The latest Russian weapons, including the Zircon missiles, will allow the Russian Federation, in case of war, to strike at a group of the US Navy. This opinion was expressed on December 17 by journalist Mark Episkopos.

National Interest: The US Navy no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant"

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant". This is reported by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.

The American media recognize that the US Navy carrier strike groups no longer pose the former threat. New military developments will allow Russia to successfully resist them.

"The carrier Strike Group is one of the most powerful weapons in the arsenal and is capable of projecting unprecedented firepower far beyond American waters. These formidable formations have become not only the basis of the US naval doctrine, but also one of the most recognizable symbols of American military power," writes National Interest.

The crew of the autonomous inhabited deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 "Bester" of the emergency rescue detachment of the Northern Fleet (SF) has started testing in the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, December 17.

France is building the first ship without a single paper drawing. On December 17, the press service of the Naval Group company held a keel laying ceremony for the first ship of the FDI project.

The command of the US Navy announced on December 8 at the naval base "Pearl Harbor" the ceremony of commissioning into the fleet of the destroyer URO (DDG-118) "Daniel Inue" class "Arlie Burke".

A group of ships of the Chinese Navy, led by the first Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, is making the transition to the Pacific Ocean for subsequent exercises, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Sunday.

IL-76 aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation delivered humanitarian aid to the Afghan capital. This was announced on Saturday, December 18, by a correspondent of Izvestia.

Moscow does not intend to sell weapons to the new Afghan authorities, all talk about such a possibility is nonsense. This was stated on Friday, December 17, in an interview with the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, Director of the Second Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov.

The area of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the so-called "green zone", where the embassies are located, was subjected to rocket fire on Sunday, December 19. This is reported by the Al Hadath TV channel with reference to sources in the power structures of the city.

Washington is not satisfied with the negotiations on the JCPOA with Iran, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on US public television.

Competition in the global arms market is intensifying, Russia needs to keep up with the times in this area, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

The catalog will be accompanied by additional materials, for example, analytical reviews and exclusive photos and videos

The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia has presented a full catalog of Russian defense products. This was reported to journalists by the press secretary of the FSVTS Valeria Reshetnikova.

A representative of the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced Minsk's commitment to the implementation of international arms control treaties at the annual meeting of the heads of verification centers of the OSCE countries.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects that the new strategic concept will confirm the importance of partners such as Ukraine and their right to join the alliance.

Ukraine has initiated a process of negotiations with partners in the Black Sea region to increase the number of exercises, President Vladimir Zelensky said after talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said at a plenary session of the parliament that Georgia will increase defense spending next year by $12.9 million.

Japan will spend a record $262.8 billion on defense in five years. Compared to the previous planning period, Tokyo will increase spending on the army by 10%. Additional funding will be used for the purchase of weapons, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

In the first place are the American C-130 Hercules, follows from the Flight Global rating

The Russian Il-76 took the sixth place in the list of the most popular military transport aircraft in the world, compiled by the leading profile magazine Flight Global. The rating is published in the directory World Air Forces 2022, available to TASS.

At the Totsky training ground, the operational and combat training of the command staff of the Central Military District takes place

Su-34 fighter-bombers launched a bomb attack from a height of about 400 meters on the artillery positions of a conditional enemy during the operational and combat training of the command staff of the Central Military District (CVO) at the Totsky training ground of the Orenburg region. This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by the press service of the district.