The Russian Air Force Was Always Behind the West in One Key Area (Until Now)
Dave Majumdar
Security, Europe
They might not be sexy, but new Russian targeting pods could make a big difference on the battlefield and in the skies.
The Kremlin’s air war over Syria demonstrated that Russia’s once dilapidated military has recovered from its low-point in 1990s in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse. But while the Russian Air Force showed off new precision-guided weapons and new high-performance aircraft like the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H, Su-34 Fullback and the Su-35S Flanker-E... Читать дальше...