Belarus army receiving first Palanez MLRS. Image: S. Nikanovich, zviazda.by
On 22 August the Belarusian the defence ministry announced the purchase of trainer and light ground-attack aircraft and transport helicopters to modernise its Air Force. At first glance this unimpressive deal seems to contradict Minsk’s recently announced ambitious plans to develop strategic deterrence capacities.
Belarus’s military equipment procurement policy, however, is less paradoxical than it seems. Speaking at a conference on 1 July Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenka explained that after studying the conflicts in Iraq, Syria …read more
Source: Belarus Digest
