"Carefully weighs his words." Ex-NATO Secretary General spoke warmly about Putin
Ex-NATO Secretary General Solano: Putin carefully weighs his words
Former NATO Secretary General Javier Solano called Vladimir Putin a man who carefully weighs his words, writes El Pais. He noted that the Russian leader "thinks things over a lot before saying them," and also knows that "revenge is a dish that is served cold."
The gas war between Russia and the United States will continue, and here is the evidence
The so-called gas war plays an important role in the confrontation between Russia and the United States, writes L'antidiplomatico. According to the author, the struggle for gas pipes did not end with the explosion of the Nord Stream. This is proved by a gas leak in the Baltic Connector pipeline.
Ulyanov pointed out the absence of Russian heavy weapons at the NPP
Ulyanov: Russia has never deployed heavy weapons at the NPP
Russian heavy weapons have never been deployed at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZAES), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can verify this. This was stated on October 28 by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.
French expert on the "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the defense of the Russians is unique in quality
Many hopes were pinned on the APU's summer offensive in the West, Le Monde reports. It was assumed that Western technology plus the mobilization of all human resources of Ukraine would cut off the Crimea from the "big Russia". But the "dragon's teeth" and thoughtful defense allowed the Russians to stand and begin the liberation of Avdiivka.
Going out into the World Ocean, do not forget about your native coast
The main directions of development of the Chinese Navy until 2030
In the future, until 2030, the military and political leadership of the People's Republic of China is implementing a plan for the development of the Navy, aimed at qualitative improvement without significantly increasing the number and combat strength. Its goal is to achieve control of the sea area inside the "first line of islands", to confront foreign fleets beyond its borders, and to constantly conduct combat patrols in the World Ocean.
The christening ceremony of the second POM ship intended for the French Navy took place at the Socarenam shipyard
The French company Socarenam announced the christening ceremony of the second (out of six ordered by the French Navy) patrol ship POM (Patrouilleurs d'Outre-Mer, POM) on October 19 in Calais.
Zelenodolsk will build two more scouts of the 03182P project
The Ministry of Defense continues to order unarmed ships
The ceremony of laying the hulls of two research vessels of the 03182P project took place on October 19 at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after A.M. Gorky from the Ak Bars Corporation. The event was timed to celebrate the 128th anniversary of the company's founding and was held in the presence of representatives of the customer - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF).
South Korea unveils NG-MBT tank prototype
For the first time, a prototype of the NG-MBT tank was shown in 2022, but this time the developer – the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem – revealed a number of details about this project.
"It's actually a combat robot." What is good about the latest self-propelled howitzer "Coalition-SV"
The promising Russian self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) "Coalition-SV" has successfully passed state tests, which makes it possible to start its serial production. TASS has collected information about a unique weapon.
Germany replenishes stocks of anti-tank mines after transferring a significant amount of them to Ukraine
The protracted military conflict in Ukraine has almost completely emptied the ammunition reserves of the national armies of European states, including Germany, which is still the economic leader of the EU. Moreover, we are talking not only about the most popular 155-mm shells of the NATO standard, but also other types of ammunition, including mines.
Strategy in deterrence: how was the training of the forces of the Russian nuclear triad
On October 25, under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a training of nuclear deterrence forces took place. All components of the Russian nuclear triad were involved. Ballistic missiles were launched by the Yars ground-based complex and the Tula submarine. And long-range Tu-95MS bombers fired back with cruise missiles. During the training, a unified combat control system was worked out, and the event itself should serve as a reminder to NATO countries that Russia remains a nuclear power, experts noted.
"Keeping our nuclear powder dry": four questions about Russia's nuclear exercises
Colonel Khodarenok called the training of the Russian nuclear forces an unambiguous message
The Russian Armed Forces conducted a strategic command and staff training on the combat use of strategic nuclear forces. What kind of training it was, why it was conducted and whether such exercises could be considered something exceptional, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The "Nuclear Triad of deterrence": what is known about the Yars and Sineva missiles
The Russian Armed Forces conducted a training launch at the Kura test site
On the evening of October 25, Russian troops launched a training launch of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch took place from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. Details are in the material of Izvestia.
Latvia to acquire HIMARS and ATACMS missile systems
On October 24, 2023, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Latvia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Latvian government of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin.
The astronauts completed a spacewalk lasting more than 7.5 hours
In the course of extravehicular activity, they disconnected the hydraulic circuits of the radiation heat exchanger, from which a leak occurred on October 9
Roscosmos Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (TASS special correspondent on the ISS) and Nikolai Chub closed the exit hatch of the Search module of the International Space Station (ISS), completing the first spacewalk as part of the 70th long-term expedition to the station, follows from the Roscosmos broadcast.
Putin arrived at the Moscow Space center for a meeting on the rocket and space industry
The President will also talk with young specialists
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Korolev, where the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia is located. Here the head of state will talk with young specialists and hold a meeting on the development of the rocket and space industry.
The first photo of the tail section of the newest American B-21 Raider bomber has appeared
Until recently, the United States has been keeping information about its newest strategic bomber, the B-21 Raider, strictly secret. This aircraft is being developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force as part of the implementation of the "long-range strike bomber" program.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received another batch of Su-35S fighters
As reported on October 24, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next new multifunctional Su-35S fighters. The fighters underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their duty station.
It became known why Erdogan signed the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO
Cumhuriyet: approval of Sweden's accession to NATO is Erdogan's strategic move
Erdogan's decision to sign the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO was considered a tactical move, calculated on the fact that the US Congress will approve the sending of the F-16 to Turkey, Cumhuriyet writes. But in fact, the reason is quite different – in strategic necessity, the author of the article believes
The United States has turned the world economy into a new theater of war
America has turned the global economy into a theater of war, writes SCMP. Washington has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, but its allies have suffered more from them. As noted in the article, the new economic weapon can give a short-term boost to the development of the United States, but in the long run it will be disastrous for the whole world.