On September 19, Switzerland signed a contract for the purchase of 36 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning-2 multipurpose fighters.

The Russian anti-tank complex "Kornet" will have the ability to hit enemy armored vehicles equipped with active protection complexes. The new "double start" algorithm has already been applied as part of the initial field tests. This was told by the industrial director of the Rostec arms cluster, Bekhan Ozdoev.

The timing of the deployment of additional "Breakthroughs" in parts of the Western Military District will depend on the fulfillment of the state defense order, the Izvestia newspaper reported

The latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks will be additionally delivered to parts of the Western Military District (ZVO). This was reported by the newspaper "Izvestia" with reference to a source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This decision is associated with the need to respond to the strengthening of NATO units stationed on the western borders of the Russian Federation.

Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Francois Bausch announced on September 15 the purchase of 80 command, communications and intelligence (CLRV) armored vehicles for the country's Armed Forces.

Ukraine will receive modern Western-made tanks, but there is no decision on the timing. The Pentagon is considering the issue of supplying tanks to the Ukrainian army, but a decision on them has not yet been made. This is reported by the New York Times.

Slovenian media reported that Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have reached a new agreement on the exchange of military equipment in order to provide military assistance to Ukraine. According to the agreement, Slovenia will transfer 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine from the storage of the Slovenian army, which represent one of the most radical options for the modernization of the old Soviet T-55 tank. In return, Germany will transfer to the Slovenian Ministry of Defense 40 units of modern military vehicles with a wheel formula of 8x8 - 35 trucks and five tankers.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting on the development of the high-tech industry "Quantum Computing".

The German Naval Yards in Kiel (German Naval Yards Kiel) presented a corvette of a new design at the SMM 2022 exhibition that recently ended in Hamburg. According to the company's press release, the new Seaguard 96 is "an innovative high-end corvette suitable for the full range of naval operations."

It became known that the command of the US Navy was interested in the Greek port of Alexandroupolis with the aim of possibly creating another American military base there. It is noteworthy that there is already one NATO base in Greece with the predominant presence of the American military there (in addition to the Greek ones). This base is located in the north of the island of Crete in Souda Bay.

The Chief of Naval Operations of the US Navy, Admiral Michael Gilday, gave a detailed interview to the American edition of Defense One. In it, he told a lot of interesting things about the strategic plans of the American fleet against the backdrop of an unstable global political situation.

The United States Navy continues to decommission Ticonderoga-class cruisers. Therefore, last week a farewell ceremony was held with the missile cruiser USS Monterey.

Rosoboronexport JSC, part of Rostec State Corporation, is organizing a Russian exposition at the International Conference and Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment for All Types of Armed Forces AFRICA AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2022.

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi expressed concern about the growing tension in the Asia-Pacific region due to the actions of the United States, agreed to strengthen military and military-technical cooperation (MTC), the press service of the Russian Security Council staff reported.

During the strategic security consultations held in China on September 19, Russia and China agreed on further cooperation through their defense ministries, with an emphasis on conducting joint exercises. The consultations were held by the Secretary of the Security Council (SB) of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev and a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China Yang Jiechi.

Ukrainian formations at the weekend tried to break through the defense of Russian troops

The armed forces of the Russian Federation last weekend repulsed the offensive of Ukrainian armed formations in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction.

Russian troops have stabilized the front in the north and south, having begun to fulfill the main task at the moment - the liberation of the Donetsk People's Republic. Despite the enemy's attempts to conduct counterattacks, the Allied forces continue to slowly move forward in the main directions in the Donbas.

Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Strache: Western arms supplies and the Ukrainian offensive are steps towards nuclear war

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine poses a threat to the whole of Europe, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache said. But the politician recalled that it began back in 2014, when the United States sponsored a "putsch called Maidan", which aggravated the situation in the country.

Europe's Energy Catastrophe

Anti-Russian sanctions contradict the public good, writes TAC. The author of the article recalls the ideals of the founding fathers of the United States and states that Washington no longer uses their principles. The West will lose more than it will gain, he emphasizes.

Are we on the threshold of a new world order?

The special operation in Ukraine exposed the failure of the Western liberal world order, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. In this context, Europe's desire to set a ceiling on prices for Russian oil means the actual collapse of the principles of free trade. However, as Putin said, it is impossible to isolate Russia, "no matter how much someone wants to."

Bill Clinton on the conflict in Ukraine

The decision to expand NATO was the right one, former US President Bill Clinton said in an interview with CNN. In his opinion, if this had not happened, the conflict in Ukraine could have started much earlier.