June 14, 2010 Military Aviation News

China Eats Russia Alive

06/14/2010

years of having their military technology blatantly stolen by China, Russia is no longer selling them much of anything. In addition, the state controlled Russian media is now featuring lots of pundits deploring the low performance of the Chinese arms industry, and how poorly they have copied Russian military technology.

Israel vs Iran: The Risk of War

06/14/2010

Iran is at the centre of a global storm: targeted by new sanctions, suspected by Washington, defended by Brazil and Turkey. But the complex diplomacy around its nuclear programme could be ended by decisions made not in the United States but in Israel, Paul Rogers writes for openDemocracy.

Antonov, Ilyushin and Tupolev Fading Away

06/14/2010

Russia is scrambling, without much success, to retain its Cold War era air transport manufacturing capability.

Scrapping S-300 deal could cost Moscow

06/14/2010

Moscow's decision to halt delivery of powerful S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, citing the new U.N. sanctions on the Islamic Republic, may be politically convenient but it could carry a hefty cost for Russia in the Middle East.

The end of american hegemony in the Middle East

06/14/2010

The U.S. power in the Middle East are declining, however, discuss the possibility of a new cold war in the region is incorrect; powers such as Russia and Turkey are simply taking advantage of the power vacuum in the Middle East – English analyst writes Chris Phillips.

PAF to get F-16s with tough stipulations

06/14/2010

Despite being a key ally in the war against terrorism in which Pakistan have rendered innumerable sacrifices, the United States is extending military assistance to Islamabad under strict conditions and stipulations, reflecting the nature of relations between the two countries.

Iran Demands Russian S-300s to Make It ‘Invincible’ to Israel

06/14/2010

Russia must honor a contract to supply S-300 air-defense systems, an Iranian lawmaker said.

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