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Venezuela to spend $480 million for 12 Su-30s

Posted on October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 by alert5

Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said $480 million will be put aside in the budget for 12 more Su-30 fighter jets.

By André Du-pont (Mexico Air Spotters) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia carried out test firings of various ballistic and cruise missiles

Posted on October 31, 2015 by alert5

The Russian Defense Ministry uploaded a few videos in the past few hours, showing the training launches of various types of ballistic and cruise missiles.

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GoPro of Tu-160 launching a cruise missile

Posted on October 31, 2015 by alert5

Belarus says having a Russian air base in the country will worsen tensions

Posted on October 31, 2015October 30, 2015 by alert5

Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs was quoted by Russia’s Kommersant newspaper that establishing a Russian air base “will lead to irritation toward both Minsk and Moscow.”

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