US Airborne Rangers parachute in to seize a Pacific airbase, preparing for war with China
US Rangers are a so-called “Tier Two” special ... but the Egyptian defenders were scarcely world-class opposition. Russian ...
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VDV: who are Russia’s elite airborne force?
According to the latest intelligence update by the Ministry of Defence(MoD), the Kremlin “has likely redeployed major elements of the VDV (airborne forces) to the Donetsk and Luhansk fronts ...
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Russian army captures Sudzha in Kursk Oblast – ISW
Russian troops have taken control of the city of Sudzha in the Kursk Oblast and are fighting with the Ukrainian Defense ...
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Russia says it's designing its own V-22 Osprey, and it could make Moscow's elite paratroopers even deadlier
The aircraft will be given to Russia's elite Airborne Forces, or VDV, which are often Moscow's first troops on the ground. If Moscow actually builds the aircraft, and heavily arms it like the US ...
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Russia unveils export-oriented Typhoon-VDV air-droppable armored vehicle at army show
A Typhoon-VDV air-droppable armored vehicle was unveiled ... It is designated for operation in the Airborne Force and can be airdropped with a parachute from Russian military transport aircraft.