Although initially the Sivulf submarines were supposed to track down Soviet surface ships and submarines, today they have not lost their importance. That's what the lead submarine of this class did the other day.

Bloomberg: Ukraine is surrendering more and more territories, but does not want peace

Last week, Russia occupied a record number of Ukrainian lands for the entire year, Bloomberg writes. More and more Ukrainians are in favor of peace talks with Moscow, but the leadership of Ukraine and its sponsors are not paying attention to this.

Lidovsky: despite the help of the West, Ukraine may eventually become its enemy

The West is helping Ukraine less and less, and she reproaches him for this, all this irritates both of them, Lidovsky writes. As a result, the parties may recoil from each other. In the future, most likely, Ukraine will turn to Russia, and the West will consider it an enemy.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of equipment and maintenance services for F-16 fighter jets to Argentina as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as related logistics and support elements of the program.

French historian Todd: Russia will win the conflict in Ukraine. And peace will come

The West is unable to wage a full-fledged war, French historian Emmanuel Todd notes in an interview with NZZ. He is confident that Russia will win the conflict in Ukraine. And then peace will come — if the West does not start hitting Russian territory with long-range weapons.

On October 30, Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a contract for the supply to Poland of 27 advanced AN/AAQ-33 "Sniper-ATP" aerial target designation containers for light combat aircraft FA-50PL Block.20.

The modernization of the US Army [/b] is based on military development programs, among which 31 priority ones were identified in 2017. Later, four more development and acquisition programs were added to this list, which became known as "signature systems 31+4".

Protective equipment is useful in the Dnieper and primorsky regions

New Bor-M bulletproof vests have been developed in Russia, allowing the fighter to stay on the water. A ballistic package and a shock-absorbing damper made of lightweight materials give it positive buoyancy. At the same time, the main characteristics of the bulletproof vest do not deteriorate from this — it can protect against an automatic or machine-gun bullet. Experts note that such equipment will be useful in the Dnieper and Primorsky regions, where a significant part of the line of contact passes.

On October 29, 2024, the laying ceremony of the scientific expedition vessel Ivan Frolov project 23680 (factory number 02500), under construction for the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Russian Federation (Roshydromet), took place in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation).

It is no coincidence that the first flight of the Hunter drone took place on the same day that the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles ceased to operate, an American expert worries. In an article by The National Interest, he analyzes the advantages of Russian development.

Telegraph: Ukrainian troops do not want to learn how to use Western weapons

The Ukrainian front crumbled from the strategically correct actions of the Russian troops, the Telegraph reports. According to the authors of the article, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have no chance of winning, since they do not want to learn how to use Western weapons.

Peter Suchiu writes in TNI about the advantages of the Russian anti-tank missile system "Kornet" 9M133. Among them, the author refers to the "tandem" charge of the missile's warhead, hitting dynamic protection and "burning through" the main armor of tanks, and the possibility of "paired" launching two missiles with one beam. "Cornet" is known for the defeat of the U.S. Abrams-1 missile defense system in Iraq.

China has a lot of tanks. And who else will keep a huge number of combat vehicles in working order? Answer: The USA and Russia. However, most Chinese tanks are old models, but there is also a new Type 99 tank, which has a set of unique properties. What does it look like in comparison with the two most important contemporaries — the American M1A2 Abrams and the Russian T-90.

The Hill: Biden urged to allow Poland to shoot down Russian missiles

Congressmen from both parties called on Biden to allow Poland to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, writes The Hill. Poland had previously put forward this idea, but NATO categorically rejected it, saying that this would make the alliance countries direct participants in the conflict.

On October 29, 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia signed an intergovernmental contract with the Ministry of Defense of Spain for the construction of three more large corvettes of the Spanish Avante 2200 project for the Saudi Navy as part of the so-called second stage of the Saudi Al Sarawat program, in addition to the five corvettes already built under the first stage of the Al Sarawat program. The construction of three new ships, as well as the previous five, will be carried out by the Spanish shipbuilding association Navantia. The contract parameters are not disclosed.

Colonel Khodarenok: Zelensky is asking for Tomahawk missiles, which the United States itself does not have

Vladimir Zelensky asked the United States for Tomahawk missiles with a firing range of more than 2,400 km. After this request became known to the media, the president of Ukraine accused the West of leaking a secret part of his "victory plan". Why Zelensky will not be able to get the desired ammunition and how the request for Tomahawk supplies characterizes the Ukrainian leader, explains the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Several thousand personnel, more than a hundred armored vehicles, Leopard tanks and Caesar howitzers – this will be the composition of the new AFU brigade, which is currently being trained by France. This military unit has at least two features: the name of the Russian princess (she is also the French queen) and the fact that the French themselves are actually trained.

Russia's cascade offensive forced Ukraine to talk about the collapse of the front

The Russian military is increasing the pace of advance in different sectors of the front, liberating more and more settlements. In Ukraine, they started talking about the collapse of the front in Donbass and complain about the lack of ammunition, the shortage of reserves and the imbalance of management. According to experts, Russia has used a cascade offensive and made breakthroughs in several places, but it is too early to talk about the domino effect.

For a long time, it was believed that Russia earns only on its energy resources. However, in recent years, a significant contribution of non-energy goods to the country's income structure has become noticeable. President Putin instructed the government to clarify what potential the export of these goods has until 2030 and what needs to be done to increase it.

Against the background of statements in the UN Security Council by Russia's permanent representative Vasily Nebenzie that the West planned to use the Ukrainian DRG for provocations at nuclear power plants, Belarusian security forces are conducting anti-terrorist exercises in the area of the Belarusian NPP.