David Axe, National Interest: This Picture Is the Future of Russia's Military: Stealth Fighters and Drones
Look very carefully.
The Russian air force’s first stealth fighter has flown in close formation with its first armed, stealth drone, possibly indicating that the two types might fly and fight together in the future.
The Okhotnik unmanned aerial vehicle made its first joint flight with an Su-57 manned fighter, the Russian defense ministry announced on Sept. 27, 2019.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 1, 2019
Russia’s national defense budget to total $154 bln through 2022 -- TASS
Russia Carries Out Successful Test of Topol-M Nuclear ICBM Against Target in Kamchatka - Video -- Sputnik
Russia’s top brass signs contracts on delivery of latest self-propelled mortars to troops -- TASS
Upgraded T-90M may become Russian Army’s main battle tank -- TASS
Moscow Is Disappointed Over NATO Reaction at Putin's INF Weapon Moratorium Proposal -- Sputnik
China: Soon to Be a Naval Superpower (Better Than the U.S. Navy?) -- National Interest
New Intelligence: China’s Navy To Unveil Large Underwater Robot -- Forbes
This Is How the U.S. Navy Would Hunt (And Sink) Chinese Submarines -- National Interest
The U.S. Navy Isn't Ready to Take On Iran - Foreign Policy -- Foreign Policy
Navy sailor dies after falling off USS Nimitz during port visit in California -- FOX News
Air Force's new B61-12 nuclear bomb hits target in testing -- FOX News/Warrior Maven
Air Force paints a digital future where data from satellites play central role -- Space News
Why the U.S. Air Force Wants to Combine Drones and Missiles -- National Interest
Don’t Just Call Them ‘Drones’: A Guide To Military Unmanned Systems On Air, Land And Sea -- Forbes
Modernize or Risk Losing: New Army Secretary's Challenge to the Force -- Military.com
Trump Boasts of Spending $2.5Trln on ‘Most Magnificent and Finest’ Arms, Nukes After INF Collapse -- Sputnik
Trump tweeted ‘billions of dollars’ would be saved on military contracts. Then the Pentagon fired the official doing that. -- Martin de Bourmont and Sharon Weinberger, Yahoo News
U.S. military is practicing moving Middle Eastern command base -- Yahoo News
Stalled Ukraine military aid concerned members of Congress for months -- CNN
How U.S. military aid became a lifeline for Ukraine -- Politico
A Senior Twitter Exec Has Been Moonlighting in the British Army’s Information Warfare Unit -- Vice
UK Military top brass consider ending ban on male soldiers wearing make-up while on duty after personnel accused the Army of double standards over leaked orders for officers based in Canada -- Daily Mail
Major military exercise Joint Warrior set for Scotland -- BBC
Spanish army to investigate soldiers pictured drinking beers while armed -- El Pais
Swedish navy returns to vast underground HQ amid Russia fears -- The Guardian
Kongsberg unveils Vanguard warship design that could ‘rock the market’ -- Defense News
Soviet-Made MiG-29 Jet In Slovakia's Air Force Crashes, Pilot Survives -- RFE
Singapore's Military Is Small But Can Kill -- National Interest
Amid Pakistani Nuke Threat, India Sends Disaster Team to France for Training -- Sputnik
Indian Navy battles defense ministry over future of $3 billion contract -- Defense News
Iran-US tensions threaten fragile stability in Iraq, amid army dismissals and restructuring -- The Independent
