Day: March 2, 2018

The U.S. government will sell Ukraine anti-tank weapons for $47 million The United States will sell Ukraine anti-tank missile systems Javelin at $47 million. On March 1 told the Reuters news Agency, citing the Ministry of defense. In the message of management of the Pentagon’s defense cooperation and security States that the sale of weapons Ukraine approved the U.S. state Department. “The Javelin system will help Ukraine to strengthen its long-term defense capabilities to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity,” States the report of the Ministry of defence. The Pentagon stated that the proposed transaction will not affect the balance of armed forces in the region. The statement clarifies that Ukraine has made a request for the supply of 37 anti-tank missile complexes and 210 missiles Javelin. The amount of the contract included training of the Ukrainian military use of this type of weapon. Now the contact should be considered

Videoconferencing intercepted five foreign aircraft for the week MOSCOW, 2 Mar — RIA Novosti. Twenty-two aircraft conducted reconnaissance at the borders of Russia for a week, Russian planes made five sorties to intercept, the data provided in the infographics, which publishes the newspaper “Red star”, the official organ of the Russian armed forces. From the infographic shows that in the past week aerial reconnaissance along the borders of Russia were 22 aircraft were also made five sorties to intercept and escort duty air defense forces. It is emphasized that no violations of Russian airspace was not allowed.

Pentagon: U.S. plans to conduct tests of hypersonic weapons in 2019 WASHINGTON, March 2. /TASS/. The United States plans to conduct numerous tests of their hypersonic weapons next year. This was announced on Thursday in an interview to group of journalists, including the correspondent of TASS, the Director of the office of promising research programs of the Pentagon (DARPA) Stephen Walker. “We’re going to start testing these systems [hypersonic weapons] in 2019. You will see a lot of flight tests”, — he said. Walker stressed that the development of hypersonic weapons is a priority of his administration, which is responsible for this together with the air force and NASA, and Army (ground forces) and the Navy for several years. “It will be a system with great potential,” he said. The head of DARPA, also emphasized that interacts with the missile defense Agency of the Ministry of defense for the development

© Vadim Grishanin/Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of Russia/TASS MOSCOW, March 2. /TASS/. FSI Russian air force SAR are in Eastern ghouta counter-terrorism operation in response to the provocations of the militants, daily violating the humanitarian pause.

© REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh DAMASCUS, March 2. /TASS/. Supplies of food and necessities that the residents held by the militants in Eastern ghouta has come to an end. On Friday told journalists the head of the Department of translators and interpreters of the Center for conciliation Alexander Maslennikov.