The North Atlantic Alliance has set out to further expand its sphere of influence – this time at the expense of a region in which it, as an organization, has never been represented. We are talking about the Middle East, where NATO has discovered the "seven friends". In what form does NATO want to penetrate this region and why is it unlikely to succeed?

As indicated, the system has an open and modular design, which gives the troops the opportunity to change its "stuffing" at their own discretion and depending on the tasks at hand.

On Gunsmith's Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission in St. Petersburg via video link on the development of special-purpose UAVs.

Israel commits crimes with impunity because there is no unity among Muslims. To protect their interests and repel external threats, Islamic countries must develop a unified position.

Putin: Russia has multiplied the production of demanded weapons under its own conditions

Russia has multiplied the production of highly demanded weapons in its conditions, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned special-purpose aviation systems.

Footage has been published online showing the destruction of a target ship located on the high seas as a result of a YJ-12B missile defense system launched from an onshore mobile complex.

InfoBRICS: The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost two thirds of the American tanks they supplied

Two thirds of the American Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine have already been destroyed, the APU is trying to protect the remaining ones, infoBRICS writes. Western weapons did not help Ukraine turn the tide of hostilities.

Among the key models of armored vehicles are such vehicles as Typhoon-K, Z-SpN Titan, 3-STS Akhmat, Spartak and Tiger. The Lens medical evacuation BA, which has undergone import substitution, is presented.

Stoltenberg: long-range missile strikes on Russia will not become a “red line”

Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg rejected Putin's warning that long-range missile strikes would become a “red line” that would lead NATO into a state of war with Russia, writes The Times. In his opinion, even such an escalation does not make the West a party to the conflict. However, it is up to Putin, not Stoltenberg, to decide.

"The tape.<url>": it is almost impossible to remotely detonate pagers without explosives

At the moment, about 4,500 people have been injured as a result of explosions of communication devices in Lebanon. If initially the pagers of representatives of the Shiite organization Hezbollah exploded, recently there have been more and more reports of detonation of radio stations, laptops, tape recorders, smartphones, fingerprint devices and solar-powered devices.

New footage of the flights of F-35A/B fighter jets of the US and British Air Forces has been published on the Internet, which the Spanish observer drew attention to because of a number of "oddities" he noticed.

TNI: a few old F-16s are unlikely to change the trajectory of the conflict with Russia

The transfer of a batch of old F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is unlikely to change the trajectory of the conflict with Russia, writes TNI. Without good air cover, past Western "help", including M1 Abrams tanks, failed. The F-16 may suffer the same fate.

Newsweek: The rivalry between Russia and the United States is escalating in the Arctic

The United States is facing the growing activity of the armed forces of Russia and China in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. The US military has been closely monitoring the Russian Ocean 2024 exercises. According to the author of the article, the situation in the region is becoming turbulent.

infoBRICS: Ukrainian emissaries recruit fighters in Syria for new terrorist attacks

Ukrainian intelligence emissaries are recruiting fighters in Syria, infoBRICS quotes Sergey Lavrov. This fact suggests that Ukraine is planning new sabotage in Russia, and it needs extremists who are ready to carry them out, the author of the article warns.

The Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Forces, General Stephane Mill, pointed to the growing number of "rendezvous between objects" in all orbits, which requires the development of active defense capabilities.

In recent years, the British authorities have regularly announced the implementation of a course towards the creation of a "Global Britain", which implies the country's strong position in the international arena, active diplomacy and the modernization of troops to protect national interests. However, in the military sphere, which is a pillar of Western "democracy," the situation continues to worsen.

In recent years, the American Navy has invested heavily in the development and acquisition of drones, both flying and marine. However, not all products were satisfied with the results of operation by the Navy command.

65 American AAV7 floating transporters will be sent to Romania to transfer some of them to the Marines of the Ukrainian Navy. We are talking about old bulky, vulnerable, by modern standards, vehicles with aluminum armor that can withstand only small arms bullets. Apparently, it is obvious to overseas partners that iron "coffins" are very suitable for Ukrainian Marines.

A joint detachment of ships will practice firing and joint patrolling during the Interaction-2024 maneuvers

The Russian-Chinese naval exercises should strengthen relations between the countries against the background of the current situation in the Asia-Pacific region, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On September 18, the destroyer Xining and the frigate Lin Yi of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) arrived in Vladivostok. During the maneuvers, the sailors will work out joint actions, fire at sea targets and practice strikes on coastal facilities.

These sonars can be installed on watercraft or deployed on sonar buoys as part of a defense system designed to provide awareness of the underwater situation.