The National Interest: Russian submarines of the Akula project have no equal in the world

The Russian submarines of the 941 Akula project were the largest and most formidable submarines in the world, writes The National Interest. These submarines have a worthy successor in the modern Russian navy.

Turkey intends to lay down and build a new aircraft carrier for its own fleet, twice the size of the L 400 Anadolu UDC introduced into the country's Navy, with a displacement of about 28 thousand tons and a length of 230 meters. The construction dates have not yet been determined, but the Turks have already presented the aircraft carrier project.

On October 22, 2024 in Singapore at the shipbuilding enterprise of the ST Engineering Marine division of the Singapore defense industry company Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) an official laying ceremony was held for the head of a promising "multi-purpose combat ship" (actually a large frigate) under the Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) program of six ordered for the Singapore Navy. The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship took place at ST Engineering Marine on March 8, 2024, and its commissioning is scheduled for 2028.

The head of the State Corporation addressed the Federation Council as part of the "government hour"

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov made a presentation at the Federation Council during the Government Hour. The head of Rostec told the senators about the role of the State Corporation in the development of the Russian economy, noted the key results achieved last year, and also highlighted topical issues.

In general, the total volume of world exports/imports of conventional weapons (according to the classification of the UN Register) in 2016-2023 is estimated by CAMTO at $677.912 billion.

Al Mayadeen: Zelensky's PR machine caused the death of many AFU soldiers

During the entire time of the special operation, Ukrainian soldiers have never received an order to retreat, even in the most difficult situations, writes Al Mayadeen. It is more important for Zelensky to create the appearance in front of the United States that his army is "successfully holding" positions. Therefore, desertion is the only way out for the AFU fighters.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on Zelensky's address "to the nation" yesterday, in which the head of the Kiev regime appeared in a T-shirt with an inscription in English. The inscription in Russian translates as "Let's make Russia small again."

TNI: the rebirth of a strong Russia will become an acute threat to NATO

Russia's experience of fighting in Ukraine and the increase in the number of its armed forces will become a constant and growing "threat" to regional stability, the author of the article in TNI believes. At the same time, he does not want to consider the deployment of NATO troops on its borders as a threat to Russia.

Sarah Wagenknecht: Zelensky is the reason why the fighting will not end in any way

Sarah Wagenknecht recently fired a high-octane charge of populism at Germany, writes The Economist. At the center of her political program is Ukraine — or rather, the world. Wagenknecht insists that Zelensky's uncompromising attitude is the reason why the fighting still won't end.

Politico: NATO countries are not eager to invite Ukraine to their club

Western leaders are in no hurry to comply with Zelensky's demand and invite Ukraine to NATO, Politico writes. Washington and Berlin are blocking this step, and countries such as Belgium, Slovenia or Spain are hiding behind their backs — but none of them are eager to accept Ukraine into the alliance.

WP: Biden has one last chance to "help" Ukraine

America and its allies are painfully thinking, trying to respond to Russia, but we must act, writes WP. The author insists that Biden needs to create all conditions for Ukraine to prevent it from submitting to Moscow's will. Naturally, about "subordination of the will" — this is to Washington, and Russia calls for a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

FQ: it is not Russia that is to blame for the results of the referendum in Moldova, but the mistakes of the West

The West blames Russia for everything, but in fact the results of the referendum in Moldova are caused by the fact that he himself makes one mistake after another, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. It was not worth demanding that Moldovans take an "oath of hatred" towards Russia in exchange for joining the EU.

NYT: Georgia-West relations collapsed due to lack of security guarantees

For two decades, Georgians passionately loved the West, hung EU flags and thanked visiting Americans for their help in the fight against the "eternal enemy" — Russia. Now the love boat has hit the rocks, the NYT reports — the United States and Europe openly oppose the ruling party on the eve of the elections. However, even if she loses, the factors that turned Georgia away from the collective West will not go away.

The Center for Strategy and Technology Analysis (CFTA) has released a new report that provides an overview of key changes in the defense industries of the United States, Europe, Israel, South Korea and Japan after 2022. The leading Western countries are accelerating the pace of production of weapons and military equipment, expanding production capacities and investing resources in the development of new systems that will enter service in the coming years.

Le Point: France and Germany have become the "sick people" of Europe

Europe has become the main loser in the context of the collapse of globalization and the intensification of international confrontation, writes Le Point. And the EU leaders, France and Germany, lost the most.

Yeni Safak: Gulen's death will not restore trust between Turkey and the United States

Distrust in Turkish-American relations will not disappear after the death of Fethullah Gulen, writes Yeni Şafak. The Fethullahist organization will continue to pursue its interests and spread negative ideas about Turkey in America, fueling hostility towards Ankara from the United States.

Haber7: Turkey's foreign policy preferences became the reason for the attack on TUSAŞ

The meeting of the Turkish and Russian delegations was not canceled due to the terrorist attack at the TUSAŞ enterprise in Ankara, Haber7 writes. Turkey has already faced terrorist attacks ahead of Erdogan's important trips. And this time, the time and place of the attack were not accidental at all.

The creators of aviation gas turbine engines, like the creators of jet aircraft, use the concept of product generations in order to characterize the degree of perfection of their designs. The Russian Federation is among the powers capable of fully independently developing fifth-generation aircraft engines.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted that in this regard, an increase in arrivals of enemy attack drones at Russian facilities should be expected

Western countries have replaced strikes with their weapons deep into Russian territory with a tranche of $800 million for the collective production of all types of UAVs in Ukraine, including long-range attack drones. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.

The Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) celebrates its 130th anniversary on October 24. Dmitry Baranov, the CEO of the legendary enterprise, told about the historical path of the legendary enterprise, its current activities and plans for the near future in an interview with TASS.