A Beriev A-50 early warning aircraft flies with fighter jets over Red Square and the Kremlin during a military parade in Moscow in 2010. Photograph: Vladimir Nikolsky/Reuters
Russia Strengthens Air Defenses With Bases in Belarus and Central Asia -- Moscow Times
As Moscow moves to bolster its military presence in ex-Soviet allied states, the head of the Russian air force announced that Russia will establish an airbase for fighter jets in eastern Belarus in 2016, state media outlets reported Wednesday.
Colonel General Viktor Bondarev also said Moscow planned to expand its airbases in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
The three nations are members of a loose Russia-dominated security alliance known as the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which has accelerated efforts to create a unified air defense network as the Ukraine crisis reenergizes the West's military powerhouse, NATO.
The new airbase in the Belarusian city of Babruysk will expand Russia's already strong air presence in Belarus. The base will be home to a wing of Russian Su-27 fighter jets, news agency TASS reported.
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More News On Russia Boosting Its Military Presence In Former Soviet States
Russia to bolster military presence in former Soviet states -- The Guardian
Russia to open airbase for fighter jets in Belarus in 2016 -- ITAR-TASS
Russian Su-27 Airbase to Be Set Up in Belarus in 2016: Air Force Chief -- RIA Novosti
Russia to deploy Su-27 fighters in Belarus -- Pravda
Russia to Open Base for Su-27 Fighter Jets in Belarus in 2016 -- Novinite
5 comments:
War news, what do you thing happened during the meeting in Italy today? Since Putin says it was positive and that there was made some progress, but the Kremling tones the succsess down, why so? Are they trying to portray the situration diffrently in Russian media and try to meintain a friendly fascade to the west or is there another exsplonation? I am just curius if this is the case or was Putin just trying to cool tensions and then Kreml said his real opinion?
Now that's fat honking hog of a plane!
And don't those SU-27s look a bit more impressive than the Fox bat?
Yes they do. And gosh don't they bear some resemblance to strike eagles?
http://www.migflug.com/jetflights/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15-vs-sukhoi-su-27.html
Here they are side by side. I think the Russian version looks cooler, just from a lines perspective.
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