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MI6 CHIEF BLAMES RUSSIA FOR BREAKING ‘PRIMARY RULES OF ESPIONAGE’

Alex Younger British media, as well as the MI6 security services refuse to allow anybody to forget of the alleged Skripal case and  efforts of the 75,000 alleged Russian spies in London. Alex Younger, the current head of the MI6, on December 3 rd  warned adversaries and mostly Russia to not attempt and meddle in the British “way of life,” CNN reported. Younger reiterated the speech of the new Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, Gen. Mark Carleton-Smith who said that  Russia is a “far greater threat” than ISIS  and that the UK  “cannot be complacent about the threat Russia poses.” “The Russians seek to exploit vulnerability and weakness wherever they detect it,” he added. Young also spoke of the evolution of intelligence work as new technologies make for a  “blurred line between the cyber and physical worlds.” “The era of the fourth industrial revolution calls for a fourth-generation espionage: fusing our traditional human skil...

RUSSIAN SU-57 FIFGHTER JET TO BE ARMED WITH HYPERSONIC MISSILES

IMAGE: Su-57 Russia’s 5 th  generation fighter jet Su-57 will possibly be equipped with hypersonic missiles similar to the Kinzhal, but smaller, according to an anonymous aircraft industry source  cited by TASS. “In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with characteristics similar to that of the Kinzhal missiles, but with inter-body placement and smaller size,” the source said. The source provided no details regarding the characteristics of the missile to TASS. No timeline as to when the missile will be tested or ready for use was given. The Russian Ministry of Defense’s Zvezda TV reported  that the Director General of Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC Boris Obnosov said that a hypersonic missile was under development for the Su-57. According to him the weapon’s development would be finalized in the next decade. “In the future, of...