"Real spaceship": American billionaire bought MiG-29
American billionaire Jared Isaacman shared his impressions of the recently acquired MiG-29 UB fighter. The Drive portal found out who bought the MiG-29UB fighter from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018.
Belarus plans to buy a batch of su-30SM and Mi-35 helicopters from Russia in 2021
Belarusian defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the Republic plans to purchase four su-30SM aircraft and four Mi-35 helicopters next year.
The largest Pro-American bloc is being born in the middle East
The middle East is rocked by sensational news-the leader of Israel paid a secret visit to the crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. It is possible that the Jewish state and the country-leader of the Islamic world will soon establish diplomatic relations, putting an end to the 75-year feud. The two countries are clearly drawn together by a shared hatred of Iran. However, the main peacemaker was Joe Biden – and, it seems, against his will.
Blow to the "lightning": Congress wants to prevent the sale of weapons in the UAE
the White house expects to conclude a deal with Abu Dhabi for a record amount
Several senators and a member of the us house of representatives have attempted to suspend a $23 billion deal initiated by the administration of President Donald trump to supply the United Arab Emirates with advanced weapons.
The coronavirus epidemic did not allow NATO maneuvers to fully unfold
In the North-East of Poland, NATO's Tumak 20 international maneuvers are taking place, designed to demonstrate the combat readiness and interoperability of allies in the region.
The Balkan Pandora's box
Kosovo's"Independence" made the return of Crimea legitimate
The war in Kosovo was a natural outcome of Belgrade's post-world war II policy. In this region, the Yugoslav authorities allowed the uncontrolled relocation of Albanians from a neighboring country (Tito dreamed of annexing Albania). In the late 80's (already under Milosevic), when Albanians became the absolute majority in the province, they were deprived of autonomy, since Milosevic made radical Serbian nationalism the basis of his policy.
"Missile surprise" for Russia: the US has worked out the" shelling " of Crimea
Forbes: the US worked out fire missions on the Black sea from Romania
The US ground forces, with the help of military transport aircraft, transferred multiple launch rocket systems to Romania, where they worked out several firing tasks at one of the ranges. According to American journalists, such actions pose a serious and unpredictable threat to Russian troops in Crimea. The actions of the us military were analyzed by the observer of the newspaper.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok.
How Russia punished Turkey for killing a military pilot
Exactly five years ago, Russia and Turkey were on the verge of a real war – a Turkish fighter shot down a Russian su-24 bomber. Relations were restored only after Erdogan's apology, but were these apologies actually made? Has Turkey paid Russia the promised compensation? And did Ankara draw the necessary conclusions from this story?
Bloody draw
the Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh has subsided, but the war for influence in the region is just beginning
Analysis of the composition and weapons of the opposing sides, their strengths and weaknesses provides a basis for assumptions about the likely plans for the use of troops of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and the defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russian defense Ministry medical center to be built in Crimea by 2023
A medical center of the Russian defense Ministry will be built in Crimea by 2023, which will improve the quality of medical care in the military Department, Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev said.
The Russian government has allocated 1.8 billion rubles to the Ministry of defense for the construction of two medical centers in the Astrakhan region
Two military medical centers in the Astrakhan region with 200 beds will be transferred to the region after construction is completed. The corresponding government order is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
Savings without damage
what you should pay attention to at the" defense " meetings with the President
On November 10, 2020, Vladimir Putin opened the traditional annual meeting with the heads of the Military-industrial complex and the Armed forces. Such meetings have already become a tradition, but this time the agenda was very acute problems that need to be urgently addressed.
Intelligence units of the VVO in Buryatia received the latest intelligence tools
The motorized rifle unit of the Eastern military district (VVO) received the latest portable short-range reconnaissance radar.
Preparations for military maneuvers "West-2021" started"
preparations for the West-2021 military maneuvers have Begun.
Minister of defense of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Khrenin officially stated that the exercises to be held next year at five training grounds with the participation of the armed forces of the two States will be one of the largest and will surpass the scope of the "Slavic brotherhood" exercises that took place recently.
Submarines of the US Navy received the "killing" of the Russian vehicles UAV
The us Navy has received unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from submarines of the Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System (SLUAS), which allow you to solve the task of targeting beyond the line of sight of submarines, Seapower reports, referring to the statement of rear Admiral Dave Goggins.
The submarine "Kazan" on state tests hit the "Caliber" target at a distance of more than 1 thousand km
ships and vessels of the Belomorskaya naval base of the Northern fleet served to Protect the water area and ensure shooting
The lead nuclear submarine of the project 885m ("Yasen-M") "Kazan" during the final stage of state tests hit a target at the Chizha test site in the Arkhangelsk region at a distance of more than 1 thousand km with a Kalibr missile from the White sea. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the Northern fleet.
The flag of the hydrographic service of the Navy was raised on the large hydrographic boat " Alexander Makorta"
On November 21, the main base of the Northern fleet – Severomorsk – hosted a solemn ceremony of raising the flag of the hydrographic service of the Russian Navy on a large hydrographic boat of the project 19920 "Alexander Makorta".
On November 21, the St. Petersburg enterprise Almaz removed the hull of the icebreaker evpatiy Kolovrat from the boathouse"
It is planned that the 21180m project icebreaker evpatiy Kolovrat, which is under construction in Saint Petersburg at the Almaz Shipbuilding company, will join the Navy in 2022.
The artificial intelligence system smashed to smithereens a supercomputer on a large-scale modeling task
Cerebras specialists decided to test their brainchild in the field of large-scale scientific computing, where traditional supercomputers had previously reigned Supreme. And this test gave a stunning result, when calculating a mathematical model that includes more than 500 million variables, the CS-1 computer literally smashed to smithereens one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, which now occupies the 69th line of the world's TOP-500 rating.
Yuri Borisov: the ERA-GLONASS System can become a platform for controlling drones
The state automated information system for emergency response in case of road accidents may become a platform for driving self-driving cars in the future. This was stated on Friday at the opening of the international Congress "ERA-GLONASS" by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.