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Russia deploys four Mi-8AMTSh and four Mi-24 helicopters to Mongolia

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by alert5

Russia is taking part in exercise Selenga-2019 with Mongolia and it has sent four Mi-8AMTSh and four Mi-24 helicopters to support the war game.

Igor Dvurekov [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Russian corvette Smerch carried out missile testing in Sea of Japan

Posted on August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 by alert5

The Russian Navy’s upgraded missile corvette Smerch fired its missiles against air and surface targets during a live-fire exercise in the Sea of Japan on Aug. 14.

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These men flew two B-52Hs around the world non-stop 25 years ago

Posted on August 15, 2019 by alert5

Twelve of the 16 B-52H aircrew members that participated in exercise Global Power 94-7 25 years ago were reunited at Barksdale Air Force Base on Aug. 9.