The Russian Superpower Returns

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anti-ballistic systems, Anti-Missile Shield, Black Sea Fleet, geopolitical strategies, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces, Russian Air Force, Russian Defense System, Russian Military Advisers, Russian warships, War Strategy

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has stated that it is considering the return of Russian military bases to Cuba and Vietnam.

Judging by everything, this information slipped through the cracks into the public space by accident, as most officials now prefer to either remain silent or answer evasively in the face of reporters’ questions.

However, Tsargrad has managed to clarify just what countries Russia could return to in the near future.

This task is first and foremost one that faces our military departments and is not a question of merely increasing the number of our troops abroad but also, for example, providing for long-range aircraft flights, guaranteeing logistical support to the navy, and establishing effective intelligence gathering.

With this goal in mind, for example, fueling points are planned to be organized at the equator. But all in good time.

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A-100 AWACS, Russia’s next-generation Radar [Report]

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A-100, A-100 AWACS, A-100LL, Active Phased Array Radar, APAR, AWACS aircraft, flying radar, Il-476, Lone Bear, Long-range AWACS, MD-90A aircraft, Russia, Russian Air Force, Russian Defense System, Syrian Patriots, War Against Terrorism, War Strategy

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Russia’s brand new ‘flying radar’, reportedly capable of detecting enemy targets at ranges of more than 600km, will be flight-tested next March. The A-100 Premier will make her maiden flight by 2018, a defense source told Russian media.

The Beriev A-100 is an airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft currently being developed by Russia, an upgrade of the A-50. The long-awaited addition to the Russian Air Force has already been verified on the ground and are ready for in-flight equipment trials, the source told Izvestia newspaper.

“At the moment, all deadlines have been set up and agreed with the military industry,” the source said.

An older Il-76 version, the MD-90A aircraft – codenamed A-100LL during the flight tests – would be first used as a “flying laboratory” to stress-test all systems in the air. The trial is scheduled for March 2017, the source said.

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