jet a real threat to the US Air Force?

For much of the second half of the Cold War, American fighter jets largely had the edge. Su 27, which entered the army in 1988. significantly inferior in technical and combat characteristics to American counterparts.

New attack helicopters of the Americans will be a serious problem for their enemies

The AH-64 Apache helicopter is one of the most iconic and effective combat vehicles of recent decades. It is capable of recording the thermal signature of a target at a distance of several kilometers.

How the security forces suppress protests in Belarus?

The most tense situation was in the Belarusian capital, where the security forces used water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades. On the second day of the protests, the first death toll was recorded.

How do the Russian criteria for use of nuclear weapons differ from the American ones?

It is the only one that provides for the possibility of a country's first, preemptive nuclear strike, and with the slightest reason. Against this background, the Russian concept of using nuclear weapons looks extremely peaceful.

US creates new nuclear threat against Russia

Donald Trump, apparently, intends to cross out another important agreement between Russia and the United States - the agreement on the non-deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on warships.

How Americans created the newest Origin 12 shotgun – a real blaster of the future?

Origin 12 is a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun. The shotgun is powerful and reliable. This is not surprising, because it is based on the platform of the Kalashnikov assault rifle.

Erdogan needs 5th generation fighters, and that could link Turkey to Russia

The political and armed confrontation in the Middle East is on the way of escalation, pushing the largest states of the region to build up their arsenal of armies. This means that the likelihood of Turkey buying Russian fifth-generation fighters is significantly increasing.

Can Russia intercept an American UAV?

Russia has deployed an anti-drone shield in the Kaliningrad region during a recent exercise. Foreign analysts see this measure as a response to the deployment of American unmanned aerial vehicles such as the MQ-9 Reaper in Estonia.

Russia is quietly colonizing Africa, while the West is ‘only worried’ again

Russia plans to establish several military bases on the African continent. This was reported by the German edition of Bild with reference to data received at the German Foreign Ministry.

Is it possible for the US to accelerate the development of hypersonic weapons?

The US Ground Forces, together with the Navy, intend to conduct three flight tests of the C-HGB (Common Hypersonic Glide Body) hypersonic soaring unit next year in order to have time to put it into service in 2023.

Why the Pentagon proposed to develop sea-based nuclear cruise missiles

The United States must develop and deploy new sea-launched nuclear cruise missiles to contain Russia, the Pentagon said. The US military believes that such missiles, which are not technically a "strategic" weapon, will deter the US's nuclear-armed rivals - Russia and China.

US Marine Corps could make a big mistake if it refuses to use tanks

The command of the US Marine Corps in the spring officially announced its intention to abandon heavy armored vehicles, as we reported earlier this year.

Promising cartridge of service in the U.S. Army – the future of small arms

In the landmark American tender NGSW (Next Generation Squad Weapon) for a new assault rifle and a new light machine gun, the focus is not on the design of the combat system, but on the promising cartridge.

Turkey is fueling a war. Why would Ankara get involved in the conflict in Karabakh?

And now Turkey, in fact, is becoming a participant in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. "Lenta.ru" found out what "Turkish dream" Erdogan is trying to fulfill and what Ankara gets from interfering in other people's conflicts.

Long war: are Armenia and Azerbaijan ready for a military conflict?

In Transcaucasia, tension still hangs over the recent clashes between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The parties are actively conducting military exercises, including with the involvement of their closest allies - Russia and Turkey.

Guam vs. China: how Washington will protect a Pacific Island

The United States is discussing the possibility of deploying the Aegis Ashore air defense / missile defense system installed in Japan on the island of Guam. At the same time, Tokyo has recently abandoned the use of this system, questioning its effectiveness.

Russian maneuvers in the Baltic Sea – continuation of the parade

The Russians have started the practical phase of the great sea maneuvers in the Baltic Sea "Okieanskij Szczyt-2020". According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, more than 30 ships of various classes and types, naval aviation and land units of the Baltic Fleet are to take part in it.

Konev modular rifle – Russian brain, Swiss precision, American functionality

It is difficult to surprise someone with the news of the appearance of a new rifle in the United States: the American arms market is like a sea that will accept everyone - almost any competent designer will have a chance to shoot, literally and figuratively.

Kremlin’s disinformation policy bears the imprint of a large-scale hybrid campaign

Russian disinformation uses fabricated content published in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. FireEye has conducted an analysis of publications appearing on the web and concludes - these are elements of a wider campaign of influence.

Russian MiG-29s are still effective. Turkish Hawk systems were destroyed

Several media informed last week that in the vicinity of Sirte in Libya, two MiG-29 fighters destroyed Turkish Hawk anti-aircraft batteries in the last days of July 2020.

Turkey: ‘Let Egypt attack us, we need scrap metal from their Russian tanks and aircraft’

On July 30, Turkish bloggers posted videos on YouTube about Egyptian soldiers who allegedly found themselves on the front lines in Greater Idlib, in northern Syria.

How Russian VKS rifle, the ASh-12 assault rifle and the RSh revolver appeared?

A series of terrorist attacks in the 90s and 2000s forced the Russian security officials to start developing a new large-caliber assault weapon necessary for a successful fight against armed bandit formations.

Next Christmas gifts – Kel-Tec SU-16 and SU-22 semi-automatic rifles

Some people dismiss Kel-Tec weapons as "utilitarian" (as if there was something wrong with that). By all accounts, this Florida-based manufacturer doesn't always pay attention to the shiny appearance of the weapon that beckons some shooters.

US named the most popular tank in the world’s military history

On the other hand, the gun lacked accuracy and rate of fire. Nevertheless, the T-54 is a more dangerous vehicle than the legendary T-34 or the one that appeared in the interval between the release of the two legendary T-44 tanks.

Why Egypt is armed with modern weapons and how it affects Russia?

Immediately after the leader of the Libyan Jamahiriya Muammar Gaddafi was killed and several scattered groups seized power in the country, the Egyptian government began to equip its own army with advanced military equipment.

The monster BHA AR-500 rifle in powerful 500 S&W caliber

As we wrote earlier, Big Horn Armory, which manufactures powerful rifles with manual reloading by triggering the trigger guard (Model 89, 90), already released an AR platform carbine in the powerful S&W .500 caliber.

Small and cunning Qatar, but with great military ambitions

The new alliance, formed from Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia and Qatar, demonstrates a departure from the traditional model, when the spiritual and religious center of Islam was located in the Arab world. This alliance is both strategic and ideological.

White House worries about Kremlin’s military growth

The Research Group of the United States Congress (CRS) has published a couple of information notes about the Armed Forces of our country, signed by Andrew Bowen, an analyst for Russia and Europe.

Americans are preparing to shoot down Russian hypersonic missiles

The United States has acknowledged the urgent need to combat Russia's new military capabilities. We are talking about space instruments for detecting launches of hypersonic missiles - special satellites and detection systems.

Howa 5.56 – the assault rifle of the Japanese army shrouded in mystery

Indeed, the rifle has been in service for quite a long time and, if not physically, then morally, it is certainly outdated. And since it is outdated, then it must be replaced. And for what?

Denmark and NATO are defenseless against the Russia’s new superweapon

Russia in the Baltic region and the Arctic now has the military power to strike at Denmark and NATO. Particularly in the Arctic, there is a high risk that the conflict could spiral out of control, the Danish military analyst said.

How Erdogan plays the Azerbaijani card

The next military exercises of Azerbaijan and Turkey and their geography are perceived with mixed feelings, if we bear in mind their motivational rationale. After the "Tovuz crisis" on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, the geopolitical situation in the region is degrading.

The United States is hopelessly behind Russia in hypersonic missile systems

The lag of the United States from Russia in the creation of hypersonic missile systems, depending on their type, is from 5 to 8-9 years. In a number of areas in this area, the United States did not even begin the corresponding work.

Russian ‘palm-oil mafia’ disrupted the supply of Su-35 to Indonesia

Indonesia's main newspaper, the Jakarta Post, reported that Jakarta's purchase of 15 used Eurofighter Typhoons from Austria could benefit Indonesia in two ways.

Ka-52M: how the new Russian helicopter will catch up with the Apache

The Ka-52 helicopter, despite its original coaxial layout and the placement of crew members side-by-side, which is extremely unusual for attack rotary-wing aircraft, is far from the most frequent subject for discussion among aviation enthusiasts.

Nuclear ‘Flying Chernobyl’ missile dramatically expands space prospects of Russia

"Flying Chernobyl" - this is how US President's special envoy Mark Billingsley called the Russian nuclear cruise missile "Burevestnik". It is understandable why Washington is unhappy with the latest Russian weapons.

The K-4 submarine ballistic missile increases India’s underwater power

Initial plans to develop a naval version of the Agni-III ground-based missile ran into significant difficulties, with the missile body being too large for the submarine under development.

The experience of Israel’s special forces could be useful for Russian military aviation

The Israel Defense Forces announced a significant reform - a new association of the country's air force special forces was created. To some extent, the Israeli reforms could be interesting, including as an example for Russian reality.

Assault rifle Beretta AR70/90 – the stinging bee of the Italian army

In the early 1980s, the Italian army decided to replace the outdated 7.62 mm Beretta BM59 automatic rifles with a new 5.56 mm NATO sample, for which a competition was announced.

Turkey’s behavior united Egypt and France to form defensive lines in the Mediterranean

In the present, highly tense regional situation, all manifestations of military activity observed in the Mediterranean are becoming even symbolic. Especially when ships from France and Egypt cooperate with each other,

To stop Russia’s threat to Europe, the US must sell M1 Abrams tanks to Poland

The author of the material, Dan Gure, suggested that "the Polish armed forces will have to fight Russia without the main battle tanks." The article notes that Poland is located next to Russia, which makes it "an important factor in NATO's defense plans."

‘There is no red line.’ What is keeping Turkey and Egypt from war in Libya?

The Egyptian parliament has given the head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the right to use the armed forces in Libya - Cairo supports General Haftar, whose army controls the eastern part of the country.

Desert Tech SRS-A2 – the unreal hi-tech sniper rifle coming from the future

Desert Tech, a private American company based in Salt Lake City, Utah is one of the few weapons manufacturers who are active and sufficient successfully promotes the design of bullpup in sniper (and not only) weapons.

SA80 assault rifles – one of the most unsuccessful arms systems of the British army

The originality of the design proposed by the British was that it made it possible to create weapons of increased compactness. To reduce its length, and therefore to facilitate use in a confined space, the automation parts and the trigger mechanism.

Turkey made F-35 fighter ‘the first victim’ of Russia’s S-400 missile systems

The F-35 Lightning II family of American stealth multi-functional fifth-generation fighter-bombers became the "first victim" of the Russian S-400 Triumph air defense systems, writes the Indian edition of the EurAsian Times.

Will the Russian T-14 Armata tank survive after meeting the Javelin anti-tank missile?

Today, the main infantry weapon in the fight against enemy tanks is anti-tank missile systems (ATGM), the effectiveness of which is several times higher than the effectiveness of hand-held grenade launchers, which have been used for quite a long time.

Syrian sky on fire: a new stage in the armed confrontation between Iran and Israel

Well, we don't even have to talk about the Russian Aerospace Forces and Air Defense - they are able to control everything up and down there. And then there is the Syrian military aircraft.

The S-400 scandal damaged the US reputation in the global arms market

The story around the loud blackmail of Turkey by the United States over the Russian S-400 systems has reached the final point. Washington has finally decided the fate of the F-35 fighters, commissioned by Turkey - they will be supplied to the American armed forces.

Sending the military to Libya will not be a short pleasure trip for Egypt

The Egyptian parliament unanimously approved the possible dispatch of the country's military to carry out combat missions outside Egypt, and Egyptian state television announced the official start of coordination with the Libyan leadership in the coming days.

Tactical assault rifles SIG Sauer MCX and SIG Sauer 516 – full ‘autopsy’

In this issue, we will get acquainted with the tactical rifles SIG Sauer MCX and SIG Sauer 516, or rather their modifications - SIG Sauer MCX Carbine and SIG Sauer 516 Patrol. The rifles are manufactured in the USA.

US Stinger man-portable air defense system ‘sting’ more seriously than the Russian ‘needle’

Portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) are a fairly young type of weapon. MANPADS are difficult to develop and manufacture, so there are not so many models and they are produced only in some countries.

Missiles still fly over: How effective is Yemen air defense?

The rocket attacks on July 13, which targeted petrochemical infrastructure in the Saudi town of Gizan on the Red Sea, highlight two facts. First, the war in Yemen is far from over,

Russia is building warships it has never had in its navy

State-owned media also announced that the two ships would apparently be named Admiral Yumashev and Admiral Spiridonov in honor of two prominent officers of the Soviet Navy.

Super reliability, low cost and old age: 5 myths about the AK assault rifle

0 years in the ranks, tens of millions of machine guns issued worldwide - truly legendary weapons! And from legends, as you know, and not far from myths. We have collected the five most popular of them.

Disassemble the cogs: what is the American AR rifle better than the Russian AK?

AKM is the Russian symbol! And anyway - the Americans are "dropping their M-16s and grabbing Russian assault rifles." Yes, no doubt, the AK is strong, but the AR rifle has its own huge advantage. Why is this weapon worth paying attention to?

Egypt forgot about THAAD and defined the S-500 missile systems as ‘superior to all others’

Egyptian Sasapost announced the onset of a new era of Russian dominance in the arms market with the advent of S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Kalashnikov assault rifle: what will it become in the future

The manufacturer of the well-known machine gun reaches a qualitatively new level: the technology of neural networks is already used in its products, and drones attract foreign buyers.

Russian Saiga-308 carbine is a self-loading AK under the NATO cartridge

Kalashnikov assault rifle - a legendary and even a cult weapon. But in order to get a “piece of the legend” into one’s hands, it is no longer necessary to enter military service.

The struggle for oil: Haftar is preparing to fight off the GNA and Turkey

The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, is preparing for a big battle with the forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Turkey supporting it for the strategically important city of Sirte and the municipality of Al Joufra

The NX8 optical sight – the compact superiority of the US troops on the battlefield

My relationship with Nightforce sights is rather complicated. Once upon a time at a shooting range, I looked into the sight of a colleague, and what I saw did not like at all - the picture had a pronounced greenish tint.

Swarovski dS rangefinder scope: chronicles of the coming future

The first of these is, of course, acquaintance. Naturally, only full-time: no films, TV shows or television shows, even high-budget ones or with retired professionals in the lead roles or as presenters, are counted.

Topol-M: how Russia created an ultra-modern rocket in the 1990s

At the end of 1994, I, then a war correspondent for the Izvestia newspaper, was invited to the Main Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces and was asked to write about further development, and more specifically, about the modernization of the Topol strategic missile system.

China will arm the Iranian army in exchange for oil, experts said

Amid the rapid escalation of Western military and economic pressure against both countries, China and Iran have developed a new landmark economic and security partnership that would pave the way for billions of dollars of Chinese investment in the Middle East state.

Russian interceptor MiG-41: ‘The Foxhound’ of the XXI century

The PAK DP program (a promising long-range interception aircraft complex) is attracting more and more attention. Let’s figure out what it is and whether Russia will have a new combat aircraft.

Savage MSR 15 assault rifle – the functional, strong and reliable replacement of M4

Let's start from the end. The true truth is that the Savage MSR 15 line is not the only one known for Recon. There is one more model (regular readers of our magazine, of course, know about it) with the name “very rare” for Americans - Patrol.

The risk of a clash between Turkey and Egypt in Libya is becoming more tangible

Currently, Turkey continues to build up military forces in Libya. At the same time, Khalifa Haftar, against whom the Turkish troops are fighting, said that he intends to completely expel the Turkish military from the country.

No, it’s not a blaster. This is the futuristic Vector CRB semi-automatic rifle

According to legend, Louis invented this ammunition for entertaining shooting his nephews in the yard - and, as history has shown, his idea is alive and thriving. Low power and quiet sound for such a task were very welcome.

South China Sea: dangerous maneuvers of Beijing and Washington

China criticizes the United States for "militaristic manners" in the South China Sea, calling American exercises a threat to peace in the region and rejecting accusations of destabilizing actions.

What does the AR-15 eat? Supertest of cartridges .223 Remington / 5.56 × 45

Now this question is no longer standing: a huge selection of AR-15 for any wallet, as well as an impressive variety of cartridges for them, including very affordable ones, have done their job.

Canadian Cadex CDX-MC multi-caliber sniper rifle – the awakening of the Kraken

But it’s a completely different matter if you intend to contrast your weapons and shooting skills with the weapons and skills of other participants - that is, compete with them for the title of best shooter!

India’s advantage over China disappears due to Strait of Malacca

For many years, India could enjoy a strategic advantage over China: its industry is heavily dependent on supplies through the Gulf of Malacca between Indonesia and Malaysia, and India does not cost anything to block it.

Why India needs the Russian MiG-35 fighters equipped with AI and AESA radar?

Tensions around the Sino-Indian border in the Ladakh region, which escalated in mid-June, underscored the importance of the Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets for operations in the region.

Better than AR-15, Sig Sauer assault rifles meet the requirements of special forces

And the army, automatic and civilian, self-loading variants were presented simultaneously. The SIG MCX assault rifle was primarily created to meet the requirements of special operations forces and quickly became known in the world of firearms.

The AR-15 is more than an assault rifle – it’s a military gadget and Lego for adults

After the Newtown events, the nation suddenly realized how wildly popular the AR-15 is, a huge number of questions arise, especially about who buys these rifles and why.

M-16 versus… M-16 assault rifle – the best-selling ‘black rifle’ in America

M16 was adopted by many countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, and due to the characteristic color of the stock and forearm received the nickname "black rifle".

Ukraine develops missiles capable to turn the region into ‘trap’ for Russian fleet

The Ukrainian Navy, hopelessly lagging behind the Russian Navy in terms of the number of naval personnel, launched an urgent rearmament program involving the purchase of patrol boats of several classes with artillery weapons.

Yes, the future of effective shooting is called SIG Sauer 716i long-range rifle

The SIG SAUER 716i TREAD rifle is a lightweight forged aluminum top receiver with Nitride coating and Picatinny rail profile. Rifle with direct gas exhaust system and barrel made of carbon steel.

AR-15? No, the ‘unusual’ Kel-Tec RDB assault rifle is much better for special operations

Now, it would seem - what could be "sort of" in the next bullpup under .223? However, when you first look at the "survival" option from the RDB line, the question really comes to mind: "How can I shoot this?"

Turkey, France, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt – the World War in the Mediterranean

Turkish activity in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya led to an escalation of tensions between this country and France, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt. It is even said openly about the possibility of war.

American arms lobby ‘woke up’ in India to sell the idea of possible F-35 purchase

They even talk about the possibility of joint production of the MiG-35. All print media criticizing these systems and machines are "sent along an erotic route." As the saying goes, "roasted cock comes from the rear?"

Australia is arming itself. What will the ‘kangaroos’ buy with the new defense budget?

According to the recently announced documents regarding changes in the planning of Australia's defense system since 2020, the country has increased its planned defense spending from approximately USD 135 to USD 187 billion.

The military-corporate battle of Turkey and Egypt

In the event of an impending armed conflict between militarily held states, it is traditionally customary to compare their military and military-industrial potentials, evaluate the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the armed forces

US provides India with satellite imagery and is pushing for a war with China

On June 29, Indian sources said that India is likely to receive the first six French strike aircraft by July 27. By this time, the combat potential of the Indian Air Force will increase significantly. Today, disputes continue in India, and, according to experts, she is in distress.

Indo-Chinese battle in the Himalayas – the Chinese point of view

This and the concentration of forces of both countries that followed before and especially after this event seems to be detrimental to the People's Republic of China for many reasons.

The Chinese J-16 fighter jet is better than the Russian Su-27, experts say

The Americans are watching with interests as the new Chinese J-16 attack fighters in large quantities enter the combat aircraft of the Celestial Empire. In addition, these machines have significant potential for further improvement.

Forget about AK, Bushmaster ACR is the assault rifle of the future soldier

The Bushmaster ACR rifle has a complicated history, and its path to the civilian market for hunting rifles was tortuous and thorny. Initially, ACR saw the light of day as Magpul Masada - a modular weapon with the ability to quickly change barrels and calibers.

Washington is creating multi-bombing long-range flying arsenal

The US Air Force wants to create an arsenal designed to launch large-range air-based cruise missiles. For this, the military is asked to submit ideas and concepts for creating such an apparatus.

India could change the market through T-14 Armata tank mass production

The main contenders were the T-14 Armata, the Ukrainian Oplot and the South Korean tank K2 Black Panther. If everything is clear with the real prospects of Oplot, then it was a great opportunity for the T-14.

Cairo is ready to enter the conflict by facing Turkey in Libya

As a reason, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cited the ongoing offensive of the Government of National Accord (GNA) detachments against the Libyan National Army (LNA), which opposes them, with the prospect of an early defeat of the latter.

The United States is facing Russia in a nuclear confrontation over Europe

The United States intends to sharply increase the degree of nuclear missile confrontation with Russia, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports about this with reference to its own sources in the leadership of the North Atlantic Alliance.

India’s nuclear arsenal continues to grow, and this is bad news for Pakistan and China

As a result, its population of 1.3 billion is guarded by a nuclear arsenal of about a hundred warheads deployed on land, at sea and in the air. Despite its status as a supporter of non-alignment, the country was forced to develop its own nuclear weapons.

‘Strength is not enough’: why India requires Russian weapons

On Thursday, the visit of the Indian delegation to Moscow ended. The agreement to speed up military-technical cooperation with the largest buyer of Russian weapons was the main result of the visit to Moscow of the Minister of Defense of India, Rajnath Singh.

Will Russia remain neutral in the conflict between China and India?

However, looking at them it is difficult to forget that a few days ago, Indian troops received orders to respond to any violation of the status quo at the border in an emergency, without requesting additional orders from the command.

The US B-21 bomber will be able to break through defense of S-400 missile system

A number of media, citing the Australian Mitchell Institute and a report by US Air Force officials, report that promising US strategic B-21 invisible bombers are invulnerable to Russian S-400 air defense systems.

The new US Army assault rifle M16 is as reliable as the Russian AKs

Americans love their homeland, and are extremely jealous of foreign innovations, even in the field of weapons. But against all odds, this rifle was able to truly sink into their souls!

Russian weapons to India are a chance to achieve air superiority over China

Russia will accelerate the implementation of a key defense contract with India, which provides for Delhi's delivery of five S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems , and will also intensify negotiations on the supply of 33 MiG-29 and Su-30MKI fighters to India.

If the Chinese and Indian Air Forces face each other in the sky, who will win?

In addition to physical clashes between border detachments, both countries began to actively pull military equipment to the disputed site and transfer aircraft to nearby military airfields.

The Turkey’s new interests are provoking friction in NATO

As a result of recent diplomatic and military moves, Turkey began to make its presence felt from the Middle East to the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, Milliyet writes. This increases the risk of confrontation and friction within NATO.

The most successful Israeli missile defense in the service of India

India, actively developing its armed forces and trying to counteract the missile development of China and Pakistan, began to pay attention to missile defense systems (ABM).

Russia is losing ground in India, New Delhi wants more American weapons

After the border conflict with China, New Delhi is likely to establish even closer military ties with the United States. India is also expected to work with Japan, Australia and other Washington allies.

‘Do it or die’: US creates a military aircraft for war with China

The main element of this complex is a special five-axis chassis on which a transport and launch container with a rocket is transported. It is this chassis that allows you to transfer missiles to the desired area, as well as launch from a minimum distance to the target.

The latest NATO fighters are deadly for Russian Iskander ballistic missile system

These days, they launched a series of maneuvers in the Baltic, in which more than 30 ships, several dozen units of combat aircraft and helicopters, as well as more than 10 thousand military personnel participate.

Cold game: US strategic aviation intensifies in the Arctic

All week, the unusual activity of US strategic aviation in the Arctic was observed. On Thursday, B-2 stealth bombers flew into the Arctic, and a pair of B-52H visited the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Groups of Russian long-range missile carriers also patrolled in the North Pacific.

F-35 fighter and S-400 missile system will face each other in Syria in coming weeks

As it became known, in July, an F-35 test fighter should be delivered to Israel from the USA specifically for tests against the anti-aircraft missile system, which is available at the Russian Khmeimim air base in Syria.

China will double its military nuclear capabilities, and that worries Washington

The buildup of nuclear weapons stockpiles in Russia and China is a serious concern in the United States, so the American side intends to take steps aimed at protecting national interests.

Trump ‘untied the paws of Russian bear’ and changed the European defense

According to the publication, the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw from Germany more than 9 thousand military personnel is an element of a depressing model of behavior.

Washington is pressuring the parties to the Libyan conflict to continue hostilities

The United States can transfer military equipment to Libya in order to achieve its interests, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing an article at RIA Novosti news agency with reference to a Russian diplomatic source.

Washington set up a trap for Russia in Syria and Putin fell into it

Officially on June 17, a new US sanctions package on Syria comes into force, called the “Caesar’s Law” - on behalf of the Syrian informant, who provided the West with evidence of the government’s war crimes in Damascus.

Has the countdown to a North Korean nuclear strike against Seoul begun?

“Our invincible revolutionary army will carry out an act of retaliation for insulting our people, which has never been so indignant before,” Pyongyang said in an official statement.

Britain needs radical military reform with the latest technology

The British general and former head of the Interspecific Command of the United Kingdom, Richard Barrons, said that the British armed forces are still “fighting yesterday” and are unable to defend the country or adequately meet the challenges of the 21st century

Europe should put pressure on Erdogan or Turkey’s actions will lead to war

Darwish said, during a call with the Egypt’s Channel 10, that Europe and the major countries "should put pressure on Turkey to stop the attempt to impose Turkish influence in the Arab region and the Mediterranean waters region.”

The Russian-Turkish war games in Libya

This would not have been possible without increasing military and political support from Russia and Turkey, which, by supporting the opposing sides of this conflict, are leading a new installment of their own geopolitical game in the region.

Turkey is increasing its military strength in Syria to challenge Assad’s Army

Turkey revealed its intention to increase its military strength in Syria, under the pretext of responding to the attacks of the “Syrian regime”, and announced that it is continuing its initiatives as a pivotal country in Idlib

Washington is capable to strike Russia from distance, Ukrainian experts noted

The American missile armament of strategic bombers B-52H Stratofortress is capable of "delivering a strike" at Russia without entering the airspace controlled by the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 Triumph.

If US withdraws troops from Germany, some of them could be located to Poland

The Wall Street Journal said US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to withdraw 9.5 thousand from Germany by September. WSJ wrote that the appropriate letter has already been issued by the President's National Security Advisor Robert O 'Brien.

Washington: Does Turkey need this ‘difficult’ friendship with Russia?

There are relations between Turkey and Russia that can be called "unique." In the 19th century, there was a series of wars between these countries, as a result of which Turkey gradually ceded part of its territories to Russia.

Barack Obama allowed Russia to play a destructive role in the Middle East

The rough political blunder of the administration of former US President Barack Obama allowed Russia to consolidate its position in Syria and the Middle East, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing TASS.

Russia’s Pacific Fleet is getting stronger. Why is it important?

Over the past few months, Russia has made great strides in modernizing its Pacific Fleet, which by the end of 2020 will receive 15 new warships and support vessels, which by the end of 2020 will operate in the Far East.

When Kremlin’s foxes in blue helmets want to guard the henhouse

Long-time Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov expressed the necessity to raise the capabilities of CSTO peacekeepers so that they could become a part of the United Nations Peacekeeping.

Haftar ‘stumbled’ at Tripoli airport amid intense diplomacy

The Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Faiz Saraj displaced Libyan National Army (LNA) units under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar from Tripoli International Airport the night before.

The American B-1B bomber is a real problem for the Russian fleet

During May flights with allies over the Black Sea, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers tested the use of AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile anti-ship missiles to destroy potential enemy targets.

Biden’s advisers: Germany’s renunciation of nuclear weapons will be ‘Putin’s victory’

Germany’s intention to abandon nuclear participation in NATO is “at the very core of the transatlantic idea,” the authors say. Such an act on the part of Berlin will become a "gross violation of traditions."

Qualified immunity – Who benefits from street war in the US?

Walking amid dilapidated buildings and burnt cars, soldiers with assault rifles in their hands - this is not a picture from the "prosperous" under the democratic control of Washington, Iraq, but today's reality of the United States itself

Indonesia could make ‘unknown’ aerial hybrid – Su-35 with Western avionics

While Indonesia has shown a strong interest in the Su-35, which would provide it with the most modern and heaviest air superiority fighters in Southeast Asia, the country has faced two key problems with acquiring the platform.

If you refuse to fight, the Turkish commanders shoot between your legs

Ankara is not only supplying weapons to the so-called Libyan National Accord Government (GNA), but it is also transferring Syrian mercenaries to the country.

Turkey and Russia are preparing for a large-scale war in Syria

A few hours ago it became known that Turkey began to mobilize its heavy weapons into Syria. We are talking about self-propelled artillery mounts M110, which, having a caliber of more than 200 mm. and can inflict tremendous damage

Turkey takes the control over Libya, but how will Putin respond?

The Libyan war is perhaps the only conflict that did not cool down during the pandemic. The fighting did not stop for a minute. Moreover, in a couple of weeks the alignment of forces has changed no less than in the whole previous year.

There are about 25 billion reasons for Turkish interest in Libya

Libya is on the verge of a new surge in armed confrontation between the two main internal forces - the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Faiz Saraj and the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar.

What happens when the Syrian opposition believes in Russian ‘bullshits’

Reality eludes us not only because of the common cultural and artistic representations that we live in - they seem to tighten the rope around our neck as soon as we want to pay attention to any new political approach.

Moscow storms the Libyan battlefield, but is ready to abandon Haftar

The Libyan policy of Russia is more complicated than the Syrian one: there, the military personnel and PMCs play in the same team with Damascus, systematically strengthening the figure of Bashar al-Assad.

Unsafe Brexit: how Britain’s exit will affect EU defense?

January 31, 2020 Brexit became a fait accompli. Now, a special transition period has come in relations between the EU and London, during which the parties are preparing for a new reality.

Turkey, Russia and a former CIA informer change the course of the war in Libya

Over the past few weeks, Turkish drones and air defense systems have helped the UN-supported national consensus government regain control of almost the entire west of Libya, recapturing it from the Haftar army.

Moscow explained why Turkey should not joke with Russia about Syria

Turkey wants to use Russia to solve its political problems in the Middle East, but does not consider it a real ally - only "a neighbor that they do not choose." This statement was made ​​by the former Minister of Defense of Turkey.

The new Washington plans for Syria threaten Ankara’s interests

Washington’s initiatives could cause concern for Ankara, because the new US plans for Syria directly threaten the interests of Turkey, the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah writes.

Turkish successes in Libya humiliate Russia and the UAE

Turkish-backed forces won a series of victories this week in western Libya, delivering a powerful blow to the ambitions of ambitious field commander Khalifa Haftar and demonstrating that Turkey has become a decisive player

The Turkish fleet simply closed the sky over Libya

The intervention of Turkey in the civil war on the territory of Libya on the side of the Government of National Accord (GNA) allowed not only to stop the Libyan National Army (LNA) offensive in Tripoli, but also made Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar retreat

Turkey opposed itself to the entire Islamic world, supporting Libyan GNA

The Turkish Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the situation in Libya, explaining its invasion of the country with the desire to "form an independent, sovereign and prosperous Libya."

At the heart of Russian interests in Libya are Wagner’s private mercenaries

Officially, these fighters do not exist, and their military company has no registration. According to the journalist of the Russian BBC Service Ilya Barabanov 8 thousand people have been in the ranks of Wagner for 5 years.

Su-34 is the best bomber in the world and ‘a true design masterpiece’

It is indicated that Chinese experts recognize the Su-34 as the best fighter-bomber in the world for its outstanding maneuverability, high speed and powerful arsenal for destroying various land and water targets.

The Pentagon may lose any sea war with China in the Pacific

The Times has quoted unnamed US defence sources as saying that the Pentagon may lose a sea war with China if one breaks out in the Indo-Pacific region amid the increasing tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Iran is doing business with Russian T-72 tanks in the Middle East and Africa

The fact is that Iran does not produce world-class weapons systems, but succeeds in updating old models of equipment from other countries and selling them, writes The National Interest.

China’s growing military power worries not only the US, but also Russia

And how does Russia view these events? While Moscow and Beijing are strengthening cooperation in all areas, many Western experts have warned that China’s growing military power will increase tension between the two countries.

The Turks did not utilize yet their real military power in Libya

Disagreements with Tunisia have posed a dilemma for Turkey on how to proceed in Libya, Libyan military expert Hisham Abu Hajar said in a May 12 interview with Aljazeera.

Moscow is trying to marginalize Warsaw into NATO and the EU

In a document signed on Tuesday by President of the country Andrzej Duda, which replaced the 2014 strategy, the word “Russia” and its derivatives are spoken eight times, writes Polish journalist Mahal Potocki in Gazeta Prawna.

Behind the hype around the coronavirus, the world is facing ‘nuclear anarchy’

The old strategic architecture is collapsing and the world is plunging into a mess, the publication continues. The US was tired of the role of world leader and went into isolation, for which the Europeans were not ready.

A new Turkish coup, Erdogan’s maneuvers or army’s unfinished job?

The last days in Turkey some media and public figures have begun to discuss the topic of coups. On the one hand, they remembered the last coup, on the other hand, they talked about the threat of the coming.

The NK-88 hydrogen engine opens the horizons for a Russian 6th gen fighters

Fifth-generation aircraft have already flown up, but the development of science and technology does not stand still, so more and more information appears on work on projects of 6th generation aircraft.

Europe doesn’t know what to do with Turkish arms smuggling to Libya

Last Thursday, EU supreme diplomat Josep Borrel proudly announced the start of the new Mediterranean mission of the European Union, “Irini,” writes the German newspaper Die Welt.

The US has made an unexpected gift to Russia in the Barents Sea

According to media authors from the Middle Kingdom, the invasion of three missile destroyers by the US Navy and the British frigate in the Barents Sea was an excellent way for Russia to test its ability to protect its own interests in the Arctic.

A thermonuclear explosion over Moscow – a US media simulated the effects of it

The American publication We Are The Mighty published material in which it simulated a thermonuclear bomb explosion over Moscow, and also predicted the likely consequences.

‘Dead hand’ – Russia’s creepy plan to counterattack the US in the event of a nuclear strike

The 1970s were for the United States the worst period of the Cold War. During this decade, the war in Vietnam split the American people - the public, languishing from a long and painful war, demanded peace at all costs.

‘Rising rates’: is Trump ready to use the armed forces against Iran?

Donald Trump vetoed Congressional Resolution S.J. Res. 68, which indefinitely prohibits the head of state from using armed forces against Iran without declaring war or “definitive permission”.

How the social networks reveal the Russian military secrets

President Putin amended the Disciplinary Rules of the Russian Armed Forces. The case concerns toughening measures for the dissemination by military personnel of information about their and other members of the army.

Russian ‘Blackjack’ with hypersonic missile is deadly for Western missile defenses

A long-range bomber that can potentially carry either slow but long-range cruise missiles, or shorter range but extremely fast ballistic missiles, will complicate Western missile defenses that must prepare to stop multiple threats.

‘Turkish gambit’: Trump is at risks of deep fall into Erdogan’s military trap

According to analysts of the publication, Ankara is trying to get financial assistance from Washington, but is unlikely to refuse military cooperation with Russia in terms of the contract for the supply of S-400 systems.

Russia helped China to overcome US in the area of ​​single-engine fighters

Thanks to Russian engines, the Chinese J-10C fighter was able to surpass the American F-16V. This is stated in the publication of the American edition of Military Watch.

US and British Navy maneuvers into Barents Sea are a signal to Moscow

According to the newspaper, the purpose of this operation was to send a signal to Moscow, as well as to check the readiness of the Navy for action in any weather conditions.

Turkey is a threat to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

The royal families of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates consider Turkey a threat, since Ankara does not give them the opportunity to implement their plans in the Middle East, the Turkish Sabah writes in an article.

Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets overcame US intelligence several times in Syria

Russian invisible Su-57 fighters several times overcame the US military in intelligence the Middle East. Such conclusions were made by analysts of the Vietnamese publication SOHA.

Libya: Tripoli regime increasingly dependent on Turkey

Forces loyal to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) associated with Turkey have recaptured several strategic cities from Haftar in recent weeks.

Turkey’s illegal interference in Libya has led to an increase in casualties

The crime rate in Libya has increased significantly after the illegal interference of Turkey in the affairs of the state. The militants controlled by the so-called GNA continue to terrorize civilians with a vengeance.

The possible war with Russia and NATO mobility in Europe – a report

In the expert community of the American "deep state", the discussion of the problem of "NATO mobility" in Europe for a possible war with Russia continues. In essence, we are talking about the rapid concentration of US troops and their NATO allies

Iran cannot fight US Navy, but might close the Strait of Hormuz for American ships

Iranian authorities are well aware that the country's naval forces do not have sufficient survivability and firepower to confront such a serious enemy as the United States directly.

The secret nuclear tests: Why the US does not trust Russia?

Washington does not have enough information to clearly understand which countries and when carry out such bombings, while blaming various states for violating the treaty banning such tests.

The pandemic could force Turkey to ‘sell’ S-400 missile systems to the US

Turkey's difficult economic situation due to the country's coronavirus pandemic could force Turkey to "sell" its Russian S-400 anti-aircraft defense systems to the United States.

If the US deployed troops on the Polish-Belarusian border, Russia will respond

In the context of the confrontation between Russia and NATO, Poland and Belarus have come to the fore in recent years, the importance of which is growing rapidly.

Russia responds to the US provocations in the Persian Gulf, experts said

Russia unexpectedly reacted to the aggravation of the situation in the Persian Gulf, where the American fleet puts pressure on Iran. To such conclusions experts from China came, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Politros.

Russia has the most powerful cannon in the world, US said

Russia completed the modernization of its legendary artillery installation, significantly improving its technical characteristics and combat capabilities. New advantages of the Russian self-propelled gun "Malka" appreciated by the The National Interest

Unlike the US, Russia builds a unique air defense system

Russia, as one of the leading military powers, provides reliable control over the security of its borders, including air borders. If the enemy approaches a distance of 150 kilometers, then Moscow is ready to respond to this step with a powerful missile strike.

What goes on in Chechnya: Russian military persons either don’t know or are lying

The Chechen Republic or simply Chechnya is one of Russia’s federal subjects. Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has long been known for his extravagant outbursts in regard to Moscow’s demands.

US withdrawal from Treaty on Open Skies will untie Russia’s hands

Waiver of the United States by the Open Skies Treaty could be a strategic mistake for Washington. This view was expressed by American columnist Daniel R. Depetris in an article published in The National Interest.

The missile defense dilemma: Russia offers US ‘hypersonic exchange’

Moscow and Washington are intensively exchanging signals about the future of the most important international treaty - START-3. The Americans present their conditions to Russia to extend the validity of this document.

Coronavirus is likely to limit Turkish military operations in Syria, but not in Libya

Turkey and Russia signed a ceasefire on March 5 to put an end to hostilities in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib between Turkish-supported forces and the Syrian military supported by Russia, they recall in their article for the Washington Institute.

The use of UAVs by Turkey is unprecedented in its scale and effectiveness

Turkey’s use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Syria and Libya is unprecedented in its scale and effectiveness, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing MiddleEAST telegram channel.

Why Khalifa Haftar could not keep the coast of Libya?

The situation in the west of Libya has radically changed in a few days. Units of the Government of National Accord (GNA) were able to clear the Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar coastal areas of the country that they recently captured.

A US test-pilot calls F-35 fighter jet useless for Marine Corps

Moreover, these expensive machines and their maintenance will place a heavy burden on the military, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according the test pilot Raymond “Chip” Dudderar's opinion.

‘An air sniper’ – Su-57 will be able to exploit the vulnerability of US aircraft

According to him, this high-speed “air sniper” with a wingspan of 20 feet (15.2 m), which flies at a very high altitude, can easily destroy enemy radars and shoot down enemy aircraft.

Expert: Russian electronic warfare systems can suppress American satellites

Russia has become a leader both qualitatively and quantitatively, having at its disposal a wide range of electronic warfare systems (EW) that can have a significant impact on the course of the battle and operate even in space

A war between US and China depends on Beijing, US magazine said

China’s policy in the South China Sea creates a situation in which US behavior looks like a destabilizing intervention, says Robert Farley, a professor at Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Trade, quoted by The National Interest.

Forced diplomacy: why NATO is afraid of Russian Iskander missile system

Moscow inherited an extensive collection of missiles from the Soviet Union, and despite the fact that the Russian missile arsenal is somewhat outdated, it forms the basis for Moscow’s strategic actions,” American journalists note.

A financial deficit pushed Turkey closer to the US with many unknown of the S-400s

Turkey has negotiated with the United States about the possible protection of the currency exchange line from the US Federal Reserve System and discussed other financing options to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Russia’s new missiles can hit anywhere in the world, the US claims

American experts noted that Russia inherited from the Soviet Union an extensive collection of missiles, which the country currently continues to keep up to date, as well as modernize.

Who is to blame for violence in Lithuania?

Lithuania is used to maintain national security and defence relying on NATO allies in many ways. Such approach helps to save money and receive political preferences within the Alliance.

UAE and Syria tried to make a ‘military’ deal against Turkey

In exchange for the consent of Damascus, the actual ruler of the UAE promised an impressive amount in US dollars. Such a sensational “exposure” was made by the Middle East Eye information and analytical portal

The US squeezed Russia out of northern Syria, Turkey said

The US military managed to squeeze Russia out of northern Syria, despite a noticeable complication in relations with the Kurds, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing news agency Aviapro.

Russian army presses US occupation forces in Syria

Along with the reflection of the Turkish threat, our military has to enter into a tough confrontation with the American occupiers almost daily. Both sides are pulling together new units into the areas of contact.

Russia exploits COVID-19 for its own ends, but the virus could be the end of Putin’s era

The world is changing ­­­– the coronavirus has affected not only the everyday lives of every citizen, but also political and economic processes. In addition, political processes are directly and indirectly affected by the economy.

Russian Su-57 and its ‘assistant’ will not leave a chance to US, China said

Everyone says that the era of fifth-generation aircraft has come, but the confrontation of fighters of this generation can be observed infrequently. Currently, only a few countries can produce fifth-generation aircraft.

US will send new nuclear bombs to Germany, Russia claims

The Pentagon plans to upgrade its nuclear arsenal in Germany, replacing obsolete bombs with modern ones. Now the US Air Force nuclear bombs that have remained in Germany since the Cold War are at the Luftwaffe airbase in Büchel

Turkey fires SAA west of Aleppo against the backdrop of the ‘a regime of silence’

Turkish artillery increasingly violates the ceasefire in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, established on March 6 according to the agreements of Russia and Turkey.

Iran and US unnaturally approach the war – Iranian politician

The war between the United States and Iran will become “unfair” to both countries, as it will be provoked by “outsiders.” This was stated by one of the most influential Iranian politicians, the deputy of the Mejlis (parliament) of Iran.

Why Iran might prefer Chinese fighters than the Russian MiG-35?

After the end of the arms embargo in October 2020, Iran will be able to acquire, among other things, fighters for its Air Force. It was previously believed that Tehran would most likely stop at Russian planes, but now China may be in the favorites.

Does Russia create space forces and will it join the Star Wars?

Moscow is working on expanding the capabilities of electronic warfare in outer space, increasing the stability of national communication systems and developing capabilities to defeat objects of ground-based space infrastructure.

Turkey’s warships use long-range anti-aircraft missiles against Haftar’s aircraft

In recent days, Ankara has stepped up its participation in the Libyan conflict. The Turkish Navy began to support the troops of the Government of National Accord, which were defeated.

Militants make money of Syrian refugees with the tacit consent of Turkey

Militants distribute humanitarian aid in Syrian Idlib under the auspices of the terrorist group Khayyat Tahrir al-Sham and personally its leader Abu Muhammad al-Giulani.

The Russian Su-35 fighter jet is armed with unique hypersonic weapons

Unique Russian super-maneuverable fighters armed with hypersonic missiles. The arsenal of fourth-generation Su-35 aircraft will replenish the R-37M air-to-air ammunition.

Washington has figured out how to restore global leadership

Heroism and selfishness, negligence and responsibility, concern for the public good and ignoring common sense - all this is highlighted vividly and clearly.

Coronavirus revealed serious vulnerability of NATO troops

NATO forces have shown an inability to withstand bacteriological attacks: because of COVID-19, they are reducing contingents at foreign bases. And the incidence of the virus in the US Army is higher than that of the civilian population.

Russian hypersonic weapons will become the ‘killer’ of US aircraft carriers

In January of this year, the launch of the project 22350 frigate of the Admiral Gorshkov type was the first successful launch of the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile. The missile hit the ground target located at the military range of the Northern Urals

Russian Su-35 fighter jet outperforms US F-16 and warries NATO

The Russian Su-35 multipurpose fighter outperforms the American F-16 not only in maneuverability and close combat, but also in terms of protection against the effects of precision weapons.

The secret war in Syria – Russia and the regime create an army against Iran

In exchange, they were usually offered sums of money, although there were other incentives, such as citizenship. Lebanese Hezbollah has become a leading force intervening in the conflict on the side of the regime and in close coordination with Iran

The situation in Idlib: Russia is waiting for the fulfillment of Turkish promises

The Turkish side undertook to ensure the withdrawal of armed formations from the security corridor within 4-6 months. Moreover, Ankara must carry out this conclusion on its own.

Russian MiG-35 is one of the best 4++ gen fighters in the world, US said

The American publication The National Interest in the article praised the modern Russian fourth-generation fighter MiG-35 manufactured by the Russian Aircraft Corporation, which can be classified as 4 ++.

Islamic State and coronavirus: a joy of weakening ‘crusader nations’

As it appears, the jihadists, who focus on Iraq and Syria, understand the corona virus epidemic as an All-weakening of the "crusader nations" that are now facing "worst nightmares", such as it is formulated in an editorial in the al-Naba newsletter

Steppes fire: did coronavirus enter Syrian refugee camp?

Against the backdrop of the worldwide spread of COVID-19, refugees living in the US-controlled Rukban camp in southern Syria were in danger. In recent days, patients with symptoms characteristic of the coronavirus appeared in it.

Erdogan hides the death of Turkish troops in Syria in order to save his rating

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "hides" reliable information about the deaths of his troops in Syria in order to save his rating, said Boris Rozhin, editor-in-chief of the Kassad information and analytical center,

The American F-16 fighter jet has surpassed the Russian MiG-29

The American magazine The National Interest called the F-16 the most “successful” light multi-role fighter, which has long “stuck in the belt” of a competitor - the MiG-29, learned BulgarianMilitary.

The postponed war: the Pentagon is closing military bases

Mark Esper issued an order to cease the movement of the US military, suspending travel and travel abroad for up to 60 days in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Turkey may launch a new operation in Syria to divert attention from the pandemic

The Turkish government can turn its eyes to oil fields in eastern Syria in an effort to divert attention from the coronavirus pandemic in the country, writes Seth Franzman

The US belives the air superiority will protect their troops from a pandemic

Washington Examiner, an American weekly political magazine published in Washington, claims that achieving and maintaining US air superiority is the main tool for ensuring national security in a coronary virus epidemic.

Gaza Strip: Corona-danger behind the fence

How should preventive measures work in a densely populated area with 1.3 hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants? 200 "test kits" were dispatched to the Gaza Strip on Friday March 13th.

South Korea prepares an answer to the Russian Su-57 and the American F-35

A coronavirus pandemic could hit not only the Russian Su-57 fighter, but also other promising aircraft. Earlier, South Korea announced the development of its fifth-generation aircraft.

The deployment of Patriot defense systems in Iraq may help the Turkish offensive in Syria

Iraqi Al-Ahad news agency reports that the United States missile defense systems are in a state of readiness for transfer to the border with Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The new Iranian surface-to-surface missiles are real threat for Israel

The Labeik kit “looked similar to the guidance units used with the Fateh-110 family of solid-propellent missiles, although its four triangular control surfaces were inverted,” according to Jane’s Defense Weekly

Coronavirus may give ISIS a new chance in Syria

The spread of coronavirus in refugee camps in Syria could lead to a revival of the Islamic State and a new escalation of violence. The federal news agency was figuring out how close Syria is to a new round of instability.

North Korea and Russia may take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic

Sometimes countries do not want to draw attention to their actions, especially if the steps they take are connected with the threat of a response from the United States or may give rise to it.

Erdogan may have lost Russia and the US, starting a dangerous game in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have pushed both the United States and Russia with his dangerous game in Syria, writes Turkish journalist Jan Dundar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

How the US encourages countries in Europe to abandon Soviet weapons

The Pentagon and the United States Department of State continue to collaborate on replacing Soviet and Russian weapons in Eastern Europe with American counterparts. This was announced by Colonel Juraj Orland.

The likelihood of a military conflict between Iraq and US cannot be denied

A new military hotbed could erupt due to Baghdad’s reluctance to continue dancing to Washington’s tune and the latter’s intention to maintain its military presence in Iraq for as long as possible.

‘Evil warrior’, or ‘teacher’ – how dangerous the new leader of Islamic State is?

The United States recognized Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, who led the Islamic State after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as an international terrorist. Five million dollars are promised for his head.

Turkish military-industrial complex began to make money on the war in Syria

At one point, one of the most important factors in the Turkish army’s conduct of hostilities in Syrian territory was a demonstration of the combat capabilities of the products of the Turkish military-industrial complex

Russia unofficially crowns a tsar – but can oil overthrow him?

To make mistakes is human, if only these mistakes are then admitted. Some time ago, I wrote about the possible obscure ways the Russian president could attempt to maintain his power and influence after his second term ends.

Turkey may have a military advantage over Russia in Syria, US analyst said

Turkey could have a possible military advantage in a direct confrontation with Russia in Syria if such an occasion arose, analyst Michael Peck writes, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russia dominates the United States in the Middle East, Turkey said

Commentator Meriem Elijda Atlas notes the seriousness of Russia's positions in the region, given the special relations with Israel that are not related to the war in Syria.

Peace or War – Russia and the US on two different geopolitical maps

In a February 26 article by Hufvudstadsbladet, Matts Andersén expresses concern about the growing risk of nuclear war. His anxiety is absolutely justified.

Turkey grants huge favor to Russia

Turkey has been a member of NATO already since 1952, but a serious question has recently emerged: is Turkey on the side of NATO, or has it perhaps sided with Russia?

The new Turkish weapons used in Syria have made Russia to think

Turkey and Russia escaped a full-scale war, although Ankara is conducting a powerful offensive against the troops of the Syrian regime, which Moscow supports. Why didn’t Russia escalate in Syria and abandon direct confrontation with Turkey?

The fights in Syria are quiet, but it seems – not for long, the provocations continue

Turkey continues to transfer forces to the Syrian province of Idlib, despite the agreement reached between Ankara and Moscow on a ceasefire in the region.

The fragile truce in Idlib – a failure for Erdogan

The agreement provides for the creation of a security corridor of 12 km (6 km on each side) along the strategic highway M4, which runs from Latakia to northern Syria.

Russian Su-57 will not be able to shoot down F-22 or F-35 from a long distance

Experts analyzed the combat characteristics of the Su-57 weapons and concluded that it would not be able to hit the F-22 or F-35 from a distance of several hundred kilometers, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Iran might buy medium or high class fighters. Here are the five options

Iran’s Air Force is currently in poor shape to defend the country, and no new classes of combat jet have been acquired since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Russia doesn’t reveal all its ‘cards’ when sells the S-400

At the end of last year, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued a statement stating that the first S-350 anti-aircraft missile system was adopted by the country's aerospace forces.

Some of key Taliban players are ‘under the influence of Pakistan’

The US-Taliban peace deal that would eventually witness the withdrawal of a bulk of American troops from Afghanistan has put the focus on Pakistan.

How far will Assad and Erdogan go in the new round of conflict?

As might be expected, bombing, artillery and mortar shelling and the ensuing offensive by government forces in Idlib province provoked retaliatory military action by Turkish troops and their satellites.

Russia unveils a new ‘killer of cruise missiles’, Newsweek reports

The Russian forces have received the latest system and already tested its ability to open fire on approaching aircraft amid ongoing rivalry between Russia and the United States for advanced means of warfare.

Wich fighter jet is better? F-15 and Su-35 will fight for India

Experts of the publication compared the prospects of these fighters, since both aircraft are believed to be in the MW, participate in a tender for the supply of the Indian Air Force

Turkey has to withdraw its troops from Idlib, a Turkish retired general said

In early March, there will be a meeting of the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France, which, judging by the announcements, will be dedicated to resolving the situation in Idlib

Putin reminded Erdogan that he was not at home

An extremely unpleasant aggravation in the Syrian province of Idlib, where terrorists, for example, from Aleppo, were transported to the internationally agreed de-escalation zone at one time

Russian Su-57 vs U.S. F-35 – the F-35 is likely to destroy Su-57, China said

While the fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57 is undergoing many years of testing, the American F-35 has been in service for a long time. Many Internet users are wondering which fighter is better: Su-57 or F-35?

Belarus’ forced wedding: how Putin publicly humiliated Lukashenko?

MINSK, (BM) - We often read that Russia and Belarus are unable to agree about the prices and delivery conditions of oil products and natural gas. This was the case in 2017, and it is the case now as well: the particular issue resurfaces with certain frequency and it seems it will continue to do so. Read more: Military and defense analyzes,…

Washington’s experts predict the emergence of a new Russian military strategy

MOSCOW, (BM) - Experts from the US scientific community, especially those who specialize in defense and security, continue to closely monitor military development processes in Russia, assess their condition and make predictions on various aspects of their future transformation and on changes in Moscow’s strategic approaches to the use of military…

Russia is stepping up the pressure on US forces in Syria, the New York Times reports

NEW YORK, (BM) - According to US military and diplomatic officials, Russia is stepping up a campaign of pressure on US forces in northeastern Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from most of the area last fall on the eve of the Turkish offensive on Syrian territory. Russian troops are increasingly clashing with US forces on highways in the…

Russia develops weapons against hypersonic missiles, a source said

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia is not only developing hypersonic weapons, but also creating means of protection against them. As sources in the military-industrial complex told Izvestia, domestic engineers are now designing an ultra-long-range air-based missile capable of intercepting high-speed and maneuvering targets. Read more: Military and defense…

An expert explains capabilities of the Russian S-500 missile system

MOSCOW, (BM) - The promising S-500 anti-aircraft missile system will be able to intercept targets hundreds of kilometers from the Earth, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Pavel Sozinov, general designer of the Almaz-Antey concern. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: Russia is…

Russia’s “Night Super Hunters” helicopters will become fighters and air killers

MOSCOW, (BM) - "Night Superhunters" will become air killers. The latest Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter will turn into a fighter capable of handling enemy aircraft, drones and cruise missiles. Powerful R-74M ammunition will be installed on board the rotorcraft to destroy air targets. They are able to bring down even fifth-generation aircraft. At…

Did a Russian missile hit one of Israel’s new F-35 stealth fighters back 2017?

An article from April 18, 2019, published in The National Interest. WASHINGTON, (BM) - Pro-Russian media are claiming that an Israeli F-35I was hit and damaged by a Russian-made S-200 surface-to-air missile during an Israeli air strike in Syria earlier this month. Israel says one of its F-35s was damaged—after colliding with a bird. (NOTE:…

Russian mercenaries against the US military in Syria

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The author of the article in WSJ (Jessica Donati - U.S. Troops in Standoffs With Russian Military Contractors in Syria) claims that cases of "tense confrontation" between US military and Russian PMCs have become more frequent in Syria. This allegation is not supported by any evidence of the participation of "Russian…

US: Russia’s S-400 systems and Resonance radars conquer the Middle East market

WASHINGTON, (BM) - A drone attack on Saudi oil refineries last September showed that the American Patriot air defense systems are not able to provide an adequate level of protection for important facilities. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com The publication National Interest in the…

Russia strengthens its position in Syria

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russia is expanding its military role in Syria, providing support to Syrian government forces in their attack on Idlib, the last center of rebel resistance in the north-west of the country. “We are seeing much more aggressive Russian actions in Idlib,” said James Jeffrey, US Special Envoy for Syria, in an interview on…

USA: Damascus won’t last even a week without Russia

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The regime of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad without Russian military assistance would not have been able to hold out for a long time in the confrontation with the armed opposition, said US Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com …

Forbes: Russian nuclear submarine drones change the rules of the game

WASHINGTON, (BM) - One of the reasons for the effectiveness of U.S. Navy submarines is that their large teams, exceeding 100 people, are able to cope with emergencies and ensure that their submarines are at sea for many months in a row. Russian submarines have smaller teams, and, as a rule, their submarines cannot be at sea for such a long time.…

Why did Russia attack Turkey in Idlib, Syria?

ANKARA, (BM) - There is no doubt that both Russia and the Damascus administration (and, according to some statements, the Iranian militias fighting in Syria) knew about the location of the Turkish troops. As is usually the case in joint military operations with the participation of many parties, Ankara in order to avoid clashes "agreed in advance"…

Russian spy network spreads like Coronavirus

RIGA, (BM) - With the ongoing geopolitical chaos, as well as the bloodthirsty ambitions of Putin’s regime gaining ground in Ukraine, Africa and maybe even Belarus, it is no wonder that Russian spies are getting caught in Europe one after another. This is a signal that the concentration of Russian spies in Europe, especially its eastern part,…

Belgian tolerance of Russian spies – naivety or deliberate intention

BRUSSELS, (BM) - We live in an era where news about the activities of Russian spies is nothing really new to anyone. It was recently reported that Belgian intelligence services, the ones responsible for protecting EU and NATO objects, have begun large-scale investigations based on concerns of possible infiltration by Russia or other actors. …

Why Japan sent its military contingent to the Middle East?

TOKYO, (BM) - Japanese authorities deployed the Takanami missile destroyer to patrol the Gulf of Oman. This was reported by the office of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Earlier, as part of this operation, two aircraft flew from the base in Okinawa. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com …

Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems are installed near the US borders

MOSCOW, (BM) - Despite the fact that the United States notified Russia’s response to the withdrawal from the INF Treaty, still this happened, and the answer was not long in coming. REPORT: Russia will focus on the development of nuclear weapons In August last year, it was already clear that the American side wants to leave the Treaty…

Israeli stealths can destroy Iran’s cruise missiles

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The F-35 radar is the most advanced for fighter jets, according to F-35 developer Lockheed Martin. “It enables the F-35 to be capable of identifying and intercepting airborne threats flying at a low altitude and at high speeds,” a company spokesman said on December 18. That’s important considering the emerging threats Israel…

Russian Su-27 fighter jet is an “aerial scalpel” and has learned NATO manners

BEIJING, (BM) - After the Second World War, the aviation industry began to develop rapidly. In the postwar years, various countries of the world began to actively modernize their military aircraft, which over time already began to use aircraft with jet engines. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating –…

Russia’s S-400 systems close “the entire sky over Iran” to stop F-35 Stealth fighters

MOSCOW, (BM) - In light of rising tensions between Iran and the United States following the latter’s withdrawal from the JCPOA nuclear deal in 2018, which subsequently escalated after the assassination of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Russia has considered providing Iran with more capable air defence systems. Read more:…

War in Syria: US Apache vs. Russian Mi-8 and more news in brief

ANKARA, (BM) - In Syrian Idlib, Assad regime forces reached the M-5 highway, which connects Aleppo with the capital Damascus. The regime also threatens to attack Maarat al-Numan. And east of the Euphrates, after American forces blocked the way for Russian forces last week, tensions between the military units of the two countries increased. …

More regular attacks and death of US soldiers in Iraq and Syria, US analyst said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The National Interest published an article by an analyst, retired US Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis, in which the author suggested that attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria would become more regular and deadly. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com According to Davis, the…

If war begins, Russia will be defeated in three hours, Chinese analysts said

BEIJING, (BM) - According to several analysts, in the event of the outbreak of war, Russia will be defeated in three hours. How real are these concerns? In Europe alone, there are 600 nuclear missiles and 80 bombers aimed at Russia and ready at any moment to launch. By announcing entry into the war, the country will immediately sign a death…

An air battle between Su-57 and F-35 fighter jets – how it ends?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Journalists of the American edition of The National Interest appreciated the prospects of the latest Russian Su-57 fighter in a battle with the fifth-generation F-35 aircraft of the US Air Force, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Polit Russia and the Natioanl Interest. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

Are there any Russian mercenaries in Libya to support Haftar’s army?

BERLIN, (BM) - The conference on the settlement of the Libyan conflict is considered successful in Russia. But what about Russian mercenaries? Every now and then it comes to the fact that they are participating in the civil war in Libya. Let's consider a question in more detail. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently spoke of about…

Russian Su-57 lost the aerial battle with F-22 and F-35 – they’re just invincible

MOSCOW, (BM) - The US will be the first to say a new word in military aviation, and Russia is well aware of this. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: Dogfight! Russia’s Su-35 and Su-57 vs. F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet In the near future, the US Air Force will reach a fundamentally…

Indonesia might buy Rafale 4++ fighter jets. Rumors or not, this is a bad choice

JAKARTA, (BM) - The Indonesian Armed Forces are reportedly considering placing an order for Dassault Rafale ‘4+ Generation’ twin engine medium fighters from France, alongside possible orders for Scorpene Class submarines and Gowind Class corvettes. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com The…

Russia is weak and not ready against massive nuclear strike, Russian general said

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russian missile defense systems require “tens of minutes” to repel a massive nuclear strike, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the opinion of Russian Major General Sergei Grabchuk. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Contrary to claims that Russian missile defense systems…

The United States will carry out a ‘suicide mission’ if they decide to attack Russia

MOSCOW, (BM) - NATO has announced plans to conduct the largest exercise in the past 25 years to move troops from the US to Europe (Defender Europe, Defender of Europe). Some analysts have already stated that the scenario of the exercises directly resembles the development of the American invasion of Russia. The real task of the exercises, and this…

NATO’s new spy tool can peer into Russia for 200 kilometers

OSLO, (BM) - When the new NATO spy drones take to the wing, the alliance and its 29 members will have a unique opportunity to get an idea of ​​what is happening in the territories adjacent to NATO. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com “They will fly over NATO territory. But they will be able…

The upgraded U.S. Javelin anti-tank missile is a mortal danger for Russian tanks

MOSCOW, (BM) - Since World War I, an armored vehicle has become an integral part of the weapons of almost all world armies. The tank was a mobile heavy weapon, capable of moving on the battlefield, on the move changing the strategy and alignment of forces of army formations. However, with the advent of tanks, weapons systems capable of…

Hostile underwater drones are spying China

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The secretive world of naval underwater surveys rarely breaks the surface. Now recent events are briefly shining a light into the darkness. In the Adriatic, a Croatian fishing vessel caught one of the U.S. Navy’s undersea sensor systems last week. That mysterious object has largely been explained. Read more: Military and…

The ultimate killer of F-35 and F-22 is not Russia’s S-400 missile system. It’s S-500

BEIJING, (BM) - In late December, new information was published on the progress of work on the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system. For 2020, it is planned to conduct preliminary tests of this air defense system, and in 2025 the first serial complex will be handed over to the troops. Naturally similar news could not go unnoticed. Foreign media…

After Russian S-400, Turkey will buy S-500 missile system and its technology

ANAKRA, (BM) - One of the world's leading defense industry magazines, Defense News, has dedicated its article to the recent rapprochement between Turkey and Russia. REPORT: Turkey announced transfer of S-400’s technology with Russia REPORT: NATO – to the Middle East, Russia – to the Mediterranean. Where is Turkey? Turkish officials in…

Withdrawal of troops: USA threatens Iraq again

BERLIN, (BM) - The political consequences of the catastrophic wrong decision that led to the crash of the Ukrainian passenger plane and the death of 176 people on flight PS752 (including a large number of Iranian citizens) cannot yet be predicted. A REPORT: ‘Scare each other’: how the US and Iran are fighting for Baghdad A REPORT: Iraq: The…

The Russian Su-57 can beat F-35 someday, but not right now, a Russian expert explains

MOSCOW, (BM) - The Russian Su-57 fighter is already a good combat vehicle. However, there is still something to improve, for example, in order to bypass the American F-35 in terms of basic indicators, expert Vladimir Vasiliev believes. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read special report:…

Russian UAVs and weapons with AI have been used in Syria

BEIJING, (BM) - On October 25, a senior official in the Russian ground forces announced that the latest Kungas robot had successfully passed tests in the country. It is reported that until 2025 a unit consisting entirely of robots and capable of performing combat missions will be formed in the Russian troops. Read more: Military and defense…

Russia’s S-400 Triumph – Putin’s missile, which takes off US stealth jets from the sky

BERLIN, (BM) - Turkey has bought two batteries, two more are to be assembled in Turkey. Each battery consists of the rocket launcher, targeting radar, long-range surveillance radar and a command vehicle. There are four start tubes on each truck. A battery can control up to twelve start trucks with the radar. Read more: Military and defense…

Russia’s Avangard hypersonic weapon cannot be stopped, Norway says

OSLO, (BM) - Russia deployed weapons aimed directly at the United States. None of the known defense systems are able to stop this rocket. The weapon is called "Avangard", and the first two samples took up combat duty during the Christmas holidays. This is the so-called hypersonic glider. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

How the Russian air defense looks like with S-400 and other systems?

MOSCOW, (BM) - Anti-aircraft gunners will begin to work out an updated system to combat massive attacks by cruise missiles and drones. As the Ministry of Defense told Izvestia, it is included in the combat training system of the air defense forces. The novelty was tested in the fall of 2019 at the Combat Commonwealth exercises. In preparing the…

Russia’s MiG-25 is fastest high-speed military fighter in the world, japanese analyst said

TOKYO, (BM) - Japanese military analyst Mori Kentaro spoke about the MiG-25 fighter, which is "the fastest in the world", learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting a statement of the expert shared on Yahoo News Japan. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com MiG-25 is still the fastest high-speed…

S-350 Vityaz systems will make Russian air defense impenetrable for US missiles

MOSCOW, (BM) - The Vityaz S-350 anti-aircraft missile systems will occupy a place in the echelon defense system of Russia between the S-400 and Buk-M3. About this FBA "Economics Today" said a military expert Alexei Leonkov. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com The Russian Defense Ministry said…

Russia creates a unique air defense system, led by the S-400 and S-500, expert said

MOSCOW, (BM) - The party of the Russian self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems (ZRPK) "Shell-S" will be transferred to the 6th Leningrad Red Banner Army of the Air Force and Air Defense in early 2020, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read…

Russian Su-57 is an unsuccessful clone of F-22 and F-35 and “an airplane for losers”

MOSCOW, (BM) - According to the Russian publication Lenta.ru, citing data from The Aviationist magazine, the fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57 is an unsuccessful clone of the American F-22 and F-35, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: Dogfight!…

US and Iran are on the verge of war, Russian experts comments

MOSCOW, (BM) - As a result of the American special operation, the commander of the special unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Al-Quds was killed General Kassem Suleimani. President Trump personally gave the killings. So in the United States responded to the recent assault on their embassy in Baghdad. In Tehran, they promised to…

Poland plans to purchase more modern tanks than Germany and France

PARIS, BERLIN, (BM) - Berlin and Paris, which excluded Poland from their joint defense projects, forced Warsaw to focus on American weapons, Die Welt writes. Now Poland plans to purchase more modern tanks than Germany and France have combined, says the German publication. DEFENSEWEEK'S REPORT: Putin versus Poland – the history lessons as a…

Turkey will use S-400 missile system, NATO’s batteries withdrew from Turkish border

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkey bought Russian S-400 missile defense systems to use them, and has not pledged to anyone that they would go unused, according to the Turkey’s foreign minister statement on November last year. Read more: Second Batch of Russian S-400 Missile Defense Systems to Turkey May Be Delayed "Turkey has no commitment to anyone…

Russia’s answer to the US – new next-gen hypersonic interceptors and stealth bombers

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia's Air Force modernisation efforts of the past two decades have focused almost exclusively on developing enhanced derivatives of Soviet era airframes to integrate next generation technologies - the Su-35, MiG-29SMT and Tu-22M3M being prime examples. As many of the country's adversaries move to further modernise their…

JF-17 Block 3 fighter jet is important for Pakistan and can change the regional power (video)

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - Today, countries in the world that are capable of producing their own fighter jets are counted on the fingers of both hands. It is a little known fact that Pakistan is one of these countries. To be fair, the JF-17 is not all Pakistani production. This aircraft is a joint venture manufacture between two military players -…

How long Russia will maintain leadership in the hypersonic weapons development?

MOSCOW, (BM) - The maximum speed of the Kinzhal and Tsircon hypersonic systems will be increased to more than 10 Mach numbers. The United States recognizes the lag behind Russia in hypersonic technology by several years, but the American-designed rocket has the promise of an opportunity to reach speeds of up to 20 Mach numbers. How long can Russia…

Washington wanted to learn the Russian secrets and bought 21 MiG-29 fighter jets

WASHINGTON, (BM) - When the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, the newly independent states within its former domain inherited enormous stockpiles of weapons the Red Army left behind. One of the most interesting cases involved the air force of the tiny former Soviet republic of Moldova. The new republic’s inventory consisted of 34 MiG-29…

Why the ‘Russian beast’ – Avangard hypersonic missile system is a nightmare for the US

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - Two days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a statement and said that the latest and most modern system for launching hypersonic rockets Avangard is already in service in the Russian Armed Forces. Read more: Russia, Production of Avangard Hypersonic Missiles is Proceeding According to the Schedule In our…

Cyber security of European countries at risk

LONDON, (BM) - We live in a peaceful world at this very moment, or do we? We hear no tanks rattle around our houses nor we see combat actions. Most don’t realize the whole situation on political arena hidden between the lines of Mass Media’s articles published daily. The global tension leaves us, ordinary people, questioned what is military and…

Deadly battle in the sky – F-22 ‘Raptor’ against ‘the Criminal’ Su-57

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - Russia’s official designation of the PAK-FA/T-50 jet as the Sukhoi Su-57 is just another reminder that the field of fifth generation fighters is about to get more crowded. The United States, China, Russia, Japan and Korea are all working on their own fifth generation designs, but so far only three planes, the F-22 Raptor,…

‘Christmas Gift’ to Americans. Should and how the US Government to respond to Kim Jong-Un?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Merry Christmas! Kim Jong-Un, the maximal leader of an atheist regime, has promised to deliver a “Christmas gift” to Americans. Even better, the Trump administration gets to choose the Yuletide present it receives from the Brilliant Comrade. “What is left to be done now is the U.S. option and it is entirely up to the U.S.…

Another threat comes from inside the Bundeswehr

LONDON, (BM) - Modern political arena brings the world a lot of tension. The rising heat from the East, Brexit, Immigrants, terrorist attacks. It is all such a stress for everyone. No wonder the tension is getting closer to the top point. This is when the army and the law enforcement have to keep their ears to the ground and be prepared for…

Russian MiG-31K fighters may strike at Thule US air base, according Denmark

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russian MiG-31K fighters armed with "Kinzhal" hypersonic missile systems can strike at the Thule American airbase in northern Greenland, according to the Danish newspaper Berlingske, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. A similar conclusion was made in Denmark's oldest permanent newspaper, the country that is one of the founders of…

Are Russian missiles capable to strike an American aircraft carrier?

MOSCOW, (BM) - Anti-ship cruise missiles of operational-tactical purpose (RCC OTN) 3M55, 3M45 and 3M70 missile systems "Onyx", "Granite" and "Volcano" are rightfully considered the pride of the Russian Navy. However, there is an opinion that their outstanding flight range (500–700 km) is not provided by reliable target designation, and therefore…

The Russian propaganda in action – almost half of the US soldiers consider Russia as an ally

WASHINGTON, (BM) - A survey of the US military about its attitude towards Russia caused a sensation. Almost half of the respondents consider the Russians to be US allies. Washington is sounding the alarm, the American press and experts unanimously blame the “Russian propaganda”, which has already penetrated the holy of holies – the Pentagon. Once…

Iran might buy two dozen Su-57 fighters equipped with hypersonic air to air missiles

Despite being named as one of the United States’ four ‘great power adversaries’, and succeeding in expanding its influence and projecting its power across the Middle Eastern region at the expense of the Western Bloc and their allies, Iran has invested relatively little in power projection capabilities for its armed forces and retains a defence…

Putin’s private army is thirsty for some fun

RIGA, (BM) - In the harsh modern geopolitical situation, characterized by hybrid warfare between the engaged actors, bloodhounds of Putin’s chef have once again fallen into media disfavor – I am, of course, talking about Wagner. Some of the Kremlin’s mercenaries were thirsty for some fun, so they decided to mangle a Syrian man and set his…

Wagner – Russia’s mercenary army: something new or well-forgotten old?

RIGA, (BM) - For quite some time there have been discussions whether the mercenary armies formed in Russia are solely private establishments or are they an alternative tool blessed and supported by the Kremlin for reaching its goals? First, let us forget about higher philosophy and look at one basic subject – are private military establishments…

The new precision Chinese DF-41 ballistic missile system could devastate Taiwan

BEIJING, (BM) - While failing to make headlines as larger and more strategic Chinese weapons systems have, the DF-41 ballistic missile being a prime example, the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) new PCL191 rocket artillery system is nevertheless a potentially game changing platform for the country’s military capabilities. Dubbed by state media…

The Increase of Egypt’s combat potential raises concerns in Israel

MOSCOW, (BM) - The sharp increase in Egypt's combat potential raises concerns in Tel Aviv, which is afraid of losing military superiority, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar. Given the possible rapprochement of Cairo with Ankara, the threat takes on distinct contours. The growth of sea power Israel negatively perceived the…

Canada may be the next nation to buy the F-35 stealth fighter

WASHINGTON, (BM) - In August, Britain’s Ministry of Defense and European manufacturer Airbus withdrew the Eurofighter from Canada’s competition to pick a replacement for its 35-year-old CF-18 fighters. In 2018, France’s Dassault withdrew the Rafale from the contest. That just leaves three contenders: Lockheed Martin’s F-35, Boeing’s F/A-18…

India plans to invest heavily in five wide-range Russian combat jets

NEW DELHI, (BM) - With the Indian Air Force planning for an ambitious expansion of its frontline combat fleet, and seeking to increase the number of fighter units in service from 32 to 42 by 2027, the country is set to invest heavily in acquiring a wide range Russian combat jets including further orders for platforms currently in service and…

Russia plans to start building better landing ships in next months

MOSCOW, (BM) - The Russian Navy is still preparing to implement a large-scale project, begun at one time by Anatoly Serdyukov and frustrated by France: the construction of modern universal landing ships. What will the Russian counterparts of the French Mistrals look like, what capabilities will they have - and what tasks will they solve? Not so…

The U.S vs. Russia – are American missiles capable of catching up with nuclear Russia’s Kinzhal?

MOSCOW, (BM) - The United States has set itself the task of catching up with Russia in developing one of the most promising types of weapons - hypersonic missiles. They began to create their own samples in the United States a few years ago, but the advent of the Kinzhal rocket spurred American activity. How did this happen and how will the…

Israeli F-35s might be equipped with nuclear bombs

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The American press wondered whether Israel would be able to turn its latest combat aircraft into an element of the nuclear triad, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar. Such a question is asked on the pages of The National Interest, where the author initially ranks Israel as a nuclear power, despite the fact that this…

Earth and civilians suffer from hundreds of military exercises each year

LONDON, (BM) - Military drills are common nowadays. If we think about it army has two modes. The first mode is being at piece and the second mode is the one you don't want to see ever which is war. And the army is made for one reason only ­­- to protect the country from the outside danger. However, nowadays they also represent the interests of…

Russia’s Avangard missile is still deadly and the U.S. military has no defense against it

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - In recent months, the whole world has been talking about Russia's S-400 defense system and its ability to detect and shoot at all types of aircraft, including stealth. Turkey and India have already bought the S-400 air-defense missile system from Russia, and Iran wants to do the same. The focus has already shifted, leaving…

Russia has unveiled several hypersonic nuclear weapons for only 24 months

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s March 1, 2018 annual state-of-the-nation address became his most-cited since his 2007 Munich speech. “Listen to us now,” he warned NATO after unveiling several hypersonic, nuclear-capable weapons: the Kinzhal missile system, Sarmat ICBM, and the Avangard glide vehicle. The March 1st adress…

Why Russia sells its latest military technology?

MOSCOW, (BM) - A representative of the Ukroboronprom concern claims that the Ukrainian company allegedly “wins” Russia's position in the arms markets. Why are these words nothing more than false propaganda? What are the real positions of Russian weapons on the world market? Is there a danger that Russia will eventually sell the latest defense…

Russia warned of a threat from the East – Japan can create 6,000 nuclear bombs

MOSCOW, (BM) - Japan can quickly enter the nuclear club. According to Chinese media, Tokyo can now produce thousands of nuclear bombs. Experts believe that Japan with nuclear technology can create nuclear weapons quickly enough. Although, to do this for her for certain reasons is not very simple. But if Japan creates a nuclear bomb, then Russia…

The Horrible Truth for Russian Wagner Mercenaries – the War in Syria that Nobody Talks About

RIGA, (BM) - Mercenaries of the Russian private military company Wagner, among which are also snipers from Latvia, allegedly tortured and murdered a Syrian man and desecrated his corpse. Several of the mercenaries have been identified by the independent media outlet Novaya Gazeta. In summer 2017, a video circulated the web depicting several…

NATO No More

WASHINGTON, (BM) - NATO is one of the greatest organizations in the world made for keeping piece and protect the good citizens of allied states. Those must respond effectively to the threats NATO faces and keep the promise of collective defense according to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. An act against one means an act against all, that’s the…

US Will Use Nuclear Weapons Against Russia, Polish Analysts Say

WARSAW, (BM) - The US will use nuclear weapons if it goes to war with Russia, according to some Polish analysts, whose opinion was published in the Polish edition of Myśl Polska, has learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: The Israeli Nuclear Weapon Program Could Destabilize the Region This statement comes in response to the question of…

Step by Step the F-35 Program Becomes an Expensive Failure of the U.S. Military Production

WASHINGTON, (BM) - America has for many years used the flagship F-35 as the most successful and high-tech stealth project in military history, not only for the US military but for the world as well. In recent months, and especially in recent days, information that is worrying about the future of the F-35 program is increasingly emerging. In…

Indian Defense Industry Plans to Manufacture Own Missiles, Radars and Armaments

NEW DELHI, (BM) - We will offer technologies to private sector for early realisation of products and to support R&D works. The private industry is vital for self-reliance, says DRDO chief G Sateesh Reddy while inviting companies as development and production partners, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. In an interview to Manu Pubby, the…

What is Happening with Stealthy F-35? The Pentagon Reported for a Lot of Tech-Problems

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - The US stealth fighter F-35 has been one of the most commented military technology products in the last decade. It is capable of entering any air battle and has technologies that foreign military complexes would envy. Many countries would like to have an F-35 in service in their air force. However, in recent months,…

Bad News for Russia: Turkey Will Help US Study S-400`s Impact on F-35 Fighters Jets

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced at a meeting with US President Donald Trump that Turkey has no intention of giving up Russia's S-400 air defense systems. We remind you that Turkey purchased these systems and the first deliveries began in the middle of this year, continuing until the end of the next. …

Bad News for Pakistan`s Offensive Ability – India Creates Quality Air Defense

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - Through its deployment of land-attack cruise missiles (LACM) and various ballistic missiles, Pakistan stated that it is maintaining “minimum credible deterrence.” However, while that might be accurate in terms of its nuclear deployment capability, Pakistan’s conventional deterrence is at risk of eroding. By ‘conventional…

Israel Cut off Snake Head Baha Abu al-Ata, but Long-Term Ramifications Could Be Dire

TEL AVIV, (BM) - When Shin Bet Director Nadav Argaman looked at the most recent images provided by one of his organization's unmanned aerial vehicles and compared them to the data showing up on his computer monitor, he knew there was no going back. "All the stars were aligned," was the way Argaman described the situation, the trap was just…

The Mig-29 Multi-Role Aircraft as a Deadly Answer to the F-16

WASHINGTON, (BM) - As with many of Russia’s most prolific aircraft, the MiG-29 has spawned numerous variants four decades of service. Originally intended as an superiority fighter, and particularly as the Soviet answer to the F-16, the MiG-29 has been gradually recast as a multi-role aircraft with an increasingly robust air-to-surface armament…

The Israeli Air Defense Systems Have Not Coped with Missile Attacks in Recent Days, China Said

BEIJING, (BM) - Chinese reporters are interested in the performance indicators of the Israeli anti-aircraft missile defense system. In particular, attention is drawn to a new exchange of strikes between Israel and the Gaza Strip, during which no less than 300 different munitions, including unguided missiles, were fired at Israeli territory. The…

Moscow Could “Accidentally” Start the Third World War, British General Said

LONDON, (BM) - The chief of the British defense headquarters, General Nick Carter, believes that Moscow could “accidentally” start the third world war, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Topwar and The Telegraph article. Read more: Russia Provides Military Assistance to Terrorists, a Newspaper Reports According to a senior military…

The F-35 and F-22 Have Been Hacked – Beijing Received Detailed Information about Them

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russia and China will likely use their cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage capabilities to challenge the United States into the foreseeable future. Both nations possess highly capable forces that can steal information or attack American infrastructure. Indeed, in some cases, highly classified data on some of the United States’…

Why the United States Should Buy a Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense System?

SOFIA, (BM) - In real terms, the US does not need the Russian S-400 missile defense system to protect its territory. The United States has its own one - Patriot. But they need the C-400 for other reasons. The Patriot is intended for both domestic use and protection in the US territory, as well as for sale to US third-party partners. This system…

The Israeli Nuclear Weapon Program Could Destabilize the Region

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Israel’s nuclear weapons program is one of the biggest military open secrets in the world. Now we know a little more about the angst inside the Pentagon in the late 1960s, as Israel was months away from activating its nuclear deterrent. That’s all according to new documents obtained by the nonprofit National Security Archive…

Russia’s Su-35 is More Deadly and Advanced than F-35

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today, and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter design. It will remain so until Russia succeeds in bringing its fifth-generation PAK-FA stealth fighter into production. Distinguished by its unrivaled maneuverability, most of…

Why Does Trump Cut Planned Procurement of F-35As When Russia and China Develop Their Air Defense Systems?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - There are reports circulating that the U.S. Air Force is considering major cuts to its planned procurement of 1,760 F-35As. This would be a colossal blunder. The F-35 is too good for the Air Force (as well as the Navy and Marine Corps) to not acquire their full allotment. If anything, the Air Force should increase its annual…

The US Navy Can Fight Against Russia and China Using This Awesome High-Tech Defense Missile

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The U.S. Navy and numerous NATO partners are firing a new, high-tech ship defense weapon that can identify, track and attack maneuvering anti-ship missiles with an active seeker enabling the missile to change course in flight, service officials said. The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block II, or ESSM, is a new version of an…

The Inevitable Death Awaits the Ukrainian Air Force in Conflict with Russia

BELGRADE, (BM) - Recently in Ukraine, a list of industries to be paid special attention has been determined. In their long row there was no place for mechanical engineering. When asked by critics why this segment was forgotten, the answer was: it is required to find a “short hryvnia” that is able to give an economic effect in a short time. As a…

Russia`s Su-35 Fighter Jet is a Deadly Aerial Fist and Stealth Killer, US Said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - “A unique machine, a deadly aerial fist,” is how the official television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense introduced the Su-35S superiority fighter earlier this week. TV Zvezda’s three-minute clip of a recent Su-35S training sortie over Syria provides close-up shots of the fighter jet being prepped for flight,…

US B-52 Bomber for Israel is a Bad Decision and a Threat for the Middle East Peace

WASHINGTON, (BM) - In April 2014, retired Air Force lieutenant general David Deptula and Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal arguing that the United States should turn over a dozen surplus B-52 heavy bombers to Israel. Deptula and Makovsky said that the eight-engine…

Russia’s Su-57 is an Excellent Fighter and Moscow Wants to Cash in on it, US Magazine Said

WAHINGTON, (BM) - Back in May, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s IL-96-300PU presidential plane was flanked by no less than six Su-57 stealth fighter jets while en route to the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in southwestern Russia. Video footage of the flight shows the Su-57 fighters grouped in what better resembles a parade column…

The S-500 is Formidable But Is It a Threat for the U.S. Stealth Fighters?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - In recent years there has been intense talk of the new Russian air defense system S-500. Various information is constantly leaked on state and private Russian media as well as on media and blogs all over the world. It should be noted that the real S-500 is a brand new development and perhaps the first of the new Russian…

Military Tensions with Russia Will Worsen, if Donald Trump is Not Reelected

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Military tensions with Russia will worsen if Donald Trump is not reelected, some military and politically US specialists. It is hard to imagine any Democratic administration getting along with Russia as long as President Putin remains in power. Many Democrats believe Moscow subverted the presidential election process in…

Dogfight! Russia’s Su-35 and Su-57 vs. F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet

The Russians are now developing new air dominance aircraft with a long-range strike capability -- the Su-35 and the Pak FA (frequently called the PAK T-50) – which will pose a significant threat to NATO Europe.

Why is Bulgaria Not Buying UAVs?

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - In 2023, Bulgaria should receive the first two F-16s from US manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The deal is for eight planes and is worth $ 1.2 billion. But this is only the first part of the entire government program package, because after the first eight, we will order eight more. It is a little known fact that the F-16 is a…

Russia Makes Profit by the Bulgarian F-16 Purchase

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - Bulgaria has chosen to buy the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jet. My personal opinion is the F-16 and Saab Gripen are two very good planes for that price. Few people realize that this type of military deal is geopolitical in nature and affects not only the parties to the deal but also third parties. Remember - geopolitical…

The U.S. Military and Defense Mission in Syria is Not Over Yet

JERUSALEM, (BM) - Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State’s leader, the Pentagon is increasing US efforts to protect Syria’s oil fields from the extremist group as well as from Syria itself and the country’s Russian allies. It’s a new high-stakes mission even as American troops are withdrawn from other parts of the country. US…

Why Switzerland May Buy F-35 Fighter Jet?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Four U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighters on May 31, 2019 arrived at Payerne air base in Switzerland. The F-35s are scheduled to remain at the base until June 14, 2019 in support of F-35-maker Lockheed Martin in its bid to win the Swiss air force’s $8-billion tender for up to 40 new fighters. The Swiss air force in April…

Does Iran Has Any Chance Against U.S. F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, in part resulting from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the 2015 deal limiting Iran’s nuclear program, the U.S. armed forces have deployed a wide array of ships, planes and other weapons to the Middle East. The…

Iran Plans to Build Attack Speedboats That Can Reach Speeds of 100 Knots

WASHINGTON, (BM) - “By tapping into the capabilities and technical expertise of our domestic elite, we will move toward production of speed vessels that can travel at the speed of 100 knots in the near future,” Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corp Navy announced. "Today, marine vessels that cruise at 90…

The U.S. Air Force Urgently Needs New Air to Air Missiles

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The United States is set to receive at least two entirely new classes of long range air to air missile in the 2020s, which are intended to replace the AIM-120 AMRAAM currently in service. U.S. defence manufacturer Raytheon, best known for its THAAD, RIM-161 and AIM-120 missiles, in September announced the development of the…

F-16 and Su-30SM in the ‘New Fighter Jet’ Battle of Vietnamese Air Forces

HANOI, (BM) - The Vietnamese Air Force is currently comprised of seven full strength regiments, including four of Su-27SK and Su-30MK2 Flanker air superiority fighters and three of heavily modernised Su-22 strike fighters of the M3, M4 and UM variants. With the country seeking to modernise its armed forces, and making sizeable investments in…

Russia Has a Thermonuclear Torpedo That Could Start World War III

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russia has begun underwater tests of its Poseidon thermonuclear torpedo. The Poseidon is an 80-foot-long nuclear-powered submersible robot that is essentially an underwater ICBM. It is designed to travel autonomously across thousands of miles, detonate outside an enemy coastal city, and destroy it by generating a tsunami. …

Russia’s New Attacking Anti-Satellite Plane Could Cause a Nuclear War, US Magazine Reported

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russia says it is developing a new aircraft that can disable the electronics on U.S. satellites. Could this new development trigger a nuclear war? The electronic warfare aircraft “will be capable of turning off the electronics installed on military satellites,” according to Russia’s Sputnik News. The conceptual work has…

India Upgrades Su-30 MKI to the Most Fearsome Fighter Jet in the Region

NEW DELHI, (BM) - The Su-30MKI Flanker currently forms the mainstay of the Indian Air Force’s combat fleet, with 11 of the service’s 27 fighter squadrons comprised of the aircraft and additional squadrons planned. The aircraft represents a significant enhancement over the original Su-27 Flanker, the Soviet Air Force’s most capable air superiority…

China Has Developed a New Hypersonic Weapon

WASHINGTON, (BM) - China celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1 in typical fashion – with a military parade. Some of the new weapons on display that day provide cause for serious concern among U.S. policymakers. Read more: Russia Successfully Tests the Hypersonic Missile “Avangard”. The U.S.:…

The Su-27 of the Russian Federation is a Real Killer, US Magazine Announced

WASHINGTON, (BM) - To the West, most of the legendary Soviet aircraft of the Cold War came from the design bureau Mikoyan Gurevitch, which spawned such aircraft as the MiG-15 “Fagot,” MiG-21 “Fishbed,” MiG-25 “Foxbat” and MiG-29 “Fulcrum.” The single best Soviet fighter of the Cold War, however, was Sukhoi’s Su-27 “Flanker.” Intended both to…

Russia’s S-500 is a Threat and Nightmare for NATO and U.S. in the Middle East

BEIRUT, (BM) - The Russian Federation’s S-500 Prometheus is supposed to adopt a unique system after completing all necessary tests, which will pose a serious threat to the U.S.’ missile supremacy, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting a chinese journalist. Read more: Russia`s S-500 Systems Will Enter Service Soon to Russian Army, Turkey Ready…

After U.S. Withdrawal from Syria, the Middle East Has a New Master – Russia

MOSCOW, (BM) - Depending on how far Turkey will go into northeastern Syria and how long it will spend there, Russia’s interests in the region might get hurt. But the Kremlin’s position on the military offensive that Turkey is now waging against the Kurdish-led forces, including the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S. ally, has been generally…

The U.S. is Trying to Kick Turkey Out of NATO, but is not Possible to do it Unilaterally

WASHINGTON, (BM) - President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate U.S. forces away from the Syria-Turkish border in anticipation of a Turkish military offensive in the area has been greeted by a collective groan from the foreign policy establishment on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Lawmakers from Sens. Mitt Romney and Lindsey Graham to…

If Saudi Arabia Buys S-400, the U.S. Would Deny Them the Best U.S. Defense Systems

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Pentagon had made the correct decision in sending four 360-degree AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radars to bolster the Saudi air and missile defenses, along with another Patriot air defense system and U.S. support personnel. Last month’s combined missile and drone strike inflicted serious damage on the Saudi oil refineries at Abqaiq and…

Russia’s Air Force is Rapidly Improving and Should Be Taken Seriously

WASHINGTON, (BM) - When it comes to air power, it’s no secret that the United States and the West have often held an edge over Russia. This dates at least as far back to World War II, when the United States and Britain were allied with Russia. While Russia supplied much of the manpower that ultimately defeated Nazi Germany, it was the United…

Israel Will Soon Have a New Precision-Guided Supersonic Stand-off Missile for Its F-35s

TEL AVIV, (BM) - The new missile was announced on June 11, 2018 in a press release by two leading Israeli defense firms, Israeli Military Industries Systems (IMI Systems) and Israel Aerospace Industries, which jointly developed the missile. The so-called Rampage missile is a precision-guided air-launched stand-off missile with a range of about 90…

Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System Can Be Defeat by Using F-35, US Magazine Reports

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Designed as part of the developmental trajectory for the emerging F-35, the test-firing facilities further development of an ability to fire the weapon “off-boresight,” described as an ability to target and destroy air to air targets that are not in front of the aircraft with a direct or immediate line of sight, Pentagon…

The U.S. Sends Troops in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf Might Be on Fire

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Islamic State of Iran was born in enmity toward the United States. Led by the fiery cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, revolutionary leaders animated crows in Iran by lambasting “Great Satan” for any number of crimes, both real and imagined. It didn’t take long for this animosity to turn kinetic. As the Iran-Iraq…

Russia’s Electronic Warfare Battleplans Might Be Beat by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Surrounded by enemy fire, trapped in a valley between mountains and unable to use certain sensors, drones, fire-control and radar applications, a forward-positioned Army infantry unit suddenly finds itself with no radio, sensors, electronics… or GPS. Their communications are jammed, disabled and rendered useless, making them…

Britain is Already At War With Russia, UK Top General Says

LONDON, (BM) - There has been no formal declaration of war. No rockets landing on London or submarines sinking British ships. But Britain’s top military commander says Britain is at “at war every day” with Russia and other nations. The weapons aren’t explosive but digital, the battlefield cyberspace instead of mud. But to General Sir Nick…

What Kind of Weapons Iran Would Use to Wage War?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - With the possible exception of North Korea, no country in the post–Cold War era has sought to challenge the United States as much as Iran. From the Middle East to Central Asia to Latin America, Tehran has never missed an opportunity to antagonize the U.S. and limit its influence. This is an inherently risky strategy. Not only…

The Russian Su-35 is Really Good, But it Might not Match America’s F-35

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today, and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter design. It will remain so until Russia succeeds in bringing its fifth-generation PAK-FA stealth fighter into production. Distinguished by its unrivaled maneuverability, most of…

Israel May Have a Secret Powerful Force – Hundreds of Nuclear Weapons and Missiles

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Israel has never officially admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. Unofficially, Tel Aviv wants everyone to know it has them, and doesn’t hesitate to make thinly-veiled references to its willingness to use them if confronted by an existential threat. Estimates on the size of Tel Aviv’s nuclear stockpile range from 80 to 300…

Russian Su-57 vs. U.S. F-22: Here’s What Happens When Stealth Meets Stealth

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russia’s official designation of the PAK-FA/T-50 jet as the Sukhoi Su-57 is just another reminder that the field of fifth generation fighters is about to get more crowded. The United States, China, Russia, Japan and Korea are all working on their own fifth generation designs, but so far only three planes, the F-22 Raptor, F-35…

Against the Kurds – did Donald Trump Committed Political Suicide?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - A wounded president is prone to making bad decisions. That’s the only explanation for Donald Trump’s blatant sellout of the Kurds in northern Syria. His move is being condemned in Europe and the United States, with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and former UN ambassador and leading Republican Nikki Haley leading the…

Will Iran and Russia Ally with the Kurds Against Turkey?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Turkish military has begun bombing northern Syria, empowered by Donald Trump’s public announcement that he had green-lighted a Turkish operation into territory occupied by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, essentially exposing a key ally in America’s fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) to new dangers. Trump announced that…

Russia Will Use S-400 and S-500 to Take Down F-22 and F-35

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Russia inherited a dizzyingly large number of surface-to-air missiles from the Soviet Union and has also improved upon Soviet designs since. Here is a rundown of the notable parts of S-family. The first surface-to-air guided missile system was the S-25 Berkut family of SAMs which were deployed by the Soviet Union for a…

China Claims It Can Find and Track the F-22 or F-35

WASHINGTON, (BM) - If China really did have such a powerful radar, it would be a game-changer. In addition, it also functions as a fire control radar that can guide missiles toward stealthy jets like the F-35. “Meter wave radar can be deployed on vehicles, on land and warships, creating a dense web that gives hostile stealth aircraft nowhere to…

The Yemeni Houthi Rebels Might Have North Korean Missiles, US Said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - It’s possible the missile strikes that badly damaged a key Saudi oil facility on Sept. 14, 2019 involved far-flying drones firing small, guided munitions. Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have been at war with a Saudi-Emirati coalition since 2015, claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks on the Aramco sites, which lie…

Combat Radius of Russia’s Su-57 in Asia is a Threat to the US and Australia

MOSCOW, (BM) - After reports that the Myanmar armed forces are interested in purchasing Russian Su-57 fighters for the modernization of its fleet, as well as the recent statement by the ambassador of this country in Moscow on this issue, an assessment of the possible consequences of such an acquisition on the security of Southeast Asian states…

Israel Might Well Consider a Preventive Nuclear Attack Against Iran

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Main Point: If Israel ever does use nuclear weapons in anger, it will rewrite the diplomatic and security architecture of the Middle East, and also the nonproliferation architecture of the world as a whole. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a…

Oil and Energy Industry of Saudi Arabia Under Attack, But What`s Next?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - When more than twenty drones and cruise missiles attacked Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure recently, they took down approximately half of the kingdom’s oil production. The fires were quickly extinguished, but the impact will have long lasting energy security and geopolitical implications for Saudi Arabia and the rest of…

A Nuclear-Armed Iran Might Be One of Donald Trump’s Going-Away Presents

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Rarely are one’s predictions as quickly tested as those I made in August. I suggested that the United States’ lame response to Iran’s aggressive actions would lead to escalation. It was not hard to predict. It seemed obvious to me that, unable to get the European Union to help meaningfully circumvent U.S. sanctions, Iran…

A Probable War with Iran Would Be a Huge Mistake, US Magazine Analyzed

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Sixteen years ago, the George W. Bush administration manipulated intelligence to scare the public into backing an aggressive war against Iraq. The smoking gun mushroom clouds that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice warned against didn’t exist, but the invasion long desired by neoconservatives and other hawks…

The Combination of UAV S-70 and Su-57 Turns the Latter Into a Fighter of the 5 + Gen

MOSCOW, (BM) - The combined flight of the S-70 “Hunter” heavy drone and the Su-57 fighter, in fact, is becoming the first visual example in the world of the flight integration of a drone with a fifth-generation fighter. It is clear that this is still an attempt, but at the same time it is worth noting that the first step in this direction has…

Russia Isn’t Happy That China Stole Jet Fighter Design

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn't seem too broken up about it. Though Russia and China are now friends, even holding joint exercises, Russia's Sputnik News recently trotted out an article titled "Chinese Navy Short on Carrier-Based…

Dogfight: F-35 Can’t Win Against F-22

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - which is built in three versions - recently completed its developmental test phase and is operational with the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy will soon join the ranks of JSF operators with the F-35C carrier variant, which is scheduled to become…

Did China ‘Receive’ Military Technology from Israel to Build Its J-10 Fighter Jet?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The J-10 “Vigorous Dragon” is a mainstay of China’s effort to modernize its large fleet of single-engine jet fighters, with 350 already in service. An agile tactical fighter similar to the ubiquitous F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Vigorous Dragon was the first domestic Chinese design roughly on par with Western and Russian…

Israel`s Air Defence System is Impressive, But Not Impenetrable

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Israel’s Iron Dome is more than a missile defense system. It’s practically an icon, a symbol of how technological creativity can enable one rocket to knock another rocket out of the sky. But did the system fail earlier this month? And what does this mean for the U.S. military’s planned buy of Iron Dome? Any thoughts of an…

Iran’s Missiles Are Very Good and Should Be Taken Seriously, US Media Reported

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Iran is continuing to develop increasingly long-range ballistic missiles - and is firing some shorter-range missiles in combat - despite demands from the U.S. government that the Islamic republic totally give up any weapons that could, in theory, carry a nuclear warhead. On Sept. 8 and Oct. 1, 2018, Iran launched Zulfiqar,…

A Nuclear Strike From Beijing to Washington in 30 Minutes if China Uses DF-41

WASHINGTON, (BM) - At the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unveiled a number of new pieces of high end hardware during a large scale parade in Tiananmen Square. Alongside new DF-17 hypersonic tactical missiles, WZ-8 hypersonic surveillance drones and Gongji-11…

Iran is Not Going to Back Down, US Admiral Believes

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The US believes that Iran has not retreated and is not going to retreat from its "warlike" position, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Read more: Iran Showed its Own New Made 35 mm Anti-Aircraft Weapon System The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have publicly accused…

Chinese Hypersonic UAV is a Bad News for US Navy – Military Watch Analysis

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) introduced a number of new models of promising military equipment during a large-scale parade on Tiananmen Square, dedicated to the 70 anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the end of the Chinese civil war. Military Watch believes that despite the fact…

Hypothetical Clash Between Su-35 and Su-57 – US Named the Winner

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Su-35 is the most effective fighter ever created by Moscow. Although the aircraft is primarily designed to gain superiority in the air, it is able to prove itself as a powerful means of hitting ground targets. This opinion was expressed by the National Interest publication. According to him, although outwardly this machine…

A Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan Might be Deadly for the Humanity

NEW DELHI, (BM) - A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, in less than a week, kill 50-125 million people - more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, and lead to global climate catastrophe, according to researchers in the US. A study by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and Rutgers University…

‘S-400’ vs. ‘Patriot’: the Russian Missile Defence System is not Better than ‘Patriot’, US Said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The attacks of 14 September 2019 against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia continue to haunt the public. The American edition of Defense News believes that the S-400 air defense systems proposed by Riyadh Moscow would have shown no better results than those who proved their inability to repel such Patriotic threats. The US air…

‘Russians are Provocative and Building Military Power’ – ​​US Admiral James Foggo Said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The United States should significantly increase the combat capabilities of its naval forces, which are responsible for containing Russia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. This requirement was voiced by the commander of the US Navy in Europe, Admiral James Foggo, indicating that this must be done in the first place, despite the…

US Intelligence Has Missed the Delivery and Test of S-500 Systems in Syria

MOSCOW, (BM) - The message that Russia has tested the promising S-500 Prometheus air defense system in Syria is actually delivering another blow to the military authority of the United States, including the authority of US intelligence. Another - in the sense that the USA's authority was pretty much lost after the well-known attacks on the…

US Journalist: Could Russian MiG-35 Fighter Kill an F-22 or F-35 in Combat?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - In the American edition The National Interest material was released that talks about the Russian fighter generation 4++ MiG-35. The author writes that Russia has intensified its work on the MiG-35 in connection with the approaching life of the MiG-29 fighter. The article itself has a resounding title: “Is the MiG-35 the…

War in Syria: Is the US “Giving” Syria to Russia?

DAMASCUS, (BM) - The withdrawal of American troops from Syria may lead to the fact that Russia will turn out to be the dominant military-political force in the Middle East. This is now worried by many Western analysts, who think that Moscow has "furnished" Washington in the struggle for the Eastern Mediterranean. Military bases in Syria One…

There is a Risk of Nuclear War and Radicalisation of Muslims, Pakistan PM Said

NEW YORK, (BM) - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has held out a triple threat to the world if it does not put pressure on India on the Kashmir issue: a risk of a nuclear war, radicalisation of Muslims around the world and a bloody uprising in the area, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Pakistan Has Maintained Progress on…

Beijing’s Bid to Dominate Asia is a Far Greater Threat Than Anything Tehran Can Do

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Trump administration is right to respond cautiously to last week’s Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia. As the U.S. protects its interests in the Middle East, it must not allow its military focus to be wrested away from Asia. The threat from Iran pales in comparison to that from China. Iran’s economy is less than 1/20th the…

Saudi Arabia Needs Israeli Iron Dome to Protect Itself

TEL AVIV, (BM) - The US Department of Defense has announced it will send additional troops and possibly the Israeli Iron Dome system to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to reinforce air defenses. While the exact locations for additional air defenses have not been announced, the most likely deployment would be along Saudi Arabia’s northern border…

The United States of Trump Prefers to Sell Arms, Instead of Fighting

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Key Republican lawmakers want the United States to provide more defensive weapons support for Saudi Arabia after weekend attacks on two oil production facilities halved the kingdom’s oil production — but they stopped short of calling for military action against Iran. Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attacks, but…

US Sending a Message in Western Pacific with a New Cruise Missile, Difficult to Spot on Radars

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Somewhere in the Pacific, a stealthy United States Navy warship is carrying new weapons that analysts say could help to tilt the balance of power in contested areas like the South China Sea. The USS Gabrielle Giffords, a sleek, speedy, low-profile littoral combat ship, left San Diego earlier this month carrying the US Navy's…

Who Will Buy the Fifth Generation Russian Fighter?

Guests are dear They tried to make MAX-2019 as spectacular as possible: as much as possible in conditions of actual isolation, when you should not wait for crowds of foreign guests and overseas exhibits. Viewers, for example, were first shown experimental C-37 on a static site. The once-promising “deck”, existing in one flight instance and…

The U.S. and NATO Improve Intelligence Sharing to Weaken Russian Influence

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The U.S. should step up its distribution of intelligence with all NATO members to weaken Russian influence attempts and to help unify the alliance, in the event Russia targeted an attack against a NATO ally, a new report says. “Intelligence-sharing could be particularly critical in the early phases of a conflict with Russia,…

The U.S. Defence Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Region is in the Unprecedented Crisis

HONG KONG, (BM) - The US military is no longer the primary force in Asia, and missiles from a rapidly improving military could overwhelm its bases in hours, according to a new report. The study by the United States Study Center, at the University of Sydney, in Australia, warned that America’s defense strategy in the Indo-Pacific region “is in…

Israel’s Bombs are Sending a Message at Home and Abroad

Israel has expanded its military operations in the Middle East from Palestine to Lebanon, Syria and as of last month, Iraq, allegedly carrying out multiple attacks on Iranian allies and assets. In a departure from traditional ambiguity, the Israeli government has boasted about its responsibility for the bombings and, with an utter sense of…

Poland’s New Desire is to Join the European Main Battle Tank Project

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Poland’s new desire to join the European Main Battle Tank project, an initiative spearheaded by the Franco-German tandem, is part of a larger regional trend under which numerous Eastern European allies are pursuing plans to acquire new vehicles and replace their Soviet-designed tracked and wheeled rides. Following an Aug. 16…

The Defence Tech Advancements Help Israel to Defend Itself or Prepare for War

WASHINGTON, (BM) - On Aug. 22 a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip aimed at Israel. An alert was activated in an open area where the rocket was projected to land. The rocket was one of more than 1,600 fired at Israel over the last year, half by Gaza-based militants. Each time, a sophisticated system of sirens warn residents in affected areas.…

The New Treaty on Strategic Arms Reduction Should Include Russia’s Most Advanced Weapons

NEW YORK, (BM) - The New START treaty on strategic arms reduction should include Russia’s most advanced weapons if Moscow and Washington agree to extend it, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. "If there is going to be an extension of the New START, then we need to make sure that we include all these new weapons that…

Bulgarian Replacement of Navy Ships will Be a Costly and Timely Challenge

SOFIA, (BM) - Replacing legacy and obsolete vessels with modern, multirole Western made platforms will be a costly and timely challenge, which Bulgarian Government can no longer dither over. Unfortunately the modernisation process has consistently been mismanaged by decision-makers in Sofia prone to changing their procurement goals and…

End of Turkish Ambitions for an Offensive Into Syria After Safe Zone Deal with US

ANKARA, (BM) - Ankara’s agreement with Washington to set up a so-called safe zone in northeastern Syria, along with a joint coordination center, has sparked debate about whether it will completely prevent a Turkish offensive into the region. A day after the announcement of the deal, Damascus criticized it harshly, saying that it is a violation…

A New War Between Israel and Palestinian Factions is Not Far Away, a Correspondent Reports

TEL AVIV, (BM) - A new war between Israel and Palestinian factions in the occupied Gaza Strip “is not far away”, and will be “will be deadlier and more destructive than any previous” offensive, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according to a report by the Jerusalem Post’s military correspondent. According to the analyst, Israeli officials “have…

Bulgarian F-16s: We Wanted a XXL Size Pizza, But an Empty Box is Coming

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - "Every “move” down and cut of this package already leads to an impossibility of realization of the aircraft’s operational capabilities," the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said a month ago. To reduce the price, Bulgaria buys fighters with less functionality, the Chief Secretary of the President, Colonel Dimitar Stoyanov…

The Most Well-Kept Secret Project of Russia- ATN-51 “Black Plague” Aircraft (Video)

MOSCOW, (BM) - Recently, there have been reports in the press about the development of the newest ATN-51 aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The car has already received a rather ominous nickname "black plague". To date, the available information about it is extremely scarce and controversial. Read more: Russia Sells to India’s Air…

U.S. Exclusive: Unreported Problems Threaten the F-35 Program and the Lives of Pilots

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Over the past several years, U.S. Defense Department leaders have gone from citing technical problems as their biggest concern for the F-35 program to bemoaning the expense of buying and sustaining the aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. But the reality may be worse. According to documents…

Installing the S-400 in Turkey Would Mark an Advance For Bigger Russian Role In the Middle East

ANKARA, (BGM) - Turkey is considering deploying a Russian missile-defense system along the country’s southern coast, near where its warships are accompanying vessels exploring for energy, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations. The long-range S-400 battery, which might be delivered in weeks, would dramatically enhance…

Between Russia and U.S. – Turkey`s S-400 Purchase Isn’t About Military Hardware, It’s About National Pride

SAN DIEGO, ROME (BGM) - Although they back different sides in Syria’s Idlib province, Turkey’s installation of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defence system is scheduled for July. This deal has exacerbated Ankara’s tensions with Washington and jeopardised delivery of the US F-35, an advanced combat aircraft. The tensions have…

There Is No New ‘Emergency’ Reason to Sell Bombs to the Saudis to Drop In Yemen

WASHINGTON (BGM) - The Trump administration chose the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend to invoke an obscure state-of-emergency provision that would allow it to sell billions of dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates without giving Congress a chance to block the sale. A Democratic congressional source told…

Operations “Hit-And-Run” – the New ISIS Tactic

CAIRO (BGM) - In recent weeks, IS’s al-Naba online newspaper has encouraged followers to adopt guerrilla tactics and published detailed instructions on how to carry out hit-and-run operations. The group is using such tactics in places where it aims to expand beyond Iraq and Syria. While IS has tried this approach before, the guidelines make…

The F-35 and F-15EX Fighter Jets Could Get Drone Wingmen in the Coming Years

WASHINGTON (BGM) - The F-35 and F-15EX fighter jets could get drone wingmen in the coming years, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. The service is exploring ways to team Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Boeing’s new F-15EX with the XQ-58 Valkyrie drone — a low-cost attritable fighter made by Kratos Defense — or similar unmanned…

Europe Between U.S. and Russia in the “Nuclear Potentials” Game

LONDON, UK, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The militarization of Europe, especially the Baltic states, is taking place at an accelerated pace. The Baltic countries’ political elites are using the worsening confrontation between the West and Russia for their own purposes: the presence of U.S. and NATO troops on their territory benefits them…

Israel Is Preparing For the Worst-Case Scenario in the Gaza Strip

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - According to a research and an analysis of the publications and the comments in a number of media, including Russian ones, Israel is preparing for the worst-case possible scenario of action in the Gaza Strip, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The beginning of the holy month of Ramadan was overshadowed by…

The ISIS Has a Newly Expanded Geographic Focus – and the Results Will Be Worse Than the Original

By Hassan Hassan -On Monday, the Islamic State released a video of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi holding a meeting with three members in a traditional Arab home setting. It was Baghdadi’s first public appearance since he declared himself a caliph from the pulpit of an iconic 12th-century mosque in Mosul in the summer of 2014. The message of the…

Russia And China Are Also Looking For The Wreckage Of The Crashed Japanese F-35. What Secrets Can They Reveal?

KIEV, Ukraine (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Last week, on Tuesday, Japanese military officials said they had lost an F-35 fighter at 84 miles from the east coast of the Aomori Prefecture in the Pacific Ocean. The Ukrainian online media Strana believes that Russia and China are currently looking for the wreckage of the crashed plane, learned…

What is the Real Technical Risk for F-35 if Turkey has the S-400 Anti-Aircraft System?

WASHINGTON, the U.S. (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The disagreement over the S-400 exacerbates the strategic and tactical concerns that exist in an already shaky alliance, reported BulgarianMilitarty.com, quoting Defense News "The whole 'Should Turkey be in NATO?’ question pops up a lot, and is inevitable,” said Rick Berger, a defense budget and…

If Turkey Is Ejected from the F-35 Program, It Would Deal an Immediate Blow to the Production Rate for New Planes

WASHINGTON, the U.S. (BulgarianMilitary.com) - If Turkey is ejected from the F-35 program, it would deal an immediate blow to the production rate for new planes and place fresh stress on an already strained supply chain, Vice Adm. Mat Winter said Thursday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Breaking Defense. Read more: The Pentagon…

APCs Transformed into Combat Vehicles

NATO members and additional Land Forces worldwide, are modernizing their armed forces, phasing out obsolete tanks and APCs and transforming them into advanced combat vehicles Evolving to cope with the new trends in land warfare, military forces around the world transform heavy armored and mechanized forces into agile formations. Trading off…

A Military Scenario If There Is a Conflict Between Israel and Iran

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A military confrontation between Iran and Israel will involve at least in the first phase, attacks on Israeli targets by Iranian upgraded rockets deployed in Lebanon, and counter attacks by Israeli air, sea and ground forces. This is the assessment of Israeli experts that have referred to the warning…

Corporate wars: Who will deliver the most accurate missiles to the Israeli army?

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The forces are getting ready in the trenches. They understand that what they saw so far were minor skirmishes and that the real fighting is about to begin. This new situation has been formed by the recent acquisition of state-owned Israel military industries (IMI), by Elbit systems. The outcome is…

The Choice of a New Combat Aircraft for Bulgaria is Lobbyism and Waste of State Money

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - We publish to your attention some of the answers of the Colonel in the army reserve Tsvyatko Lukanov, a former head of "Air Detachment 28" and a fighter pilot, given in Radio Focus morning show “Good Morning Bulgaria” on 17th January in connection with the task of the Council of Ministers to prepare an…

U.S. Analysts: the Russian Bomber Tu-223M3 is a Modern Lethal Aircraft

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Many publications, some of them western, claim that during the Cold War between the East and the West, both sides had excellent weapons for defence. Some of them state that the Russian bomber Tu-223M3M was one of those weapons to which the West had paid more attention because of its…

Is there a tension between Beijing and Jerusalem? Ex-chief of Mossad: China is very active in Eastern coast of Africa

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Tension between Beijing and Jerusalem. This after a warning from top officials claiming that major Chinese investments in the Israel create a very "problematic" situation, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. According to Israeli Channel 13 news, the Chinese are particularly angered by remarks made by Nadav…

Is Turkey a NATO member or plays solo?

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The new confrontation between the U.S and Turkey has again brought up the question on this country's role and status in NATO. Israeli sources said on Jan. 14 that while there is continuous tension between Washington and Ankara, one issue has not been solved- the continued membership of Turkey in NATO,…

Israel has a master plan to build the UAV`s arsenal in the next 15 years

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The number of flight hours performed by the Israeli air force (IAF) UAV squadrons is high and will become even higher when some dedicated missions performed by manned aircraft, will be handed to the unmanned platforms, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. "The UAV squadrons are getting a top priority…

China has plans to become a major power in the Middle East – said former head of Mossad

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - China is deepening its penetration into Africa and Israel. Israeli security experts say that while the Chinese presence may look innocent it should turn on "some red lights", learned BulgarianMilitary.com. China opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti in 2017. Now, after a year of…

Israel intends to take care of the “Syrian Problem” by itself due the US`s decision to withdraw their troops from Syria

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Israel does not rely on the fact that U.S president Donald Trump finally understood the mistake of withdrawing the American forces from Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. All the signs point to a very slow withdrawal, that on the one hand projects the original decision of the U.S president and on…

Bulgaria Benefits from Conflicts, in Which International Rules Are Breached

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Do not be under a delusion. Bulgaria is not such an important factor in the UN and NATO, despite our membership. Our country turned out to be in the right place at the right time as far as the international arms trade is concerned. And although Bulgaria has neither breached the UN Arms Trade Treaty, nor…

Can Israel keep its position as one of the top UAS exporter?

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The saying "Troubles come in packages" has been recently proven to be very true. An Israeli company lost two major tenders for the supply of advanced UAS. The total loss is estimated at 1.2 billion U.S $. But that is just the introduction to a very serious issue that Israeli companies have and will…

Damascus still has the capability to launch attacks based on chemical weapons

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In recent weeks, the topic of chemical attacks on Syrian rebels has been on the agenda again. Sources (unverified) claim that there are even real reports of a new chemical attack. It’s not the first time that all signs show that Syria has not complied with its obligation to destroy its chemical weapons…

The Deals for New Armoured Vehicles Have a Higher Added Value for Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In contrast to the expectations (mainly the public ones), the most commented military deal in Bulgaria, the one for the purchase of new combat fighters has the least added value for the country. From a historical point of view, Bulgaria has not been at all developed in the field of aircraft construction,…

No comment, just the time sequence of facts

SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 19, By Boyko Nikolov (Bm), Photo: Pixabay.com During the mandate of caretaker government of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, the commission appointed to choose new supplier of military aircrafts for the Bulgarian air forces adopted a decision. Few days later the newly elected parliament and government took up their duties and…

Hybrid war as a challenge to the national security of Bulgaria

(SOFIA) (Photo by Global Security Review) - Hybrid war is not declared. Instead, it is just fought. The countries under attack are quite often unable to understand that they fall victim to hybrid influence. This is first of all a war of perceptions and the main assault is directed at this juncture. The aim is to keep as long as possible a state of…

Dogfight! F-16V Viper versus J-39E Gripen: Who Wins?

The rapidly approaching target is locked in the F-16V FCR (Fire Control Radar). Through his HUD (Heads-Up Display) and the JHMCS (Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System) helmet the pilot can see a diamond hovering in space, right where the locked target should be. However, it’s too soon to visually make out an aircraft. He squints, there is nothing to…