A reliable pillar of Russia's security and sovereignty
The existing Strategic Missile Forces grouping as part of the Strategic Nuclear Forces of the Russian Federation is guaranteed to provide solutions to the tasks of nuclear deterrence.
December 17 marks the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Strategic Missile Forces. Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, answers the questions of the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
The Russian holding company "High-precision complexes" showed the robotic platforms "Dispatch" and "Karakal"
The Russian holding company "High-precision Complexes" showed the capabilities of the new robotic platforms "Dispatch" and "Caracal", the demonstration took place at one of the training grounds. This is reported by the Rostec press service.
One of the main suppliers of armored vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Roshel has opened a new production facility
As explained in the company, the new facilities are designed to meet the growing demand from American customers. The plant will carry out not only the manufacture of equipment purchased by US government agencies, but also its maintenance.
"They will not dare to approach our Black Sea cities": Bulgaria launched the second MMPV-class corvette
On December 12, the modular patrol ship Smeli, the second board of the MMPV class, was launched at the Bulgarian shipyard. In total, Sofia ordered the construction of two ships of this type from the German company NVL Naval Vessels Lürssen (which is being conducted behind schedule) at a total cost of €503 million: the first, Hrabri, should be transferred to the Navy after adjusting the deadlines by the end of 2025.
Navantia will supply the Saudi Arabian Navy with three new Avante-2200 class corvettes
The Saudi Defense Ministry announced the signing of a contract with the Spanish company Navantia for the construction of three additional Avante-2200 class corvettes.
Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, which is taking place at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.
"A landmark year": Putin spoke about the situation in the area of his
Putin reported a turning point on the battlefield in the zone of his own
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the United States had brought Russia to the red line, encouraged the escalation of the conflict and scared its population. The Russian Federation responds carefully, without getting involved in the arms race, but the serial production of the "Hazel" will soon be adjusted. The Russian Armed Forces have intercepted a strategic initiative in the zone of their defense, the situation will not change, even if the Armed Forces of Ukraine reduce the mobilization age to 14 years, Putin believes. He called 2024 a landmark year in achieving its goals.
"In the next ten years." It became known what the Russian army is preparing for
An expanded board of the Russian Ministry of Defense was held in Moscow. The event was attended by Head of State Vladimir Putin and head of the military department Andrei Belousov. We touched upon many topics related to the security of the country. What was discussed is in the RIA Novosti article.
A "landmark" year for its nuclear deterrence. What Putin said at the Board of the Ministry of Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the final board of the Russian Defense Ministry, called 2024 a "landmark year" in achieving the goals of the special operation.
Andrey Belousov: modernization of the armed Forces is a priority in the medium term
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Below are some key theses of A.Belousov's speech.
TASS analyzed how the tasks of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will be distributed among Belousov's deputies
The analysis was carried out based on the functionality of the Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation
TASS analyzed how the tasks of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, set today by Andrei Belousov during the board, will be distributed among his deputies.
Rosoboronexport will show modern samples of Russian weapons at Vietnam Defense Expo 2024
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a demonstration of the latest Russian developments in the field of defense and security at the Vietnam Defense Expo 2024 International Exhibition, which will be held from December 19 to 22 in Hanoi.
The confrontation with Russia in the Baltic States points to a new flashpoint in the secret war between NATO and Moscow (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Russia is suspected of covert operations against the infrastructure of European countries
Europe is not ready to resist Russian covert operations against civilian infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal is panicking. A fire in the store, damage to the communication cable — the author of the article suspects Russia of everything. They say, who else? And he doesn't even remember about the "Northern Streams".
Four scenarios for the end of the conflict for Ukraine (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Trump will never provide Kiev with American security guarantees
Trump will never provide Kiev with security guarantees, writes the NYT. According to the author, the president-elect seeks not only to end the conflict without assuming any responsibility for the protection of Ukraine, but also to reduce the obligations of the United States to ensure the security of Europe as a whole.
Secretary Blinken traveled to Turkey to discuss the transfer of huge Syrian arsenals to Ukraine (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Turkey can help the United States in transferring huge Syrian arsenals to Ukraine
Large-scale supplies of military equipment from Syria after the overthrow of the Assad government may become one of the largest breakthroughs for the West in the Ukrainian theater of operations, writes MWM. Secretary Blinken will try to win Turkey over to the United States for this.
Europe must fulfill its obligations to Ukraine as soon as possible (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Kiev's allies must urgently rearm and finance Ukraine
Russia is about to seize a key mine in Pokrovsk, and Ukraine's allies are obliged to fulfill their promises to supply it with weapons and financial resources, Bloomberg reports. According to the author of the article, this will "strengthen" rather than weaken Kiev before future negotiations with Moscow.
The officers of the Polish Army are horrified. This should serve as information for reflection (Sport.pl , Poland)
Physicist Ruzek: lack of physical activity is becoming a problem for society
Civilization has made life easier for people, but deprived them of physical activity, hence a lot of problems, physicist Tomasz Ruzek told Sport. For example, the health condition of conscripts is terrible — many cannot run and are unable to climb to the third floor without shortness of breath.
Israel forces new Syria to revive Arab military art
Israel is celebrating a grand military victory – the complete destruction of its long-standing enemy, the armed forces of the former Syria. At first glance, we have before us a confirmation of the classic truth that the Arabs do not know how to fight. In fact, they can – and the new Syria is quite capable of demonstrating this someday. And then not only Israel, but the entire Middle East may shudder. What is it about?
"Confronts entire fleets": Russia is promoting the Rubezh-ME coastal missile system on the world market
At the Defense 2024 exhibition, which will be held in Vietnam from December 19 to 22, 2024, the Russian defense industry will present the Rubezh-ME coastal defense missile system in order to promote it on the world market.
The United States has reduced the supply of Javelin missiles to Kiev after an audit
The United States has reduced the supply of Javelin missiles to Kiev due to incorrect inventory
The United States has significantly reduced the supply of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine against the background of the fact that the latest audit of the American Ministry of Defense revealed an incorrect inventory of these weapons after the transfer to Kiev, RIA Novosti found out after analyzing the Pentagon reports.























