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US created ‘jihadist wonderland’ in Syria, Libya and Iraq — Medium says United States Senator Rand Pal (R-Kentucky) Published: June 23, 2014 U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) (Reuters) United States Senator Rand Pal (R-Kentucky) says jihadist wonderlands are sprouting up abroad, and American...

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When Israel flew the MiG-29 — Medium and discovered that they were a match for their F-15s, F-16s Published: June 23, 2014 In recent months it was announced that Russia would supply at least ten MiG-29 jet fighters to Syria. This is a good time to recall that in 1997, under a heavy cloud of...

First in 6 years: Troubled US missile defense system hits test target — Medium Published: June 22, 2014 After more than six years of failures and billions of dollars spent the US missile defense system managed by Boeing has successfully hit a mock enemy warhead over the Pacific, the US Defense...

US ‘not responsible’ for crisis in Iraq, Libya — Medium Published: June 22, 2014 “The United States of America is not responsible for what happened in Libya, nor is it responsible for what is happening in Iraq today,” said Kerry at a press conference in Cairo after a short visit to Egypt for...

Duck and Cover Hundreds of Soviet nuclear missiles were pointed at Britain by 1963. Duck and Cover  — Medium The Cuban Missile Crisis had made it clear that the nation might be attacked at any time but few had any idea just how devastating such an attack might be. Those at the highest...

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Nope! These engines were used only for atmospheric test flights. They were later removed prior to the Buran launch. Buran atmospheric test flight (1986 USSR) PART 1 Spacecraft Buran First (and final) Launch Replay Cameras Spacecraft Buran First (and final) Landing Replay Cameras

China Builds Artificial Islands in South China Sea Published: June 19, 2014 A Chinese vessel at Johnson South Reef, which is being turned into an island Photograph by Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs/AP Photo Sand, cement, wood, and steel are China’s weapons of choice as it asserts...

Don’t Sweat Russia’s Newest Nuclear Submarine 'Severodvinsk' is too expensive for mass production Published: June 21, 2014 K-560 ‘Severodvinsk.’ Photo via Asian Defense It’s official. K-560 Severodvinsk, Moscow’s newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, has joined the Russian navy...

China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Could Be Nuclear And as big as American flattops Published: June 20, 2014 China’s first aircraft carrier—the refurbished Ukrainian-built flattop Liaoning—entered testing in 2011. The People’s Liberation Army Navy is building a second carrier itself—a...

China’s Oversized Aircraft Carrier Ambitions Reports suggest China will have an indigenous carrier battle group within three years. Don’t bet on it. Published: June 20, 2014 According to a June 5 report in the Strait Times (and a timely tweet by @RobertCObrien) the People’s Republic of...

Buran The Soviet 'space shuttle' Buran — Medium It happened almost 26 years ago… On 30 September 1988, many readers of the Pravda newspaper — the official mouthpiece of the Soviet communist party — could not believe their eyes. Published somewhat inconspicuously on the second page, there was...

The Mi-35 is a great asset. We operate them in Brazil. We use the Mi-35M variant. Locally, we call the helicopters as AH-2 Sabres. They are deployed in the Amazon region which is a prime location for trans-national narco-terrorists and drug traffickers. They operate in conjunction with Brazil’s...

US missile defense system proves to be useless after $40 bln spent Published: June 18, 2014 This US Air Force handout photo shows a Ground-based Interceptor, an element of the overall Ground-based Midcourse Defense system (AFP Photo) Despite a decade of testing and tens of billions of...

All you need to know about ISIS and what is happening in Iraq Published: June 20, 2014 Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) riding in a captured vehicle left behind by Iraqi security forces at an unknown location in the Salaheddin province. (AFP Photo) So, what is...

Specially when the Russians had plenty of time and full knowledge to do the job! Until the defence system is installed, the ship is almost defenseless and may be use only for training purposes. It seems that a lot of time has been wasted.

Delays to India's LUH procurement 'leading to capability gap, crashes' Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly 18 June 2014 Attempts to replace the Cheetah in Indian service have been repeatedly delayed. Source: IHS/Patrick Allen Recurring delays to the Indian Army's acquisition...

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Rafale contract elusive, Eurofighter and Saab remain hopeful Saab believes co-developing Tejas Mark II would end need for Rafale Ajai Shukla | New Delhi June 17, 2014 Last Updated at 00:15 IST More than two years after India's ministry of defence (MoD) chose to buy 126 Dassault Rafale...