The special operation hit the external aviation relations of Ukraine

At the international arms exhibition World Defense Show 2022, which took place from March 6 to 9 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), the Ukrainian export company "Spetstechnoexport" (part of the state concern "Ukroboronprom") presented at its stand a short catalog of military products offered for export of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, as well as technical services that defense companies can provide to their foreign customers.

The Verge (USA): DJI drones, Ukraine, Russia - what we know about AeroScope technology

Ukraine actually demanded that the Chinese company DJI act against Russia, The Verge reports. The Chinese side categorically refused. Moreover, she stated that she was not going to leave the Russian market. The expert considers this a serious blow to Kiev.

Military expert Andrey Frolov - on the likelihood of Turkey transferring Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems to Kiev

In recent days, the American media have been actively promoting the idea that Turkey's transfer of the S-400 air defense system to Ukraine could solve several issues for Ankara at once: strengthen positions in NATO and relations with the United States, remove the irritant in relations with Washington and again gain access to Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. How possible is this scenario?

According to American officials, the United States is transferring to the armed forces of Ukraine some of the Soviet-made air defense systems that they secretly acquired several decades ago. Nancy A. Youssef and Michael R. Gordon write about this in an article for The Wall Street Journal.

Chinese air defense has surpassed American and is catching up with Russian

All PLA military equipment is built on the Soviet foundation. At the beginning of its existence, China received a huge amount of Soviet weapons of all classes. And she quickly moved on to its own production - first under Soviet licenses, and then without them.

Military expert Stefanovich explained why the "Calibers" will not replace the "Iskanders"

The Ministry of Defense showed the sea launch of Kalibr missiles at military facilities of Ukraine. The footage from the ship shows how the missiles are fired from the launcher and go into the sky. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into whether Kalibr could become a universal missile for the Russian army.

Last Tuesday, two T-72AMTS "lit up" in the Chernihiv region. These tanks are considered rare for the AFU, since only a little more than three dozen such combat vehicles have been received since January 2020.

On March 18, 2022, at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held for the official commissioning of the Italian Navy of the lead "multipurpose patrol ship" P 430 Paolo Thaon di Revel of the new type Pattugliatore Polivalente d'altura (PPA), which is actually a fairly large multipurpose frigate of the new generation. The ship became part of the La Spezia-based 1st Naval Division of the Italian Navy (COMDINAV UNO).

Raseef22 (Lebanon): Assad's visit highlighted differences with Washington. Has the UAE decided to turn to the East?

Last Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid a visit to the UAE, writes Raseef22. This event can be interpreted from two points of view. On the one hand, because of anti-Russian sanctions, Damascus is looking for an alternative to Moscow. On the other hand, the UAE is making efforts to become a regional leader. The author of the article foresees changes in the relations of Arab countries with Damascus.

President Biden has announced a "new world order" that will emerge as a result of the current Ukrainian epic. It seems that there is a sudden agreement between Moscow and Washington, but only on this single point. In Moscow, after all, they also talk about an "epoch-making battle" for a new world order. However, Biden is clearly lying, because he only dreams of restoring the old way of life – with the leadership of the United States. What will the new world really be like?

Any contact between the military of the Russian Federation and NATO can lead to irreparable consequences.

This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. According to the Kremlin representative, the introduction of North Atlantic Alliance peacekeepers into the territory of Ukraine would be a dangerous step.

The National Interest (USA): why Brazil and Argentina preferred Russia to Ukraine

The author of the TNI article is surprised to note the independent position of major players on Ukraine – Brazil and Argentina. He believes that these countries actually preferred Russia to Ukraine for a number of reasons. At the same time, Western intimidation does not affect them.

Pravda (Serbia): Russia is always under the sights of NATO

Every day, the West feeds its citizens blatant lies about the situation in Ukraine, writes Pravda. This is how the abnormal economic sanctions imposed against Russia are justified. Moscow has achieved results in Ukraine that are presented as a failure in the West, the author of the article notes. But every day there is an advance of Russian troops and the results of denazification are visible.

The press secretary of the President of Russia in an interview with CNN: Russia may use nuclear weapons if it faces a threat to its existence (Guancha, China)

Readers of the portal "Guancha" are vigorously discussing Dmitry Peskov's statement about the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons. He explained that this is possible only if Russia "faces a threat to its existence." The Chinese noted that it had long needed to apply it against those countries that imposed sanctions.

Russia's threat to the world: We can resort to nuclear weapons if we see an "existential threat" (Haber7, Turkey)

Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with CNN, called the use of nuclear weapons by Russia a condition, Haber7 reports. The opinions of readers of the Turkish portal were divided. Some justify Russia and call such statements a "natural reaction." Others insist that nuclear weapons should be banned.

Cumhuriyet (Turkey): tightrope walking between Moscow and the West

Turkey cannot afford to side with the West and enter into a confrontation with Russia by joining at least partially the sanctions against it, Cumhuriyet writes. The author notes that Ankara should "get along well" with Moscow. At the same time, he also does not advise swearing with the West.

Warsaw decided to expel 45 Russian diplomats. Against this background, the United States is pulling troops to the east of Poland to the border with Belarus on the eve of an emergency NATO summit. Members of the alliance will discuss Warsaw's initiative to introduce a contingent to the territory of Ukraine. In response, Moscow indicated that such a step would lead to a direct clash between Russia and NATO. Are Warsaw and Washington really ready for such a development?

The director of the Second European Department, Sergey Belyaev, in a written interview with Interfax, spoke about Moscow's attitude to the possible accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, as well as about Russian approaches to the situation in Russian-British relations.

The beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine has forced institutional investors and governments of many countries to rethink their approach to supporting the defense industry. This area has been off-limits for investors concerned about environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), in recent years many have sought to get rid of the assets of arms companies in their portfolios, and now this situation has worsened. Sofia Karadima writes about this in a material for the Army Technology web resource.

Military Watch Magazine (USA): Will the conflict in Ukraine give a new impetus to the Su-57? Exports of these fighters will grow with high oil prices

The future of the Su-57 program remains extremely vague, writes Military Watch Magazine. But, given the number of potential customers whose incomes and military expenditures are heavily dependent on oil, there is a significant probability that with high oil prices, interest in the aircraft will grow.