In a press briefing today, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Protection (RCBZ) troops, accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of deploying American-made chemical munitions against Russian troops. The allegations include the use of gas grenades containing the CS (Tear gas) substance and other irritant chemicals, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention
Even after Moscow imposed “banana sanctions on Ecuador, the latter has shown no inclination of reversing the supply of “scrap metal” Russian military equipment to Ukraine in exchange for receiving $200 million worth of new gear from the U.S
The Iranian Army aviation unveiled homegrown missiles system that can be paired with its ageing fleet of Bell 106 and AH-1 helicopters. Irans Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari were shown the nee missiles at an exhibition of military achievements of the local defense industries in Tehran on Saturday
An electronic warfare system intercepted and stopped a Ukrainian drone attack on the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery located in the Yaroslavl region. The incident, announced by the governor of the Yaroslavl region, Mikhail Evraev, through his Telegram channel, highlighted the effectiveness of the electronic warfare capabilities in safeguarding critical infrastructure
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) disclosed on Friday its plan to deliver the first model of the newly developed Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) to the South Korean Army this year, marking a step towards replacing the aging helicopter fleet. The LAH model is currently in the final stages of assembly and is expected to undergo inspections before deployment, according to DAPA
A Russian warplane unintentionally released a bomb over the town of Rubizhne in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, as confirmed by Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the region's Moscow-appointed government. The FAB-250 bomb, carrying a high-explosive warhead, did not result in any injuries, according to reports from the Associated Press
The Iranian Navy officially received a range of new domestically developed weapons and equipment on Sunday, including strategic cruise missile systems and electronic warfare helicopters. The delivery ceremony took place at a coastal naval base in southern Iran and was attended by Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi
In a first-of-its-kind incident, Russian forces brought down a Ukrainian hexacopter UAV by crashing a reconnaissance drone into it in the skies over Artemovsk. The encounter unfolded as a UAV operator from the Russian Far Eastern Separate Guards Airborne Forces unit, returning from aerial reconnaissance, identified a Baba Yaga-type attack hexacopter employed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Iran and Russia have reached an agreement to transfer some 24 Su-35S aircraft originally built for Egypt, to Tehran. “Arrangements have been finalized for the delivery of Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets, Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters, and Yak-130 jet trainers to Iran,”
Russia's Su-57 fighter is being prepared to simultaneously carry multiple drones for attack, reconnaissance and electronic warfare functions effectively upgrading the aircraft to a sixth-generation stealth jet. This will make it the first fighter jet in the world to be equipped with multiple drones to meet different mission profiles and put in direct competition with the sixth-generation fighters under development in the U