DefenceTalkA new batch of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-25 strike fighters has been delivered to Iraq, spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry Nasir Nouri Mohammed al-Tamimi said on Monday. According to him, “a batch of Su-25 (three aircraft) has arrived in Iraq in accordance with the contract signed with the Russian side.” The Iraqi defense spokesman also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-batch-of-russian-strike-fighters-delivered-to-iraq-67272/

DefenceTalkRussian Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bombers are using KAB-1500L guided air bombs to attack the Islamic State terrorist organization’s most important facilities in Syria, a source in the defense and industrial sector told TASS on Thursday. The Su-34 frontline bombers are operating in Syria within the Russian Aerospace Force’s aviation grouping. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-uses-kab-1500l-guided-bombs-to-attack-terrorist-facilities-in-syria-65721/

DefenceTalkPro-Russian rebels on Wednesday shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets in eastern Ukraine just days after the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Ukrainian military spokesman told AFP. “Two Sukhoi Ukrainian fighter jets have been shot down. The fate of the pilots is not known,” spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky said, adding the planes were brought […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-rebels-shoot-down-two-fighter-jets-60241/

DefenceTalkThree Sukhoi ground attack jets shown landing in Iraq in a video released by the defence ministry are likely from Iran, a think tank said Wednesday. Iraq has purchased more than a dozen Sukhoi jets from Russia in a bid to bolster its forces in their battle against a sweeping militant offensive that has overrun […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraqs-new-jets-likely-from-iran-experts-60040/