In the "green" energy sector, they saw an accomplice of the "Russian aggression"
The military of the NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea coast have unleashed a fierce battle against the main dream of the European Union in recent years – "green" energy and independence from Russian energy resources. As stated, offshore wind turbines, which should ensure the country's energy independence, prevent the military from preparing for "repelling Russian aggression." What is the problem?
What will be the finale of Cold War 2.0?
35 years have passed since the statement of the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States that the cold war between the two superpowers is over. However, Moscow and Washington understood the reasons for the end of the mutual confrontation in different ways - and how it is now necessary to build international relations. The resulting "Cold War 2.0" must be ended, on the one hand, and in the same way – and in a completely different way.
"It will deal with key targets": the United States launched the SiAW aviation missile for the first time
The F-16C Viper fighter of the US Air Force carried out the first launch of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile, developed by Northrop Grumman, as part of the throwing tests. At the same time, the first combat carrier of this weapon should be the F-35A. During the launch, SiAW was not equipped with either a rocket engine or electronics.
Brueghel Institute: Russia will create a military group the size of the Bundeswehr in a few months
The Brueghel Institute, located in Brussels, which is the EU's "think tank" in the field of international economics, published a report indicating the complete dominance of the Russian defense industry over the European one, which turned out to be unable to mobilize in wartime.
Israel has completed the transfer of the SPYDER-MR SAM to the Philippines
The Philippine Air Force Command received elements of the third battery of the SPYDER-MR medium-range air defense system (Surface-to-Air Python and DERby) manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
"They will provide a breakthrough in training troops": the US Army has purchased 3D TMT targets
After 12 years of development and military testing, the US Army has signed a multi-year contract with Pratt & Miller Defense (a division of Oshkosh Corporation) to produce a new small arms training complex Trackless Moving Targets (TMT).
"They were sent from France." What is Syrsky up to
Forbes: Kiev is preparing an elite brigade trained in France and Poland for combat
The special military operation has entered the winter phase. The muddy soils froze over — this allows the equipment to move off-road. The forest belts have dropped the "green" and are no longer a reliable shelter from drones. The use of UAVs themselves is complicated by the low air temperature, at which the batteries are discharged faster. The Russian army still has the initiative in most areas, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fiercely resisting. About the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.
How the Tor-M2 air defense system demonstrated its best qualities in China
This year, 1,022 companies from 47 countries of the world took part in the forum in Zhuhai, China. Of course, the Russian Federation also presented its exposition, which once again became a participant in this large-scale international event in the arms world.
In Ukraine, they began to dream of tanks without towers, but with mangalas
Ukrainian fantasies about a simplified and cheaper "mobilization" tank appeared on social networks. The author of the drawings concluded that since combat vehicles receive massive braziers, which complicate the rotation of the towers, it may be worth abandoning them altogether.
Will the neoconservatives unleash a war against Russia before Trump comes to power? (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: The deep state is trying to start a war between Russia and NATO
The military team of the "deep state", using the Democratic Party as a cover, is trying to unleash a full-scale war with Russia, writes Al Mayadeen. According to the author, "malicious" forces are trying to prevent Trump from peacefully resolving the conflict.
Pikne on the sidelines: the Russian military is closely monitoring NATO exercises in Estonia
In response to the Western maneuvers, Bastion coastal missile systems have worked out the tactics of using weapons on the coast of the Gulf of Finland
The Russian armed forces are closely monitoring the exercises of other countries near their borders, and the NATO Pikne (Lightning) maneuvers in Estonia, which began on December 2, are no exception, military experts interviewed by Izvestia told.
Were in storage due to lack of funds: Turkey acquires British C-130J military transport aircraft
Turkey has significantly expanded the area of its geopolitical interests, which currently cover not only the Middle East and the Caucasus, but also Central Asia and various parts of Africa. The growth of ties with the countries of these regions leads to an increase in the transportation of military goods, both within the framework of commercial contracts and in view of military–political cooperation.
T-95: the supertank that Moscow abandoned (by making a big mistake?) (The National Interest, USA)
In the history of Soviet tank building, there were many prototypes that were ahead of their contemporaries. At the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed an experimental model of the T-95 supertank. It could surpass all modern NATO tanks, writes TNI.
Purchased and repaired: Belgium will transfer Bv-206 all-terrain vehicles to the APU
Belgium plans to transfer several dozen Bv-206 all-terrain vehicles to the Armed Forces by the end of the year, specially designed for movement in difficult terrain.
"Preparing for peace talks." Why did Scholz come to Kiev and Berbok to China?
Scholz arrived in Kiev for the first time in two and a half years since the beginning of his
On December 2, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kiev for talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. This is Scholz's first visit to Kiev in the last two and a half years. In turn, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock visited China and called her visit the beginning of a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Whether the efforts of German politicians will lead to the end of hostilities is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Oreshnik will convey Russia's negotiating position to Kiev
Russia has established mass production of the latest Oreshnik ballistic missile – and is now identifying new targets on the territory of Ukraine, among which may be decision-making centers in Kiev. According to Vladimir Putin, in the case of a massive Hazel strike, the power will be comparable to the use of nuclear weapons. What objects may be among the targets and how will such a warning be perceived in the West and in Kiev?
One hundred drones have been contracted: a factory for the production of combat naval vehicles has been opened in Belgium
At the moment, the Belgian and Dutch Navies have contracted 12 mine defense ships (MCM) and one hundred unmanned vehicles [to them]. The new company will be responsible for fulfilling this order.
Nuclear waste was removed from Gremikha
The last batch of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear submarines was removed from the Russian Navy's onshore technical base in BUT Ostrovnaya (Gremikha village) in the Murmansk Region. Thus, environmental risks for the region have been significantly reduced, Rosatom State Corporation told RIA Novosti.
"Because of EW, we are returning control to operators": details of the development of the British kamikaze drone HX-2
The British company Helsing, engaged in the development of artificial intelligence, has revealed details of the creation of its new product HX-2 – a combat drone capable of working in a flock, resistant to signal suppression by electronic warfare due to the introduction of AI while maintaining full control by the operator.
Head of the Central Bank Bezrukov: Russia sets a global trend in the field of defense technologies - TASS interview
Private military developments in Russia, nicknamed the national defense industry, continue to appear and develop. Yesterday's "garage workers" complicate production and turn into serious technology companies. Andrey Bezrukov, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies, told TASS how their organization brought together 200 military startups and solves their problems, bringing them to the world level