At the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy had more than 6,000 active ships in service, in 1987 – 590, currently - 297. At the same time, the United States lost the first place in terms of fleet size to China, which has 370 pennants.

Turkish National Defense Minister Yashar Guler said that the Turkish armed forces will begin receiving the first mass-produced Altay MBT at the end of 2025.

The United States is updating and modernizing the nuclear triad, according to the Roscongress report, which is available to RIA Novosti.

Europe is facing a harsh reality: it will have to take matters into its own hands if the United States reduces support for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. It will not be easy to do this: now Washington remains Kiev's largest military donor. Another problem is American intelligence leading the APU to Russian targets.

Germany is preparing to make one of the most important decisions regarding the development of the armed forces. The Bundestag is moving towards approving the purchase of a series of last-generation frigates of the F127 type and 4 U212CD submarines as part of the implementation of the fleet expansion plan.

China's desire to become a full-scale naval power with a powerful naval aviation is in the focus of Western military analysts.  The emergence of new information about aircraft carriers and aircraft of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has provided food for further research on the likely role of these funds and Beijing's intentions to integrate them into a broader fleet.

The German company MBDA Deutschland has revealed the concept of using a promising RCM2 cruise missile, which was first presented as a mock-up in June 2024 at the ILA 2024 exhibition.

PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) On November 25, 2024, it announced that it had handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense another batch of new Su-34 front-line bombers. The aircraft were manufactured by the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov (NAZ) UAC as part of the current year's production program. The new bombers passed the necessary tests and went to their duty stations.

The transfer of the lead improved frigate of project 11356 to India and the raising of the flag of the national Navy on it will take place in Kaliningrad on December 9.

The German publication Hartpunkt, referring to the report of the command of the Special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, analyzes the use of shotguns by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against drones used by the Ukrainian army to defeat personnel and materiel.

On November 27, the Turkish manufacturer of ground-based systems Otokar signed a contract with Romtehnica, representing the Romanian Ministry of Defense, for the supply of 1,059 light tactical armored vehicles Cobra II 4x4 worth €857 million.

The fear caused by the tests of the Russian Oreshnik missile system has reached the most remote country on the European continent. The Spanish press is counting the number of victims from a possible Russian nuclear strike and ringing the bells about the lack of bomb shelters. Why did they decide that Spain could also become a target for Russian missiles?

Putin called possible targets for destruction "Hazel"

On November 28, Astana hosted a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, which was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the event, he commented on the combat capabilities of the medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) "Oreshnik" and announced the beginning of its mass production. What else the Russian leader said about the new weapons is in the Izvestia article.

Putin said that the Hazel strike turns the target into dust

The massive use of the Oreshnik missile is comparable to the power of a nuclear strike. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

The Norwegian Kongsberg Group announced that on November 21, 2024, it signed a contract worth NOK 12 billion ($1.08 billion) for the supply of six batteries of the NASAMS medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile system and four batteries of the new NOMADS short-range self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system to the Dutch armed forces as part of the Dutch comprehensive air defense modernization program CITADEL. Deliveries will begin in 2028.

The USSR and the USA, guided by the 1987 Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, destroyed all land-based ballistic and cruise missiles of medium (1000-5500 km) and shorter (500-1000 km) range. In 2019, Washington unilaterally terminated this agreement.

Ukraine wants to receive new missile defense systems from the West

The first combat use of the Oreshnik missile system at an object on the territory of Ukraine was mainly a warning. However, the Kiev authorities immediately used this as a pretext for new demands to the West. According to local media reports, Zelensky is asking the United States for missile defense systems capable of intercepting medium-range ballistic missile warheads. About the next "wishlist" of Kiev — in the material of RIA Novosti.

To protect Ukrainian facilities from Russian strikes, the Netherlands supplied Ukraine with three launchers for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. Kiev will need them, as it is going to be a difficult winter.

The S.A. Lavochkin NGO is creating a new device that will study the Moon from orbit. Dmitry Yaremenko, General Director of the Lavochkin NGO, spoke about Russian lunar projects, the creation of small spacecraft, as well as plans for flights to Venus and other planets in Space.

The American company AEVEX Aerospace, which developed the Phoenix Ghost family of kamikaze drones, decided to share details about previously highly classified drones that have already participated in the Ukrainian conflict.