Senator Carl Levin confirmed the intention of the US administration to cut the defense spending of the Pentagon, but refused to specify the programs. However, as Levin said, he would like the missile defense program to be one of them. There is no real confirmation for the efficiency of the missile defense system, although the program has been very expensive for the United States

The USA is concerned about the Russian military threat. The US Congress asked President Obama to continue the purchase of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to guarantee the interests of the national security and the economy of the United States. US congressmen believe that it will become a good response to the modernization of Russia’s powerful missile systems known as SA-20 - the export designation of S-300 and S-400 complexes - which is obviously wrong

Russia offered ten MiG-29 fighter jets to Lebanon to find out whether the US influence in the region was considerable or not, the US media believe. It will be a box in the ear for America, whereas Lebanon’s Air Force will have an opportunity to seriously renew its Air Force, The New York Times wrote. Many in the United states are certain that Moscow prepares to test the determination of new President Barack Obama, who has been recently named Person of the Year 2008 according to Time magazine

Tank raid become a matter of the past nowadays, when missile technologies develop so speedily. A new term has appeared – a ‘contact-free war.’ NATO opened a new era of military actions when it bombed Yugoslavia in 1999. Land troops did not have to invade the country. A similar situation was observed in Iraq in 1991 and 2003: land troops were virtually finishing those who stayed alive after air strikes

Russia has been accused of delivering military hardware to Sudan in violation of UN Resolution 1591, which forbids any arms shipments to the government of this country and Darfur insurgents. A Sudanese newspaper wrote that the government of Sudan received a batch of Russian MiG-29 fighter jets. A source of the newspaper in the Sudanese army said that 12 fighters had been secretly delivered to Sudan from Belarus. The aircraft, the newspaper wrote, have been delivered to Wadi Seidna air base in Sudan

Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG delivered 12 modernized MiG-29SD fighter jets to Slovakia. It became the first time when US, German, Czech, British and Russian firms upgraded Russian battle planes on the territory of a NATO member – Slovakia. As a result, MiG’s abilities in navigation and especially in hitting air targets have been expanded considerably

The first 12 aircraft of the F-22 Raptor advanced tactical fighter entered service with the U.S. Air Force in mid-January 2006. The delivery of the new U.S. fighter triggered a heated debate regarding the U.S. technological superiority over the armies of other countries. Russia has traditionally built military equipment on a par with U.S.-made military machines. At times Russian military equipment exceeded the American one in terms of combat efficiency