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Update on Russia’s weapon development programs

2019-04-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen 2 Comments

Okhotnik UAV

Russia has some impressive new weapons under development, but many of the projects have been struck by problems and delays. Here is an overview of how things are going with the most spectacular programs.

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Another example of how we overrate Russia’s air defense weapons

2019-03-27 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

S-300

The British Air Vice-Marshal Simon Rochelle has some dramatic assumptions about the usability of NATO aircraft in future peer-level wars. But a new FOI report calls for more cool-headed estimates of Russia’s air defense weapons.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: NATO, Russia

Lithuania buys additional NASAMS air defense missiles

2019-01-03 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

NASAMS

Lithuania has signed a contract to buy additional missiles for their new NASAMS air defense system. The system will be fully operational in 2021.

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Chkalovsk air base in Kaliningrad reopens after expansion

2018-10-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The primary military air base in Kaliningrad has reopened after a major refit and expansion. Now Russia can operate more and larger aircraft from Chkalovsk.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Baltic Fleet, Russia

Israel has reckless attitude to safety, says Russia after Il-20 crash

2018-09-24 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Il-20

Russia seems genuinely tired of Israel’s behavior when it comes to deconfliction during air strikes. They have presented evidence that Israel uses the established deconfliction channels very little and too late. Surprisingly, they praise the Americans for being very professional about safety.

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Russia crowns terrible PR week with new “evidence” about MH17 shoot-down

2018-09-18 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

mh17

Russia has presented evidence that Ukraine owned the BUK missile that shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. But their credibility record is really poor when it comes to explanations about MH17. This tops a week with several stories that make the Russian government look silly.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Russia

Russian Ministry of Defense releases data on Syria campaign

2018-08-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Su-24M

Official statistics support the notion that Russia has used Syria as a military training ground. Impressive numbers of personnel and equipment have rotated through the theater of operations.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Russia

U.S. approves sale of four Black Hawk helicopters to Latvia

2018-08-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

UH-60 Black Hawk

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of four Blackhawk helicopters to Latvia for an estimated cost of $200 million. This does not mean that a deal is made, but if Latvia decides to buy Blackhawk, they will get a good and reliable helicopter.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Latvia

What Russia learned from the air campaign in Syria

2018-07-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

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For the Russian Aerospace Forces, the air campaign has been a valuable source of experience. They have tested equipment, organization, and doctrine. Rapid rotations have ensured that most personnel in the Russian military have gained personal war experience from the otherwise limited operation.
In this piece I summarize some of the findings that Anton Lavrov makes in a new CNA report about The Russian Air Campaign in Syria.

Filed Under: Air Force Tagged With: Russia

Estonia improves air defense with Mistral missiles

2018-06-16 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Mistral missile

Estonia has signed a new contract for Mistral missiles with French manufacturer MBDA. This gives Estonia a more robust air defense. There are still many shortcomings in the Baltic air defense, but the new short-range missiles are an important step to building a more credible deterrent.

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Gerasimov on the characteristics of modern warfare

An analysis of general Gerasimov’s speech to the military academic community in March 2018. The speech confirms Gerasimov’s earlier statements about the nature of modern warfare. There is a clear focus on conventional military capabilities which is interesting considering president Putin’s dramatic talk about nuclear weapons earlier this month.

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