First Take (May 20, 2019)

Credit: Hermeus
DEFENSERussia plans to purchase more modernized Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bombers, President Vladimir Putin said on May 13. Ten were ordered in 2018. “Ten more aircraft will be modernized. Maybe we will increase this number,” he said.Sweden proposes strengthening its air force by retaining older...
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