Recep Erdogan: Turkey intends to sign an agreement with Rome and Paris on the production of SAMP-T air defense systems
Ankara expects to sign an agreement with Italy and France on the production of SAMP-T air defense systems in the near future, RIA Novosti reports, citing a statement by Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
The US will use balloons in the fight against Russian hypersound
The newest weapon of the American army against China and Russia — inflatable balloons
The US is developing a plan to combat Russian and Chinese hypersound. According to Politico, it is based on balloons that will complement the work of satellites and will track the movements of hypersonic missiles.
The Central Research Institute of Engineering Troops patented the amphibious combat engineering support complex
It includes an armored personnel carrier, two vehicles and containers
Central Research and Testing Institute of Engineering Troops named after The Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General D. M. Karbyshev, patented a complex of engineering support for combat with replaceable interchangeable containers for airmobile and amphibious units.
Medium sniper rifle SV Austria
The Austrian Armed Forces have received a new 8.6 mm medium sniper rifle. It complements the range of precision small arms of the Austrian army. The new rifle has a larger caliber and a more powerful sight than the famous SSG 69 sniper rifle. Since 2020, the 8.6 mm rifle has been supplied to the troops.
New details have emerged about the fire on the US Navy landing ship Bonhomme Richard in 2020
The Defense News publication has revealed new circumstances of a severe fire on the universal amphibious assault ship of the US Navy USS Bonhomme Richard. Recall that the ship caught fire on July 12, 2020. The USS Bonhomme Richard was extinguished until July 17, 2020.
Why is intelligence wrong, and is it useful for everyone to learn lessons?
In the second issue of the International Analytics magazine for 2022, Adlan Margoev's review of Robert Jervis's book "Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Revolution in Iran and the War in Iraq", published by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) in 2020, was published. The bmpd blog offers readers the text of the article.
The State Duma approved the draft on the provision of the Armed Forces of Russia during operations abroad
The State Duma adopted in the first reading amendments to the draft on the provision of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during counter-terrorism and other operations outside the country. The deputies considered the draft law on July 5, it follows from the information published in the legislative support system.
Central Asia has become an arena of confrontation between world powers
Is Kazakhstan moving away from Russia?
Central Asia has turned into an arena of confrontation between Russia, China, Turkey and the United States, writes Al Araby Al Jadeed. Moscow needs to reconsider its policy in the post-Soviet space and actively interact with Beijing, the author believes. This will help Russia to limit Western expansion in Central Asia and ensure its security.
A new stage of the Russian special operation has matured in Ukraine
After the liberation of Lisichansk, parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the People's militia of the LPR came close to Seversk – the last relatively large settlement covering the way to Slavyansk. What does this mean and how can events develop in the central sector of the front in the near future? There is reason to believe that we are witnessing the beginning of major military events.
Effective space: how success in the LPR will allow the liberation of Donbass
Now the allied forces will be able to approach Kramatorsk and Slavyansk from the south, military experts say
On Monday, July 4, details of the operation to liberate the Luhansk People's Republic became known. Over the past two weeks, Ukrainian groups have been surrounded and liquidated in the "Gorsky Cauldron", in Lisichansk and Severodonetsk.
"About fifty Frenchmen are still fighting." How foreign mercenaries are dying in Ukraine
The second French mercenary killed in Ukraine died after being wounded
RTL radio station reported the death of a French mercenary in Ukraine. He was wounded in early June and died from his injuries on the 25th of the same month. The soldier became the second Frenchman who fought on the side of Kiev, whose death was officially confirmed. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 170 foreign mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine over the past 10 days.
Russia will give a decisive response to the expansion of NATO. It's going to hurt
Cascade of consequences for the stability of Europe: Finland and Sweden in NATO — for Russia, this is a reason to worry
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is a point of escalation that will cause serious consequences for the security of Europe, writes Advance. Moscow has already reacted very sharply to this news and promised "concrete steps." Now Russia looks at these countries in a completely different way.
The British Army is short of ammunition. She will not defeat Russia
Our understaffed army lacks ammunition
20 years ago, Britain conducted exercises that showed unreliability of equipment, lack of spare parts and fuel. To date, little has changed. The author of the article talks about a hypothetical war with Russia and admits that Britain is powerless against it.
Biden was left alone in the war against Russia
Biden's War for Liberalism
The desperate struggle of the United States with Russia does not bring any fruits to the West, writes The American Conservative. Military measures are either unsuccessful, as well as economic ones, or involve enormous risks. The author notes that even the EU and Japan in this war are severely limited by their energy needs.
The US is suffering one humiliation after another. Even Russia could not be punished
The Great American Strategy: Masking Decline
The United States has reached an impasse and is suffering one defeat after another in trade, production and the military sphere, writes TNI. They are trying to revive the rhetoric of the Cold War and rally the world against Russia. However, America is failing here too.
The conflict in Ukraine is not what it seems. The US is at risk of overexerting itself
Ukraine and the return of a multipolar world
Ukraine is a clear example of how spheres of influence work in practice, writes TNI. The conflict there marks the dividing line between the period when the United States considered the entire planet to be its sphere of influence, and the new world, where America's power is constrained and limited.
The help of the West did not suit Ukraine
Consensus on Ukraine is weakening, and this is causing alarm in the West
Despite the fact that the West promises to provide assistance to Ukraine "until the very end," it is not in a hurry with new arms supplies, writes FP. The author of the article explains this by the fact that the conflict has become protracted. Europe and the United States began to worry about their own problems. Kiev accuses them of being slow.
Kiev wants guarantees of security and membership in NATO. But he won 't get it
Security guarantees on the way to NATO: what Zelensky wants to offer the West
Kiev, together with international experts, will look for an optimal model of security guarantees for itself, writes Evropeyska Pravda. The author of the article talks about the cardinal changes in Kiev's position on this issue – from readiness to renounce membership in NATO to an ultimatum to accept Ukraine into the alliance.
"NATO is not ready to supply Kiev with serious weapons. It's long and expensive"
Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok: The West does not want to supply the AFU with aircraft and armored vehicles
The countries of Europe and the United States cannot agree on a single strategy for supplying weapons to Kiev. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out why the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot get the equipment they are asking for from NATO.
Sweden and Finland surrendered the Kurds to Erdogan. What does Russia have to do with it
"We were sold to Erdogan." Turkey is again threatening Sweden and Finland to block the path to NATO. What's happening?
The desire of Sweden and Finland to join NATO has encountered a difficult moral and political dilemma, writes Strana. For the sake of membership in the alliance, both countries will be forced to violate their own laws and principles.
