The British company Rolls-Royce will help in the creation of the engine for the first Turkish fighter TF-X
By creating a joint venture with Kale (Turkey), the British company Rolls-Royce will help in creating an engine for the first Turkish fifth-generation fighter TF-X. The partner companies organized a common "daughter", which was named TAEC.
Germany to acquire American F-35A fighters
On March 14, 2022, German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht made an official statement about the decision of the German government to purchase 35 American fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters to replace Tornado fighter-bombers used as nuclear weapons carriers - American B61 series nuclear bombs in the German Air Force.
Voronezh Aviation Plant is 90 years old
March 15 marked the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Voronezh Aviation Plant. Today the plant is a branch of PJSC Il - VASO and is part of the transport aviation division of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec Group).
The Russian army is actively using attack drones
On Wednesday, March 16, it was reported that the battalion tactical group of the Rosgvardiya together with the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation successfully and without losses repelled the attack of neo-Nazis on the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. At first glance, a small episode is clearly not of a strategic scale. But if you look at this event more deeply, a completely different picture emerges.
Closely observing the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the US Air Force calls Russia's military aviation "almost equal" to the American one
The Russian Armed Forces had to start operating on Ukrainian territory, as the Kiev regime in recent years has turned it into a source of terrorist and military threat. Ukraine has essentially become a terrorist state. For three weeks, closely observing the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, high-ranking officers of the US Air Force call Russia's military aviation "almost equal" to the American one.
The US is in danger: China is getting very close
Foreign Policy (USA): Washington must respond to China's growing military presence in Latin America
Despite the success in establishing ties with Latin American countries, the United States is in danger: China is successfully increasing its presence in the region, including strengthening cooperation in the military sphere, writes Foreign Policy. In the event of an escalation of relations with Washington, Beijing may well take advantage of this.
Tucker Carlson: It turns out that I am a Russian agent
Fox News (USA): everything Tulsi Gabbard said about Ukrainian biolabs is absolutely true
Tucker Carlson sharply criticizes the calls of politicians in the United States to send to prison those who discuss U.S. funding of biological laboratories in Ukraine. In his opinion, Americans have lost the ability to think logically, and anyone who tries to do this is declared an agent of Putin.
In the Kherson region, the nationalists abandoned their equipment, retreating in a hurry
The Russian military yesterday published a new video shot in the Kherson region. It depicts Ukrainian armored vehicles - tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles. And both in a battered form, and absolutely unharmed. The fact is that Ukrainian servicemen and nationalists threw a lot of weapons and equipment, retreating in a hurry. Our military found a lot of armored vehicles in the courtyards of residential buildings and near social institutions.
Belarus will receive the most modern weapons
Long before the start of the special military operation of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, in certain circles Belarus was already called the Western outpost of the Union State. The very geostrategic position of the republic has predetermined the corresponding tasks for the grouping of troops that is now on the "Belarusian balcony".
Submarine as a fetish
Nuclear component of the US Submarine Fleet
If in the vast majority of countries of the world the basis of the Armed Forces is the ground forces, then in the USA such a basis is, of course, the fleet. It has an almost sacred significance for America and this state of affairs will continue in the foreseeable future.
The secret voyage of "Virginia"
U.S. submarines tracked Soviet submarines more than two thousand times during the Cold War
On February 12, 2022, a note was handed to a representative of the Office of the Military Attache for Defense at the US Embassy in Moscow at the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Defense in connection with the violation of the state border of the Russian Federation by a US Navy submarine. What was the American submarine doing in our waters and what can we counter such actions?
Captured Ukrainian ships and boats in Berdyansk
Russian media have distributed photo and video materials about ships, boats and vessels captured by Russian forces in Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov, which were part of the Naval Forces of Ukraine (VMSU) and the State Border Service of Ukraine (GPSU). Recall that during the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Berdyansk came under the control of Russian troops on February 28, 2022. According to Ukrainian sources, since March 12, the Russian side has completely reassigned the Administration of the commercial port of Berdyansk, where the ships and boats of the Ukrainian Navy and the SSU were based.
A burial ground for long-term storage of nuclear waste is being built in Finland
The inconspicuous tiny Finnish town of Eurajoki is known throughout the country today — here in two years a bunker for the ultra-long storage of nuclear waste Onkalo, which means "deep pit" in Russian, will be put into operation. If the project is successful, spent uranium rods will be stored here in the next 100 thousand years.
The Economist: Africa does not want to choose between Russia and the West
The Economist (UK): why does Russia enjoy some support in Africa and the Middle East
Being under the influence of tough sanctions, Russia will probably want to increase activity in Africa, writes The Economist. Three years ago, Putin said that Russia has something to offer to "African friends", but is it so? According to the author of the article, now many African countries are facing a difficult choice.
"Black Panther" for sale
The new modification of the South Korean K-2 tank is focused on the conditions of the Middle East
The command of the South Korean armed forces, as part of the plan to reform the national ground forces "Plan-307", focused efforts on the modernization of the main battle tank K-2 "Black Panther".
"During urban battles, assault robots will help avoid casualties"
The Russian army will test the robot tank "Sturm" for battles in urban conditions
The first prototype of the Russian heavy attack robotic complex "Sturm", created on the basis of the T-72V3, will go to preliminary tests in April. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what tasks this complex should perform on the battlefield.
Sappers with the right to make a mistake
The engineering troops of Russia are armed with new effective complexes of mine clearance and protection
Only lazy did not speak about the relevance of the introduction of robotic complexes into the Russian Armed Forces. This fully applies to the engineering troops of the country. Even, perhaps, more than other units and divisions: the service of military engineers is largely associated with a deadly danger for personnel.
Plague in a test tube
Accusing Russia of all mortal sins, the United States developed genetic weapons in Ukraine
The biological laboratories of the USA on the territory of Ukraine have long raised questions. There were about 30 of them created in different places. Moreover, the same laboratories have been placed in Georgia, Kazakhstan, and other countries - along the entire perimeter of the borders of the Russian Federation.
The Sun: this deadly weapon of Russia caused a psychological shock in the West
The Sun (UK): Russia publishes footage of the launch of a nuclear missile "Zircon", which at a speed of 10,000 km/ h will reach London in five minutes
Britain was horrified by the "chilling footage" of the launch of the Russian Zircon rocket. They show exactly how Putin can launch a nuclear strike against the West, writes The Sun. It is impossible to intercept and detect a missile, in fact, its launch will become known only after the target is hit, the author of the article notes.
"To prevent the death of civilians and neutralize the enemy"
What is the guided missile "Krasnopol", which the Russian Armed Forces use in Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation uses a guided missile "Krasnopol" during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Russian military department has published footage of the destruction of a camouflaged command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kiev region using this munition. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how Krasnopol works.