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US reconnaissance aircraft flew near Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 another U.S. Air Force plane designed to identify and intercept anti-aircraft radar radiation systems flew to the border of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Following the U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135U, which on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 approached to the Kaliningrad region, another electronic intelligence aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) RC-135W few to the Russian borders in the Baltic Sea, to track the movement of military aircraft. …
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Ukrainian military movements have been noted near the Crimean administrative border
In the Henichesk district of the Kherson region bordering the annexed Crimea, local residents have observed the movement of Ukrainian military equipment. The residents of the town of Novooleksiyivka reported that military equipment was being transported along the railway tracks.According to the speaker of the Ukrainian General Staff, Vladislav Seleznev, the Ukrainian military continue to strengthen the border with the Crimea with the assistance of people and technology. "We are carrying out …
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Russian Air Force to receive next-generation bombs
The chief executive officer of Techmash, Sergei Rusakov, reported that Russia’s Aero Space Force will soon receive next-generation air bombs equipped with proximity fuzes. According to him, tests of the fuze developed by Techmash’s Electronic Instruments R&D Institute in Novosibirskhave have passed successfully.
“Currently, the institute is preparing for the launch of the product into serial production. I think that this new generation of air bombs will enter into service with the Russian Army …
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Leaked report warns Russian weapons are more powerful than their British counterparts
According to leaked documents, a British military study has determined that Russian weapons, including missile defense systems and artillery, are more powerful than their British equivalents, The Guardian reported.
The report, which was seen by The Times, noted that the UK and its NATO allies are “scrambling to catch up” with Russia’s electronic warfare capabilities.
The report, which was produced in March by General Sir Nick Carter, outlined how Russia uses Ukraine as a testing ground for …
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Russian FSB claims to have thwarted terrorist attack in Crimea prepared by Ukrainian intelligence
The Russian FSB claims to have thwarted a terrorist attack in the Crimea prepared by Ukrainian military intelligence, TV Dozhd reported. The Russian intelligence service reported that one of its agents was killed in a raid on a premises where homemade bombs, guns, ammunition, mines, and grenades were found.
“As a result of search operations on the night from August 6 to August 7, 2016, a group of saboteurs was discovered near the town of Armyansk in the Crimean Republic. An FSB officer died as …