Al Jazeera: Gunships replace jets in Russia's air campaign in Syria
While Russia announced a major withdrawal of its military might last month, the opposite appears to have taken place.
Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised the world by abruptly declaring on March 15 that Russia was withdrawing its forces from Syria in the wake of a partial ceasefire deal between regime forces and certain moderate opposition groups.
For the next few days the global media was treated to impressive footage of Su-25 attack jets, Su-24 bombers and powerful Su-34 fighter bombers steaming out of their Syrian base of operations at Latakia and returning to Russia to a rapturous reception from families of the crews and the public.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 8, 2016
U.S. troops preparing Iraqi forces for 'much, much harder' fight in Mosul -- Army Times
Russia set to continue arms supplies to Azerbaijan and Armenia — official -- TASS
Russian MoD to Purchase More Brand New Multiple Rocket Launchers by 2020 -- Sputnik
Russian vice-premier: no problems with S-300 missile system deliveries to Iran -- TASS
NATO, Russia council to meet for first time since Crimea crisis -- Reuters
Iran's Missile-Happy Moderates -- J. Matthew McInnis, National Interest
Algeria Increases Order of Russian-made Mi-28 Helos to 42 -- Defense News
Egypt and France to Sign €1 billion Arms Deal -- Sputnik
Poland Mulls Drone Offers From General Atomics, Elbit -- Defense News
U.S. Afghan Watchdog: Troops 'may have died' due to reconstruction oversight problems -- Washington Examiner
US Army’s Multi-Mission Launcher Defeats Cruise Missile, UAS Threat -- Defense News
Unmanned Sub-Hunter To Begin Test Program -- Defense News
US Military Unveils Robotic Warship 'Sea Hunter' To Counter Russia, China -- IBTimes
Here’s the Navy’s $81 Billion, Five-year Shipbuilding Plan -- DOD Buzz
Supercarrier Ford to join Navy fleet in September -- CNN
Damage Extensive for Crippled U.S. Littoral Ship in Singapore -- Bloomberg
Air Force Moving Forward With A-10 Replacement Option -- Defense News
Boeing wins $922 million Pentagon deal for 117 Apache helicopters -- Reuters
US Army Chief Sounds Alarm: Military at ‘High Risk’ -- Defense News
Leaders to Lawmakers: Bigger Army Won’t Come Cheap -- DoD Buzz
US ‘Outranged, Outgunned’ by Russia on Ground - US Army Chief -- Sputnik
US Army to Spend Big on More Than 3000 German Sniper Rifles -- Sputnik
Millimeters-thick metal foam armor obliterates incoming bullets -- Popular Science
Veterans Affairs Hospitals Still Won't Give Veterans Weed -- VICE News
Beyond the Fighter Jet: The Air Force of 2030 -- Lara Seligman, Defense News
The Basics: How the U.S. Marines Fight -- Sam LaGrone, USNI News
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Rambo might have shot down Hinds and stuff but there is still a healthy fear of Soviet weaponry.
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