InfoBRICS: sanctions failed to undermine the Russian military-industrial complex and arms exports

The West has imposed sanctions against Russia, promising the collapse of its economy and, in particular, the defense industry. But this did not happen, writes InfoBRICS. During the fighting in Ukraine, it became clear to the whole world: Russian weapons are the most effective, so their production and export have not decreased.

Colonel Khodarenok: if Zaluzhny has no plans for 2024, then Zelensky is to blame

Why did the Rada take care of Zaluzhny's plans for the next year and what does Zelensky have to do with it - in the material of the military observer of the newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Naev warned about preparations for the expansion of the conflict with Russia

The commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Naev, in an interview with ABC News, said that the conflict with Russia could go beyond the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

Ukrainian politicians suddenly saw the light and began to prophesy — following the American and European ones. Their predictions hardly differ in tone or meaning. Everything boils down to one thing: the current leadership of Ukraine is unable to lead the country out of the military-political crisis, and it is not necessary to count on the continuation of large-scale support from the West.

The newest Chinese non-nuclear submarine type 039C Yuan Class has acquired a new element that contributes to increased stealth.

Italy intends to sell Indonesia two multipurpose offshore patrol ships PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'altura / Multifunctional Offshore Patrol Vessel).

On November 24, 2023, the Portuguese Navy signed a contract with the international (headquartered in the Netherlands) shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards Group for the technical and operational design and construction of an innovative multifunctional ship Plataforma Naval Multifunctional (PNM), which will be named A 888 Don João II.

For 70 years, the British Royal Navy has catastrophically shrunk

The insular position of Great Britain made the navy the main type of the British armed forces several centuries ago. And since Great Britain was the strongest and largest country in the world for most of this period, its naval forces had enormous geopolitical significance, being literally "all of them".

And in which theaters of military operations they can be useful

Russia plans to increase the number of multipurpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen family from nine to 12 units, according to media reports. In particular, three more nuclear submarines will be laid at Sevmash in Severodvinsk in the near future.

As reported on the web resource forums.airbase.ru On November 11, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC hosted a flag-raising ceremony for border ships, boats and support vessels on the 2nd-rank border patrol ship Podolsk of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with factory number 058 (onboard number "458"), which became part of the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation. It became the ninth ship in the series of Project 22120.

BI: there is little use of Abrams tanks in Ukraine until spring

In winter, due to weather conditions, American tanks in Ukraine will not be useful, writes Business Insider. According to analysts, Kiev will not use them until spring. Moreover, the APU has too few such vehicles to have any significant impact on the course of the conflict.

BI: Western tanks did not allow the APU to turn the situation in its favor

Deliveries of modern Western tanks did not help Ukraine improve the situation at the front, writes Business Insider.

Russia has begun to apply a new strategy with regard to the Iskander-M tactical missile system (OTRK), increasing the production of missiles. Now it can massively apply it in Ukraine, writes the American magazine Military Watch Magazine (MWM).

According to Chinese specialized sources, the designers of the Israeli military-industrial company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) began developing the highly mobile LORA RTR in mid-2000 for several reasons.

Some modern models of anti-tank missiles have a so-called "top attack" mode: they are capable of hitting armored vehicles at the level of its tower, that is, in the most vulnerable place. With the proliferation of active protection complexes in the armies, it became necessary that ATGMs could counteract this countermeasure.

Short-range anti-aircraft guns are looking for a new ecological niche

Anti-aircraft artillery quite successfully served as a means of short-range air defense not only during the Second World War, but also for some time after it, when long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) already appeared.

Slovakia, under the previous government, lost its air defense capabilities due to the transfer of anti-aircraft systems to the APU. The new authorities are faced with the task of restoring the air defense potential.

The Economist: The West could not help Ukraine in the field of electronic warfare

During the conflict in Ukraine, Russia demonstrated complete superiority over NATO electronic warfare systems, writes The Economist. Western-made missiles supplied to Kiev stopped hitting targets, and drones began to fail regularly.

The publication notes that the Russian Federation paid great attention to the development of electronic warfare technologies and this area was well funded

Russia is successfully using the superiority of its electronic warfare (EW) to neutralize Ukrainian drones and knock off course missiles, including rockets for the HIMARS MLRS. As The Economist weekly notes, so far Ukraine's Western allies have shown no desire to help Kiev in the fight against this problem.

Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) has signed a contract with the NATO Helicopter Control Agency and the German Armed Forces for the supply of a simulator for the rear part (cabin) of the NH90 helicopter. Bundeswehr to receive upgraded NH90 helicopter simulators for airmobile troops