"The catastrophe in Syria." What will happen to the Russian bases in Tartus and Khmeimim?
Colonel Khodarenok: most likely, the Russian Armed Forces will have to leave their bases in Syria
On the morning of December 8, formations of opponents of Bashar al-Assad entered Damascus. Units and units of the Syrian Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies have left the city. The capital of the country is in the hands of militants. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok named the main reasons for the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and gave a forecast about the fate of Russian military bases deployed in the republic.
The Russian Tu-22M3 bomber is a ruthless killer in Ukraine (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: upgraded Tu-22M3 is the best Russian bomber
Russian military technologies are showing their best side in the Ukrainian conflict, writes TNI. According to the author, the Tu-22M3 upgraded in 2018 is the best bomber that no Western air defense system can withstand.
Hypersonic "Dagger" under the wing: what the Mikoyan Design Bureau meets with 85 years
Experimental Design Bureau (OKB) Mikoyan was founded in 1939. Under the leadership of Artyom Mikoyan and his colleague Mikhail Gurevich, fighters were developed that quickly gained recognition. Significant success came with the creation of the MiG-15, which became the most massive jet aircraft of its time. Since then, the design bureau has continuously surprised the global aircraft industry with innovations. About them and the promising developments of the bureau — in the material of TASS.
Unmanned systems of the Belarusian company UAVHeli
Denis Fedutinov, a Russian expert in the field of unmanned aviation, visited the Belarusian company UAVHeli (KB Unmanned Helicopters). At the new design and production site opened in Minsk in 2024, well-known systems created at the Design Bureau were shown, including unmanned aircraft and helicopter-type systems, including one of the most recent developments - the Hunter reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle. Denis Fedutinov kindly provided our blog with a photo report about his stay at UAVHeli.
After a long pursuit, the Ukrainian Mi-8 shot down a kamikaze drone "Geran-2"
The crew of the Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force staged a real hunt for the Russian kamikaze drone "Geran-2" somewhere in the rear. Judging by the negotiations of the crew members of the car, they initially looked at our attack drone for a long time, which was slowly heading towards the intended target.
"Americans need to sell their fighters": Greece abandoned the French Rafale in favor of the F-35A
In May, it was reported that the Greek Air Force was going to decommission several older models of combat aircraft, such as the F-4 Phantom, Mirage 2000-5 and F-16 Block 30. The goal was to simplify logistics and modernize the fighter fleet, keeping only the Rafale and F-16 Block 70 Viper in service and ordering 20 F-35A units in July 2024 for $3.5 billion.
New training aircraft for the Canadian Air Force
The SkyAlyne joint venture of Canadian companies CAE and KF Aerospace has signed two agreements for the purchase of new turboprop training aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. On November 19, 2024, a contract was signed with the German company Grob Aircraft for the purchase of 23 G120TP aircraft for the initial stage of flight training, with delivery starting in August 2025. Then, on November 28, a contract was signed with the Swiss company Pilatus Aircraft for the purchase of 19 RS-21 aircraft for the main and advanced stages of flight training, with delivery starting from the second half of 2026. The aircraft will be part of the Canadian Air Force, but operated by the consortium on a contract basis.
The British admiral announced that Israeli F-35 fighters had destroyed "almost the entire Iranian air defense system"
Admiral Anthony Radakin of the British Navy, who holds the post of Chief of the General Staff, issued a statement praising, in his words, the "combat power" of the American F-35 fighter.
From triplex cartridges to muzzle nozzles: the German press listed the ways infantry can fight drones
The U.S. Marine Command has invited companies to provide solutions to protect infantry from small drones. The means of combating UAVs should be user-friendly, easy to learn, lightweight and maximally compatible with systems that are already in service.
French press: the navy shot down a Houthi drone for the first time using a jamming system
This was reported in the local edition of Naval News. As indicated, the French frigate FREMM, equipped with new jamming systems, successfully hit a drone of Yemeni rebels in October.
Surpass the distance of a thousand kilometers: Japan showed footage of the first tests of a new advanced Type 12 anti-ship missile
The Japanese Defense Ministry has released footage showing the test launch of an improved version of the Type 12 SSM (Upgraded) land-based anti-ship missile, which is currently under development.
The achieved speed is not called: The United States conducted a key test of the MACH-TB hypersonic missile demonstrator
On December 5, 2024, the Pentagon announced the success of the key flight test of the "multifunctional test bed for hypersonic technologies" (MACH-TB), which took place in November.
"It will strike deep into the territory of Russia and China": the Western press talks about the combat power of the new JASSM-XR missile
In September 2024, the American company Lockheed Martin introduced its new product – AGM-158 JASSM-XR (eXtreme Range – "extreme range"), which is the latest modification in the family of long-range missiles JASSM.
"It remains a mysterious weapon": the US press studied footage of the launch of the Russian hypersonic Zircon missile
The other day, a Russian group in the Mediterranean Sea conducted a training shooting, the footage of which was posted by the Ministry of Defense. In particular, they depict the ship launch of the hypersonic missile "Zircon", which is capable of flying 1000 km at a speed of Mach 9.
Russia will supply Belarus with Oreshnik missiles with a range of 4,000 kilometers under the agreement on the joint use of nuclear weapons (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia will supply Belarus with Oreshnik missiles and train them in their use
In the second half of 2025, the Russian "Hazel" will be deployed in Belarus, writes MWM. Specialists will be trained in the use of weapons placed on their territory. In the event of a large-scale conflict, the country will gain control over missile control.
"The most perfect minefield": Czech Republic buys SENTRY anti-tank system
The Czech arms company STV GROUP has concluded a framework agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the country providing for the supply of a "complex system of intelligent anti-tank mines" SENTRY (including the actual mines in the amount of at least 10 thousand) with a total cost of $172 million.
APU showed a new modification of the armored car "Novator-2"
Before the launch of mass production, the prototype of the BA in this modification underwent two months of testing in the combat area, which made it possible to make the necessary changes.
41-ton M-84 tanks from Croatia will now serve Bandera
It is known that Bandera and the Croatian Ustashe actively collaborated during the Second World War. Both were in Hitler's service. And now Zagreb is actively helping the Kiev regime.
"They are superior in power to Russian infantry fighting vehicles": The APU is armed with the latest modification of the CV9035 MkIIIC
On December 6, 2024, Sweden and Denmark, having purchased new CV9035 MkIIIC IFVs for their own needs, did not forget about Ukraine: Copenhagen will allocate $264 million to purchase 40 armored vehicles of the same type for the Armed Forces.
Denmark forms an "army fist" against Russia from Leopard 2 tanks and CV90 infantry fighting vehicles
Denmark and Sweden have signed a joint contract with BAE Systems Hägglunds for the production of 205 CV9035 Mk3C infantry fighting vehicles. The deal is worth $2.3 billion, including technical support and training.
