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While the Main Battle Tank has dominated ground conflict for almost the last half-century of wars, it is a very costly machine in many aspects. MBTs take a lot of resources to deploy, operate, and procure due to their heavy armor and weight. They are often not very strategically mobile, requiring shipping on ships as opposed to aircraft.

The T-80U has fallen behind other tanks produced domestically in South Korea. 

This Russian Jet Might Be a Problem For U.S. Stealth Technology The Su-35 is at least equal—if not superior—to the very best Western fourth-generation fighter jets. The big question, is how well can it perform against a fifth-generation stealth airplane such as the F-22 or F-35? Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today, and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter design. It will remain so unt...

The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today. Heres What You Need To Remember: The maneuverability of the Su-35 makes it an unsurpassed dogfighter. However, future aerial clashes using the latest missiles (R-77s, Meteors, AIM-120s) could potentially take place over enormous ranges, while even short-range combat may involve all-aspect missiles like the AIM-9X and R-74 that don’t require pointing the aircraft at the target. The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E i...

This unit had its origins in a terrible crisis. Key point: Special forces can help to deal with all kinds of tricky situations. Here is what the SOBR can do. If asked to name a counterterrorism unit in Russia, most people would probably think of the FSB’s elite “Alpha” unit. Alpha participated in the 1993 constitutional crisis, the Nord-Ost theatre siege and the Beslan hostage crisis, and are called out on the biggest and most sensitive incidents. However, they don’t deal with the majo...