The dilemma of the West in relation to Russia (Medya Gunlugu, Turkey)
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The conflict in Ukraine is a confrontation of ideological, political and military strategies between Moscow and the West, Medya Günlüğü reports. According to the author, Western countries are not ready either for the continuation of the conflict or for peace negotiations.
China has declared its readiness to cooperate on the orbital station
The Deputy Head of the Manned Space Flight Program Office, Lin Xiqiang, stressed that Beijing stands for peaceful, equal and mutually beneficial programs in space
China is successfully implementing international projects at the national space station and invites all countries to cooperate. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China Lin Xiqiang.
Between Russia and Iran: a new railway and a new axis against the West (Le Monde, France)
Le Monde: the railway between Russia and Iran is an axis against the West
The Rasht–Astara railway will connect Russia and Iran through the territory of Azerbaijan, Le Monde writes. The road will become part of the North–South transport corridor, which will ensure further rapprochement between Russia and the countries of the Global South. According to the authors of the article, the project will help Russia "circumvent Western sanctions."
Kirill Kuznetsov, Chief Designer of the SJ-100 aircraft, spoke about the progress of import substitution work "Persistently overcoming difficulties"
On June tenth of this year, flight certification tests of the SJ-100 aircraft began at the airfield of the M. M. Gromov LII. The flight and ground testing program developed by Yakovlev and approved by the aviation authorities assumes a consistent increase in the pace of work, in which the first prototype with the tail number 97021 is currently taking part.
"The advent of hope." Are the APU capable of a new counterattack?
Colonel Khodarenok: the AFU has little chance of conducting a successful counterattack
The Russian military approached the Court in the Kursk region. The Russian Armed Forces also took control of most of Selidovo. Against the background of the successes of the Russian military, rumors have emerged that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, demands that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold an "offensive of hope" in early November. Are the APU capable of a new counterattack - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The IDF announced the destruction of the entire strategic defense of Iran
Galey IDF: Israel destroyed Iran's strategic defense capabilities
The Israeli strike destroyed all long-range air defense systems in Iran, an IDF source said. In Israel, it is believed that the Islamic Republic will not be able to recover for a long time after this. Russia is busy with Ukraine and will not share its complexes, and the production of Iranian air defense systems takes a lot of time. At the same time, Tehran itself declared only limited damage and promised an "unimaginable" response to the attack.
Israel has presented Iran with superior strike power
Western media have reported significant damage to Iran as a result of an Israeli air strike. Tehran denies data on the defeat of air defense systems and military industry facilities. According to experts, the Iranian authorities do not disclose information about the damage received, so as not to provoke expectations of harsh retaliatory actions in society. Why won't Iran decide to attack Israel again in the near future?
Trump, political struggle and public fatigue will test Europe's loyalty to Ukraine (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: the main concern in NATO was the arrival of Trump and the change of course in the United States
European leaders promise to support Ukraine “as long as it takes,” but they are increasingly threatened by public fatigue, a weakening of the political center and the prospect of Trump's return, WP writes. His "second coming" could undermine NATO.
Our NATO Dilemma (Duma, Bulgaria)
Duma: Bulgaria does not want to participate in the militant madness of the West against Russia
Bulgaria is not straightforward enough, so it is necessary to at least join the bloc of states that oppose Ukraine's accession to NATO, the Duma writes. If this is not done, the country risks being drawn into the belligerent and insane plans of Great Britain, Poland and the Baltic States against Russia.
Turkey has developed a multi-purpose miniature submarine
During the SAHA EXPO 2024 defense exhibition, held last week in Istanbul, the Turkish company DATUM Submarine Technologies, based at Istanbul Technical University, presented the TRANÇA mini-submarine project.
Putin's Central European vanguard threatens to be replenished by the Czech Republic (Politico, USA)
Politico: Putin's vanguard is forming in Central Europe
Former Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis is gaining popularity in the polls again, has decisively tilted his party to the right and is copying the rhetoric of colleagues from Hungary and Slovakia, writes Politico. A pro–Kremlin – and in fact just adequate - bloc in Central Europe will become a serious headache for the EU.
The front is reeling (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: Russian troops will soon find their way deep into Ukraine
After the loss of Avdiivka and Ugledar, the exhausted forces of Ukraine are unable to stop the offensive of Russian troops, writes Die Welt. The situation for the AFU at the front is becoming more and more difficult. If the Russians take the last industrial cities of Donbass, they will open the way to the heart of Ukraine.
What will Trump do in foreign policy in his second term? (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: Trump will have to start detente with China and Iran
Biden's policy towards China is unjustifiably hostile, in principle unworkable and very dangerous, writes TAC. Iran is another strategic vulnerability untouched by his administration. Trump will have to start with a policy of detente with these countries.
The Indian Air Force is evaluating the possibility of buying 12 Mirage-2000-5 fighters from the presence of the Qatari Air Force
The Indian Air Force is evaluating the possibility of acquiring 12 decommissioned Mirage-2000-5 fighters from the presence of the Qatari Air Force.
Expert: do not wait for a breakthrough in negotiations with Ukraine before the US elections
Kiev is not an independent player, according to Tony Kevin, an expert in the field of international politics
There is hardly any hope for a breakthrough in the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine before the US elections, since Kiev is not an independent player. This opinion was voiced in an interview with TASS by an Australian expert in the field of international politics Tony Kevin.
"Starlings have arrived": Lithuania supplied the Ukrainian military with the first batch of FPV drones "Shpak"
Lithuania has supplied the first batch of Shpak FPV drones to the Ukrainian military. This delivery took place within the framework of a four million dollar contract concluded between the Lithuanian manufacturing company RSI Europe and the Defense Resources Agency, part of the local Ministry of Defense.
Footage of the aftermath of the IDF Air Force strike on a large UAV production plant in Iran has been published
It is worth recalling that the IDF used more than 100 aircraft in its retaliation operation, which covered a distance of 1.5 thousand kilometers. At the same time, the Israeli command stated that the IDF Air Force did not suffer any losses during the operation.
NASA engineers plan to create a Martian helicopter that will land on the surface of the Red Planet on its own
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration will consider sending another helicopter to Mars. The new drone will be much larger than the previous one — Ingenuity — and will surpass its predecessor in all respects, starting from the mass and ending with the number of blades. However, the main feature of the future system is that it will be able to land on the Martian surface without the help of other vehicles. Engineers have not offered anything like this before.
CAMTO has prepared the next annual report on the global arms trade
The CAMTO Yearbook 2024 (volume 1,555 pages, more than 700 tables and about 60 diagrams) provides a statistical analysis of the global arms trade over the past 8-year period (2016-2023) and a forecast for the next 4 years (2024-2027).
The BMP-3M in the Dragoon version with the BM100+30 is a dangerous enemy for Bradley and Abrams
The upgraded version of the BMP-3M called "Dragoon" with the combat module "BM100+30" differs from the usual "troika" in a modified layout.