Recovery of 2 Sherman tanks in the Barents Sea

The Russian Navy has recovered 2 Sherman tanks from a sunker ship in the Barents Sea. These are the 3rd and 4th tanks to be recovered from the same ship, a Liberty type called Thomas Donaldon. It was hit by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-968 on 20th March 1945.

References:

- https://vk.com/mil

The portfolio of Russian military industry increases

Rosoboronexport has informed that the portfolio of Russian military industry increased in the first 6 months of 2017 from 42 to 45 billion $. The main successes of previous years have been the sale of Su-35s, Su-32s (to Algeria) and naval contracts with India. According to Rosoboronexport sources there is an increased interest in Russian equipment following it's use in combat.

The figure is noticeable if we take into account that countries like China, Turkey and South Korea. Russia has also gained new markets like UAE and Kuwait. The collapse of relations with Ukraine have not really affected the fulfillment of contracts, and Russian companies have been replacing Ukrainian suppliers. In the cases where it was not possible, agreements with other countries were reached.

References:

- http://roe.ru/press-centr

Fifty years since the first flight of the Su-24 Fencer

The second of  July marked the 50th anniversary of the su-24 first flight. It was carried out by the test pilot Vladimir Ilyushin. The T-6-1 prototype was rather different from the final version, which entered service in 1975. It did not have variable geometry wings. Despite the long development the Fencer was a success, it was produced until the 1990s and exported in good numbers. It will remain in service for a few more years with several Air Forces.

T-6-1 (airwar.ru)

References:

- https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2017/7/4/9116/

- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/xplane/t6.html