As the press service of the Western Military District reported, on December 21, 2023, the large diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velikiye Luki (factory number 01572), which is the third submarine of project 677 (code "Lada") and built at JSC Admiralty Shipyards, entered the Baltic Sea for factory sea trials (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) in St. Petersburg.

As reported, on December 22, 2023, in Vyborg, at PJSC Vyborg Shipyard (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), a laying ceremony was held for the Coast Guard of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation of the second border patrol ship of the 1st rank of the ice class project 23550 (code "Ermak"), which received the name "Dzerzhinsky" with the factory number 238. Official reports on the laying of the ship were not published.

The second patrol border ship of the 1st rank of the ice class of project 23550 (code Ermak) was laid down in Vyborg, the ceremony was held at the Vyborg Shipyard on December 22, 2023.

TNI: The United States is not ready for competition with Russia in the Arctic

The US military is not ready for competition in the Arctic, writes TNI. There are many explanations for this. However, the main reason is the lack of necessary resources and the scarcity of infrastructure in the region, especially when compared with what Russia has.

Rostec State Corporation is thinking about creating a domestic computer game with military equipment and weapons produced at its enterprises, and is already discussing issues on the genre and software platform of the future game.

The armed wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam brigade, has released a video showing the production of 12.7mm sniper rifles and ammunition for them. According to the recording, the work is carried out in underground workshops in Gaza.

Special forces units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are being trained on Israeli Sandcat armored vehicles. In the process of professional development, it is planned to hone the skills of neutralizing a potential enemy who tried to carry out sabotage attacks.

Pakistani media published footage from the state defense plant Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), which captures the production process of various armored vehicles and other military products.

The Polish leadership is massively purchasing new artillery, but the possibilities for replenishing the consumables necessary for their operation leave much to be desired.

The massive supply of weapons and military equipment by the West to the Ukrainian army not only did not give any significant advantage to the Armed Forces at the front, but also created many problems related to their operation, maintenance and restoration. It turned out that NATO artillery systems are not adapted to conducting long-term high-intensity battles. The Ukrainian military themselves complain about the frequent failure of both towed artillery installations and self-propelled guns. And the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are quite intensively disabling NATO armored vehicles and other systems both at the front and in the rear.

These artillery installations will help the Russian army to take up the counter-battery fight, experts believe

The self-propelled artillery installation "Coalition-SV" has strengthened Russian units in the area of the SVO, sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The US authorities are mistaken in thinking that the threat of a nuclear war with Russia is unlikely, writes the FA. Vladimir Putin may not use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, but he may well use them against the entire NATO, the author of the article believes.

It can destroy any target within a radius of several hundred kilometers in a matter of minutes

In December, information appeared in foreign media about the use of hypersonic Kinzhal missiles by the Russian Aerospace Forces at the VFU airbase in Starokonstantinov.

Leidos company, as part of the creation of a new air defense system Enduring Shield ("Indestructible Shield") for the US Army, produced the first set of SAMs and tested it by launching an AIM-9X Sidewinder anti-aircraft missile.

The Armenian Armed Forces will receive the Akash short-range anti-aircraft missile system manufactured by the Indian company Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

After the surrender of Japan in 1945, which marked the end of World War II, this country must maintain a neutral military status, self-defense forces can only be used to protect national security. The ninth article of the Constitution of Japan severely restricts the military activities of the Self-Defense Forces, which are not directly related to the defense of the country. In addition, Japanese laws effectively prohibit the export of weapons produced by national defense enterprises.

Today, foreign armies are armed with numerous categories of conventional aviation weapons of the air-to-surface class (air-to-ground munitions, AGM). In the first part of the article , a group of guided aerial bombs is considered.This publication is devoted to air-launched missiles.

Engineers of the Russian space developer Bureau 1440, which is part of the X Holding, are going to start providing broadband satellite Internet access services in 2027.

Aerial and naval drones are reshaping theaters of war

The technologically advanced and wealthy States of the Middle East are gradually moving away from a strategic attitude towards long-term grueling military operations. After all, the longer conflicts last, the more they deplete limited resources and, consequently, the more the parties to the conflict are prone to risky decisions. This circumstance forces the military leadership of the Middle East countries to reconsider their approaches to the use of the theater of operations and to planning operations on land, at sea and in the air.

Airbus Defense and Space has signed a contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defense for the supply of 16 C-295 aircraft. The cost of the order is 1.695 billion. euro.