Recently, many European countries have started talking about the need to strengthen defense capabilities, increase military spending and even create the largest armies on the continent. France did not stay away from this trend either. The day before, the Ministry of the Armed Forces of the Fifth Republic published the defense budget for 2023 and provided some details on the procurement of military equipment and equipment for the Navy.

Washington is losing influence in the Pacific region. His attempts to include the Pacific island States in his sphere of interests are often unsuccessful.

The likelihood of an armed conflict between China and Taiwan is becoming increasingly high. This forces both Taiwanese and American analysts to study more closely the capabilities of Taiwan's armed forces in the context of the prospect of opposing the Chinese offensive. At the same time, the problems of the Taiwan army are discussed.

China can create a sixth-generation fighter based on the Su-35. This is with reference to the speech of US Air Force General Mark Kelly tells The Drive.

Chinese rover has detected signs of catastrophic floods

The Chinese rover Zhuzhong has detected signs of two major floods on the Red Planet, the British scientific journal Nature reports. Scientists suggest that they could form the entire southern part of the Utopia Plain, which experts have been studying since 2021.

The first detailed photos of the collision point will appear in 2026, after the launch of the Hera mission

TASS, September 29. The Hubble and James Webb orbiting telescopes received the first photos of the double asteroid Didymus after one of its halves collided with the DART probe on Tuesday, which presumably led to a change in the course of the celestial body's movement. This was reported on Thursday on the official website of the James Webb telescope.

The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to strengthen the air defense of Odessa against the background of the mass use of kamikaze drones "Geran-2" by the Russian army. According to Ukrainian resources, Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns transferred by Germany are being transferred to the city, the task of which will be the fight against Russian drones.

The Pentagon has published another list of weapons and military equipment that will be transferred to the army of the Kiev regime. This list suggests that the United States will continue to supply Ukraine with shock weapons, gradually increasing its supplies. If by now the United States has claimed that no more than 16 universal Haimars missile launchers have been delivered to the Kiev military, now it is planned to transfer 18 such MLRS at once.

Armenia is purchasing Indian weapons, the arrival of a batch of weapons and ammunition is expected soon. According to The Economic Times newspaper, Yerevan spent a total of 20 billion rupees ($244.7 million) on the purchase of weapons.

The militants of the Ukrainian armed formations took out of the museum a 240-mm towed mortar M-240. Currently, this weapon has been brought into combat-ready condition and it is already possible to fire from it.This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

Baltic countries want urgent dispatch of German tanks to Ukraine

The Baltic states have increased pressure on Germany and demanded increased military assistance to Kiev, writes FP. She considers the current armed conflict a deadly threat to European security, believing that it could cover the entire continent if Russia achieves victory in Ukraine.

As the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on September 28, 2022, the strategic nuclear missile submarine (project 955A "Borey-A") "Prince Oleg" and the nuclear submarine with cruise missiles (project 885M "Yasen-M") "Novosibirsk", having made an inter-fleet crossing from the Northern to the Pacific Fleet, arrived at the permanent base in Kamchatka. A significant part of the route with a length of almost 5.5 thousand miles, the nuclear-powered ships passed under the ice of the Arctic.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about how for 100 years naval sabotage has become the most important tool of foreign policy

Since the creation of such a means of armed struggle as a warship, the task of sinking it in various ways has also arisen.

The US Navy is focused on improving its unmanned vehicles capable of working underwater and solving a wide range of tasks. So, the Navy declares the need for at least five large robotic underwater vehicles that could perform numerous functions underwater.

The head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control also said that Russia will make a decision based on the results of referendums without taking into account the views of NATO members.

The United States is concerned about the nuclear safety of nuclear power plants on the territory of Ukraine, and the Zaporozhye NPP, which has suffered from incessant shelling, is of particular concern to them. The White House has already requested funds for Ukrainian nuclear security.

Expert: Russia is preparing to end the campaign, not to make peace

The partial mobilization announced in Russia has increased tension in the West. It became clear that Moscow is trying to complete the special operation and is changing the balance of power, security expert Slavcho Velkov told Bulgaria ON AIR. But the main thing for the West is that the conflict does not go beyond Ukraine.

Referendums in four Ukrainian regions make the West think about what to do with Russia next

Referendums will help Russia establish a new starting point for the next stage of the special operation, experts interviewed by Global Times believe. Ukraine will continue to ask the West for support, and it will have to decide whether to agree to direct participation in the conflict.

Ukrainian drama

The past referendums lay the foundation for the defense of the liberated regions as the territory of Russia. Reinforcements from mobilized Russian soldiers and the onset of winter will give a new character to the Ukrainian conflict, writes political analyst Oskar Krejci in the article Časopis argument.

Russian Ambassador to Lebanon: talking about Russia's weakness is a pipe dream of Western countries

Moscow's weakness is a pipe dream of the West, Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Rudakov said in an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen. The United States wants to defeat and plunder Russia, and Putin intends to stop the "unprecedented aggression of the NATO military machine."