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Military and air forces of the USA recognized that the new strike fighter of the fifth generation of Lockheed Martin F-35 is not unsuitable for successful conducting air fight even with out-of-date planes. About it the expert in the field of military subject David Eks in the article for the The Daily Beast edition writes.

On Tuesday, September 15, at conference in Maryland the lack of maneuverability of the plane was confirmed by the head of Fighting Continue reading →

The embassy of Russia in Turkey confirms the fact of violation with the Russian military plane of Turkish air space. About it to "Interfax" was reported by the press secretary of diplomatic mission Igor Mityakov.

«It is valid, such incident took place. On Saturday there was a conversation [the ambassador of Russia in Turkey Andrey Karlov] with the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey [Ahmet Mukhtar Gyun], to us told about Continue reading →

Fight with ИГИЛом is conducted in Iraq any more one year. Aviation raids and bombings became already so a commonplace that hardly for someone become surprise. But when in on party ИГИЛа there are unknown flying objects …

On September 20 the next raid on warehouses of the Iraq army in the province Salakh – эд – Dynes was made. The number of victims as a result of bombing made 43 persons, 70 more got wounds.

The majority of victims appeared civilians, Continue reading →

Turkey wants to close air space over Syria, having declared it a bespoletny zone. Such offer was made by the president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prospecting and analytical company Stratfor reports.

It is a question of 40-80 kilometer site on Syrian-Turkish border. By Erdogan’s plans, this zone appears free from terrorism, and in its limits will be set up camp for refugees that the Syrian migrants could live in the territory of the country.

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Russia sending of fighting aircraft to Syria broke plans of the USA and their allies on creation of a compulsory bespoletny zone over this country, reported The Financial Times.

Several weeks ago the coalition led by the USA, opposing the president of Syria, almost came to the agreement on establishment of a bespoletny zone which would prevent Bashar Assad to apply aircraft reports RIA Novosti news agency referring to the edition.

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Air Force planes of the Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia struck powerful blows to the Yemen capital of the Dignity. About it reports AFP.

The Air Force fired at areas which are supervised by insurgents-husitami. Military facilities, and also city quarters underwent blows. Now information on victims is not present.

According to Reuters, bombings began even at night.

As reports TASS, the Air Force fired supervised by insurgents from movement Continue reading →

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In a network there were first photos of the Russian pilot who has come back from a fighting departure on air base near the Syrian Latakia.

Pictures were laid out in the account in Instagram by the correspondent of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" Alexander Kots who is in Syria.

Photo: @sashakots/Instagram

The Russian Aerospace forces (VKS) started drawing of dot blows on objects of the terrorist group forbidden Continue reading →

«The military-political review» already informed that the Ministry of Defence started development of the next development plan of Armed forces for the next five years. One of the priority directions in this plan allocated the Air Force and air defense armies. And except ZRV and RTV, the close attention is decided to give to aircraft and if to be more concrete – to a technical condition of aviation equipment.

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The USA declare that the Russian aircraft does not see a difference between moderate opposition and radical Islamists.

Russia agreed to take part in negotiations from the USA on safety of air space in Syria, reported the Pentagon.

"The Ministry of Defence received the official answer from the Russian ministry on the offer to discuss safety of air operations in the sky over Syria", – the press secretary of the Pentagon Peter Cook declared Continue reading →

The Russian Aerospace forces in days made in Syria 64 fighting departures from air base Hmeymim near Latakia. The official representative of the Ministry of Defence of Russia reported about it major general Igor Konashenkov, broadcasts RIA Novosti news agency.

According to him, blows are struck to 55 objects of «The Islamic state». «Growth of intensity of fighting departures of our aircraft is connected with significant increase in number of the Continue reading →