WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Russian military aircraft flew just 500 feet over two U.S. Navy ships this week as the ships participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea in the Sea of Japan, according to U.S. military officials
On Monday, two Russian Ilyushin IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft, known as "Mays," ...
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian air force chief said Saturday that the country could base some strategic bombers in Cuba or on an island offered by Venezuela, the Interfax news agency reported, but a Kremlin official quickly said the military had been speaking only hypothetically.
The U.S. and Russia have been ...
Written by admin on March 9th, 2009
The RAF's Nimrod spy plane fleet is to be partially withdrawn from overseas operations until early summer to undergo safety modifications, the defence minister says.
An inquiry into a 2006 Nimrod crash in Afghanistan, which killed 14 people, recommended the replacement of fuel seals and engine bay hot-air ducts to improve ...
Written by admin on March 8th, 2009
Tehran, March 8: Iranian media reported on Sunday that Iran had test-fired a new missile, but differed over its range and purpose.
The state-run Press TV said a long-range missile had been tested. But the semi-official Fars News Agency said it was an air-to-surface missile with a range of 110 km ...
Written by admin on March 2nd, 2009
MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) - The second and final group of service personnel from Russia's aviation group will head for Sudan on Monday as part of a UN operation in the region, an Air Force spokesman said.
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"The military transport Il-76 aircraft will deliver over 40 personnel to Africa," Lt.-Col. ...
