Russia prepares for WAR: Putin’s men tested HUNDREDS of new weapons in Syria, Kremlin says

As mentioned quite a few times in the past, Russians love to use wars to test their new toys. This is why they love keeping Chechnya unstable. It’s the gift that keeps giving to the Russian military.

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RUSSIA has tested more than 160 new weapons since intervening in Syria last year, the Kremlin revealed today.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the systems included Su-30SM and Su-34 fighter jets and Mi-28N and Ka-52 helicopters.

He told senior Russian officials: “During the operation in Syria, 162 advanced and upgraded weapons have been tested in combat.

“They have proven to be highly efficient.”

Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies

Designs for many of the nation’s most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers, according to a report prepared for the Pentagon and to officials from government and the defense industry.

Among more than two dozen major weapons systems whose designs were breached were programs critical to U.S. missile defenses and combat aircraft and ships, according to a previously undisclosed section of a confidential report prepared for Pentagon leaders by the Defense Science Board.