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BRUSSELS, (BM) - The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs unexpectedly revealed information on the failed work of the American Patriot missile defense systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Yandex Dzen article. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: ‘S-400’ vs. ‘Patriot’: the…

TEHRAN, (BM) - An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed US President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according ISNA news agency report on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

BAGDHAD, (BM) - Contrary to the arguments of Western experts that Baghdad’s statements regarding the acquisition of Russian air defense / missile defense systems are nothing more than an attempt to demonstrate independence from the United States, it became known that the Iraqi delegation was sent to Moscow to negotiate the upcoming purchase of…

DAMASCUS, (BM) - According to foreign military information publications , the Russian military deployed additional air defense to northern Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Avia.pro. We are talking about the S-400 systems, which made it possible to detect the American F-35. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

TEL AVIV, (BM) - Recent Israeli intelligence estimates have indicated that Iran will have enough highly enriched uranium to build a single nuclear warhead by the end of 2020, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Military Watch. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com REPORT: ‘Scare each…

BEIRUT, (BM) - The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country’s military detected six F-35 jets near the borders of Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) attack two Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AMN and Avia.pro. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

TEL AVIV, (BM) - The Israeli information publication Debka reports that according to sources in the Russian defense department, Iran used Russian space technology to strike at an American military air base in neighboring Iraq, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Debka. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating –…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The United States was considering the possibility of a preemptive strike on nuclear facilities in Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons. This was told by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting RIA Novosti report. Read more: Military and defense…

MOSCOW, (BM) - The Russian leadership is considering selling anti-ballistic missile defense (ABM) to Iran after the assassination of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Kassem Suleymani in the region against the backdrop of the assassination of the Quds forces commander. The fact that part of the Russian military and political elite…

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…

TEL AVIV, (BM) - Several fighter jets were damaged last week as heavy rains flooded their hangars, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, the military acknowledged Sunday, following attempts to have the information censored. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: Israel will acquire 50 F-35…

BAGDHAD, (BM) - Karim Alawi, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee, announced the Iraqi authorities’ desire for the Russian S-400 air defense systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Vzglyad. A REPORT: Why the American air defense system didn’t work in Iraq? A REPORT: Iraq: The next misjudgment by the…

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian authorities have confirmed after initially denying that the Ukrainian plane, which killed 176 people shortly after departing from Tehran this Wednesday, was shot down for human error because it was thought of as an "enemy target". Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com …

DAMASCUS, (BM) - Unknown fighters launched a missile attack on the positions of the Iranian military, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. As follows from the information in the Arab edition of Al Masdar News, several combat aircraft attacked the positions of the Iranian military, flying through Iraqi airspace. Read more: Military and defense…

TEHRAN, (BM) - Shortly after a missile strike on an American base in Iraq, the Iranian military violated the work of American drones using electronic warfare methods, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the commander of the military-space forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Read more: Iran attacks US…

BAGHDAD, (BM) - Baghdad has resumed negotiations with Moscow on the acquisition of S-300 anti-aircraft systems and is awaiting Washington’s opposition on this issue, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Iraq’s Defense and Security Committee head Muhammad Reed statement. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Major media publication on Yandex Dzen reports on the use of new weapons by the rebels against Saudi Arabia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: Germany Spends $105,5 Million for Patriot Missile Defense System Upgrade We are…

TEL AVIV, (BM) - After decades of expensive experiments, failed projects and fruitless ventures, Israeli defense establishment unveiled its latest revolutionary technological achievement - laser-based air defense system, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according the Ministry of Defense statement on Wednesday. Read more: Military and defense…

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that his country's attack was "a slap in the face of the U.S.," and said the military action is still "not enough", learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Anadolu agency. Read more: Iran attacks US targets; UK Navy ready to strike at Iran; Russia’s UAV was shot down …

MOSCOW, (BM) - The most sophisticated air defense systems in the world may appear on the arsenal of Iraq, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Russian MoD statement and quoting RIA Novosti. Read more: Missile attack to U.S. military base in Baghdad, rocket explodes near U.S. embassy Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…