Russia stakes on intelligent weapons
The Syrian conflict has shown that the Soviet era developments that served as a basis for the Russian military’s rearmament program, have reached the efficiency limits and are no longer relevant, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday. According to him, the future of the weaponry belongs to robots and unmanned aircraft. “Much has been done, we have made major technological progress. But everything that has...
More than 150 Russian paratroopers to take part in Serbian military drills
Over 150 paratroopers from the Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of Russia’s Ivanovo Airborne Division will take part in the Slavic Brotherhood-2016 drills in Serbia, Russia’s Defense Ministry’s press service reported today. The military drills are scheduled to be conducted from November 2 to 15 near Serbia’s capital of Belgrade, Serbian, Russian and Belarusian troops will participate in the exercise. “Over 150 paratroopers will...
US general: Shoddy leaders contribute to rising Afghan military deaths
Basic leadership failures in many Afghan police and military units are helping drive casualty rates to ever-higher levels, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Sunday. Afghan forces are nearing the end of their second year providing security across their war-torn country, after NATO moved into an advisory and training role, and the toll on the local forces has been devastating. An estimated 5,000 were killed in 2015,...
Daesh Militants Execute Over 280 Residents of Mosul Area Amid Army Offensive
Daesh terrorist group has executed 284 men and boys in the Mosul area amid the Iraqi army’s offensive to drive the militants out of the city, media reported today. According to CNN, citing an Iraqi intelligence source, those killed were used as a human shield against the attacks against the terrorists by the Iraq forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. Daesh, outlawed in many countries worldwide, is said to have used a bulldozer...
Russia’s military Internet and new sanctions against Moscow
Kommersant: Ukraine extends sanctions against Russia A new round of Ukrainian sanctions against Russia was quite brash – the expanded list included several key payment systems and Rusal, a major aluminum refinery in the country. In an interview with Kommersant the companies do not hide their concerns, experts wait for retaliatory actions from Russia. According to the Russian Central Bank, in Q1 2016 Ukraine transferred $22 mln...
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