Month: November 2020

Mi-17V-7 helicopters of the PLA army aviation

Report of the Chinese TV channel CCTV7 on the flights of Mi-17V-7 helicopters of the PLA army aviation produced by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in Tibet. [wpvideo LhJeGERp] Earlier in the annual report of the State Corporation Rostec for 2019, it was reported that during 2019 JSC Russian Helicopters signed contracts for the supply of the following Russian-made helicopters to China. 68 Mi-171 helicopters (including the modernized Mi -171E), 18 Mi-171Sh helicopters (military transport), 14…

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Russian Zircon hypersonic missile tests

The Russian Zircon hypersonic missile was tested in the waters of the Arctic Ocean, the Defense Ministry said. The rocket was launched from the lead frigate of Project 22350 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" in the White Sea and, having covered 450 kilometers, hit the target in the Barents Sea. [wpvideo wpiZsMcN] "The missile's flight speed was more than Mach eight. The closure of the firing area was ensured by the…

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diesel-electric submarines pr.877 EKM PLA Navy

One of two diesel-electric submarines pr.877 EKM PLA Navy after medium repair and modernization at the shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard of the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group (part of the Shanghai Shipbuilding Company of the Chinese state shipbuilding corporation China Shipbuilding State Corporation - CSSC) in Shanghai. November 25, 2020. Diesel-electric submarines were supplied from Russia in 1995.

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Trump message to troops in the Middle East…

As communicated from Iranian sources: #Trump spoke via video conference with US military officials in the #MiddleEast region, especially #Kuwait, on Thanksgiving Day in #US. "Fuels and bombers are on the way, they are all coming," he told air force officials in Kuwait. ... "Hiding capability will work, won't it?" The image above shows military centers participating in a videoconference with Trump.

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Taiwan National Non-Nuclear Submarine Design and Construction Program

On November 24, 2020, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in the presence of the President of the Republic of China, Tsai Ing-wen, the opening ceremony of the shipyard for the construction of nationally developed submarines was held. The Taiwan National Non-Nuclear Submarine Design and Construction Program is maintained by the National Zhongshan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) with technical assistance from the United States. Directly the construction of eight diesel-electric submarines, the first of which is…

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Satellite imagery from Jeddah, #KSA

"Satellite imagery from Jeddah, #KSA shows damage to one storage tank after the reported attack by #Houthi’s over night with a #Quds-2 cruise missile. Fire suppression foam can be seen next to the storage tank. Tank appears to be more penetrated than anything. Overall the damage was minimal, tank will be isolated, damage casing will be cut out and then a new panel in place, cut and shut job. [wpvideo RwztJhIW] [wpvideo cs7c0uRy] [wpvideo Wh8NcQJJ]…

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