An upgraded Yak-130M combat trainer aircraft with air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons capability while retaining its training functions debuted at the Army 2024 event in Moscow. Russias United Aircraft Corporation(UAC) presented the Yak-130M aircraft to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft to increase its competitiveness in the foreign market
Russias Ministry for Emergencies on Friday declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency and sent reinforcements. A "federal level" emergency refers to a crisis or situation that requires national attention and resources, beyond what local or regional authorities can handle
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Russia has begun evacuating people from the western Lipetsk region after Fridays "massive” Ukrainian drone attack sparked explosions, power disruptions, and injured six people. Lipetsk is located about 460 km south of Moscow and roughly 300 km from Ukraine's eastern border
A military intelligence official has been referred to the prosecution for allegedly leaking information about South Korean espionage agents operating overseas, the defense ministry announced on Thursday. The official, whose identity remains undisclosed, was arrested last week for allegedly providing personal information of "black agents" (undercover intelligence officials) to a Chinese national of Korean descent, suspected of being an informant for North Korea's intelligence agency
A Ukrainian first-person-view (FPV) drone struck a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter over Russia's Kursk Oblast on August 6, marking the first recorded instance of an FPV drone downing a helicopter mid-air. A source within Ukraine's intelligence services confirmed this to
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has secured the second spot in the "Defense News Top 100 for 2024" list, surpassing other global defense firms. The annual rankings, published by U
The Russians claim to have put into operation a British-made FV-103 Spartan Armored Personnel Carrier that was restored after being captured in a damaged condition from Ukrainian armed forces. Servicemen from the 200th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Leningrad Military District captured the APC in the Artemovsk direction
Sweden is currently engaged in a project to enhance the range of its Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, officially known as Helicopter 16 in the Swedish Armed Forces, by 50%. This effort involves modifying all Helicopter 16 units to accommodate an additional fuel tank that can be mounted in the cabin
Ukrainian forces claim major victory as missile strike sinks Russian submarine 'Rostov-on-Don' in Crimea, just months after repairs from previous attack in September. “Ukrainian defense forces successfully attacked the B-237 ‘Rostov-na-Donu attack submarine in Sevastopol's port