the united states has opened a new military structure in the baltic states-a base for special operations forces, special forces. what will this military unit do, what combat tools will it use, and why is it potentially extremely dangerous for the defense of russia, especially in the possible pre-war period?

Six specialized research organizations and nine military educational institutions of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation were given the status of basic research organizations of the CSTO. This was reported at a meeting of the working group under the Council of defense Ministers of the CSTO.

Lukashenko approved a plan for the use of a regional grouping of troops of Belarus and the Russian Federation

Russia and Belarus have updated the plan for the use of a regional grouping of troops of the two countries, which has already been supported by the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. This decision was due, as explained in Minsk, to the actions of NATO near the borders of Belarus. Earlier, Moscow and Minsk repeatedly talked about the activation of NATO at the Eastern borders of the Alliance.

Moscow continues to help Belgrade strengthen the power of the Serbian armed forces, Deputy head of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation Anatoly Punchuk told Interfax.

French President Emmanuel macron, speaking on December 8, 2020 at the head enterprise of the French nuclear industrial Corporation Framatome in Le Creusot, announced the beginning of the practical implementation of the Porte Avion Nouvelle Generation (PANG) program for the design and construction of a promising aircraft carrier for the French Navy, and that this ship will be equipped with a nuclear power plant.

Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev said that the Northern fleet is now actively replenished with ships and submarines of the 4th generation

The Kazan 885m nuclear submarine will complete all state tests by the end of the year. This was stated in an interview with the newspaper "Red star" commander of the Northern fleet, Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev.

The Russian Northern fleet had to take additional measures in connection with the growing activity of NATO in the Arctic, said the commander of the fleet Alexander Moiseev.

A group of Chinese scientists has developed the world's most powerful quantum computer, achieving quantum supremacy. It can perform a single task 100 trillion times faster than the best supercomputers. This is reported by the publication Science Alert.

The merger of the Rostec radio-electronic cluster enterprises under the management of JSC United instrument-making Corporation (UIC) will be completed in the first quarter of 2021. The new holding will exist under the brand name "Roselektronika" and in 2023 will have to start mass production of equipment for 5G networks. It will not be easy to create an effective holding out of Rostec's disparate assets, experts say.

Closed in 2011, the company Aptera suddenly announced itself, introducing a new product-a three-wheeled "solar" electric car that does not need to be recharged. According to representatives of the company, the new model, equipped with a battery of 100 kWh, is able to overcome the mileage of 1600 km.

The new robotic system from the German concern Rheinmetall received the designation "mission Master" (Mission Master ). The idea behind its creation is to create a family of robotic machines suitable for performing a whole set of tasks.

Work on the creation of heavy-and medium-class robotic systems "Sturm" and "Soratnik" continues, their introduction will change the ways of using combined-arms formations in the conduct of combat operations, said the commander-in-chief of the Land forces, army General Oleg Salyukov.

More than 2.5 thousand new types of weapons and military equipment delivered to the Ground forces in 2020, said commander-in-chief Oleg Salyukov

State tests of a new line of samples of artillery and mortar weapons on various types of chassis, which is being developed as part of the development work "Outline", are scheduled to be completed next year. This was announced by the commander-in-chief of the Land forces, General of the army Oleg Salyukov.

the Aircraft used the latest air-launched cruise missiles X-101 and X-555, which were carried in the fuselage compartments

The Russian defense Ministry released a video of ballistic and cruise missile launches during a strategic nuclear forces training session led by the Supreme commander, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday.

The Russian military conducted a military-technical experiment involving the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system of the ground forces at the Central sea training ground in the Arkhangelsk region, said Alexander Zhuravlev, commander of the Western military district.

The Northern sea route is taken under reliable protection

Russia will strengthen its air defense in the Arctic zone, commander of the Northern fleet Alexander Moiseev said.

Chris Osborne, editor of The national Interest magazine, called the method of fighting drones being tested in Russia an unprecedented innovation. We are talking about an interceptor drone that shoots a network of so-called net guns.

Spektra-RG Data allow scientists to conclude that black holes can directly affect the rate of star birth in galaxies

TASS, December 9. The Spektr-RG orbiting Observatory has found giant globular clusters of gas above and below the milky Way's core that emit x-rays.

Egyptian air force Aircraft attacked terrorist caravans near the Libyan border.

Reports that refer to the Ministry of defense of this state note that more than two dozen SUVs carrying weapons and ammunition were destroyed.

Drones - "bodyguards" for fighters will take to the skies next year. December 8, portal defensenews.com reported that under the Skyborg program, the US air force has signed three contracts for the Assembly of guided drones for aircraft.