Earlier this year, Belarus announced its intention to buy 12 Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters, the contract was signed recently. Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Oleg Dvigalev added that a deal for four more Yak-130s will be sealed in two-weeks time.
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Day: August 13, 2015
Russian military personnel inscribed ‘To Berlin’ and ‘For Stalin’ on bombs
Russian naval news website Flot recently published photos taken during an exercise in Kaliningrad, two of the photos show bombs with the inscription ‘To Berlin’ and ‘For Stalin.’
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Russia has started developing new version of Buk air defense missile system
The V.V. Tikhomirova Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design has announced plans for a new version of the Buk air defense missile system.
By Yuriy Lapitskiy (originally posted to Flickr as 9M317) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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USS Gerald R. Ford will have to undergo shock tests
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has ruled that the U.S. Navy is required to conduct shock tests on its latest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford before deploying the ship.
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Oldest American fighter ace has passed away
Brig. Gen. Frederick “Fritz” Payne Jr., who was the oldest living American fighter ace at age 104, has passed away on Aug. 6.
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