Western countries should rethink their strategy on Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Western countries rethink the "Ukrainian victory"
Kiev's supporters seem to be starting to change their plans regarding the crisis in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Success of the Sun Russia's hopes of resolving the conflict by military means are being destroyed. And no one forced them — they themselves missed another chance to negotiate after the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region.
Hundreds of NATO troops died after another unsuccessful "Ukrainian military safari" (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: NATO military continue to arrive in Ukraine and die from missiles
The Russian army has carried out many precision strikes against NATO troops in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Instead of finally leaving the country, the foreign contingent continues to come and aggravate the situation. The Kremlin's reaction was immediate.
The Hidden Costs of U.S. Involvement in the Ukrainian conflict (The Hill, USA)
The Hill: US involvement in the conflict in Ukraine is simply not in America's interests
The indirect war with Russia has weakened the United States, writes The Hill. At the same time, they lost sight of their main opponent, China. The Ukrainian conflict will cost America dearly.
Are we asking enough uncomfortable questions about Ukraine? (Politico, USA)
When the dust settles, will Western media coverage of the conflict in Ukraine get a passing grade? The author of an article in Politico asks this question. In his opinion, the West took the side of Kiev and ignored many important points.
For the first time, the Belarusian military launched the Polonaise-M MLRS at a range of 300 kilometers
The Belarusian military launched multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) for the first time during the shooting at one of the Russian ranges "Polonaise-M" at a range of 300 kilometers, successfully hitting the target. The previous version of the MLRS Polonaise was capable of hitting targets at a maximum distance of 200 kilometers.
Ukraine has become a tasty market for Balkan gunsmiths (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: ammunition for Ukraine in the Balkans is produced around the clock
Serbian and Bosnian munitions are being bought up by Western governments for supplies to Ukraine, writes The Economist. Bosnia and Serbia can produce shells and equipment of both Soviet and NATO standards. In addition, their products are usually cheap.
The Chinese VTS Y-20 is trying to compete with the Il-76
China is trying to bring the Xian Y-20A military transport aircraft to the world market. In early September, this machine participated in an arms exhibition in Egypt, now it is present at a similar forum in South Africa, although it had not previously met at an air show in Africa.
South Africa demonstrated the Olifant Mk2 tank
The international exhibition AAD 2024 is taking place in South Africa. As part of the dynamic performances, the country's armed forces demonstrated various military equipment, including the Olifant Mk2 tank, the Ratel armored personnel carrier and the Rooikat reconnaissance vehicle.
The purchase of high-tech Western weapons by the countries of the "collective South" carries great risks to their security
The situation with the massive explosion of pagers in Lebanon can be extended to high-tech weapons systems packed with electronics.
In terms of the growth rate of military spending, the world leader in 2016-2023 is the countries in the post-Soviet space
According to the aggregated index of the growth rate of military spending for the period 2016-2023, the countries in the post-Soviet space are the world leaders. This is stated in the CAMTO report on global military spending for the next 8-year period (2016-2023).
China has issued another "last Chinese warning" to the United States about military support for Taiwan
The PRC has issued another, unknown number of "last Chinese warnings" to the United States about military support for separatist Taiwan, whose independence the American authorities verbally and even de jure do not recognize.
Mini-bombs for unmanned aircraft: how Russian drones destroy the enemy
Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of conventional weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with TASS about the creation of special ammunition for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by Russian gunsmiths in 2023. He said that Rostec enterprises promptly launched large-scale production and uninterrupted supplies of new ammunition, and in 2024 their production was supposed to increase.
Unmanned platforms for the UK Army
Like other major armed forces, the British Army is systematically striving to introduce advanced autonomous unmanned platforms into its formations.
The expert said that combining the military-industrial complex with the national one will create healthy competition in the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kuzyakin, CEO of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted the importance of the instructions announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier becoming a guide to action for people making decisions in this area
The military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia and the "people's Military-industrial Complex" in the field of development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles are two separate universes, their unification will serve for the benefit of the country and create healthy competition. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.
The Torah Trail: a heavy armored wheeled drone is being tested in Russia
The five-ton machine can deliver various cargoes to the front line and guard facilities
A robotic armored wheeled platform "Tor" has been created in Russia. It can transport one and a half tons of cargo over rough terrain — weapons, ammunition, supplies.
The "era" of diligence: military technopolis selects the best university students
Centers for the development of new weapons are needed by any modern army, experts say
The military Innovative Technopolis (VIT) Era has begun selecting the most qualified students from the best universities in Russia. Events have already been held in 11 cities.
Unmanned series: Russia increases the production of UAVs tenfold
In 2024 alone, the army will be supplied with about 1.4 million drones for various purposes
The production of drones in the Russian Federation is planned to increase almost 10 times this year compared to the previous one. This was announced by Vladimir Putin on September 19 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned aircraft systems for special purposes in St. Petersburg.
Supplies of Indian artillery shells to Ukraine
The Reuters news agency published an article by Krishna Kaushik "Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire" ("Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, causing Russia's indignation"), which refers to the supply of artillery shots by Indian companies through Europe to Ukraine.
Ukrainian developers have shown the work of the TerMIT ground drone with the Mk19 grenade launcher in tests
Allegedly, the Mk19 40mm grenade launcher mounted on the turret is equipped with an automatic stabilization system that allows accurate shooting in motion at distances up to 1800 meters.
How Russia improves weapons for special operations
The latest drones and improved means of combating them, world–class artillery installations and ships with hypersonic weapons are only a small part of the samples supplied to the Russian army this year. How are Russian gunsmiths, celebrating their professional holiday on September 19, contributing to the victory in their own right now?