The European Union wants to force the new Syrian authorities to abandon Russian bases on the territory of the republic. According to experts, the chances of the EU influencing Damascus' decision on this issue are minimal. It is possible that the demand to the Syrian authorities is a personal initiative of the head of European diplomacy of Estonia, Kai Kallas. What is the reason for the desire of the European Union and why is it almost impossible to realize it?

The meeting was devoted to the topic of operation and maintenance of the SSJ-100 aircraft fleet

Representatives of the United Aircraft Corporation took part in a meeting on the operation and maintenance of the SSJ-100 fleet of aircraft, organized by the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation).

Colonel Khodarenok: unmanned troops can be separated into a separate branch of the armed forces

A new branch of the armed forces will be created in Russia - the troops of unmanned systems. The formation of the new structure is planned to be completed in the third quarter of 2025. This was stated at the final board of the Ministry of Defense by the head of the military department Andrei Belousov. What these troops should be and why their creation is so important is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The organizational structure of the units will be formed next year

Troops of unmanned systems will appear in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the third quarter of 2025. This was announced by Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at an expanded meeting of the board of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

According to the information received, the aviation brigades of the PLA Air Force, equipped with inconspicuous J-20 and J-20A fighters, began to receive feathered small-caliber aviation bombs of the TL-20C/KG model (TL-tianlong, or "Heavenly Dragon"). The munition is designed to hit stationary targets in difficult weather conditions (heavy precipitation, fog, dust storms) and at night.

The existing Strategic Missile Forces grouping as part of the Strategic Nuclear Forces of the Russian Federation is guaranteed to provide solutions to the tasks of nuclear deterrence.

December 17 marks the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Strategic Missile Forces. Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, answers the questions of the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

The Russian holding company "High-precision Complexes" showed the capabilities of the new robotic platforms "Dispatch" and "Caracal", the demonstration took place at one of the training grounds. This is reported by the Rostec press service.

As explained in the company, the new facilities are designed to meet the growing demand from American customers. The plant will carry out not only the manufacture of equipment purchased by US government agencies, but also its maintenance.

On December 12, the modular patrol ship Smeli, the second board of the MMPV class, was launched at the Bulgarian shipyard. In total, Sofia ordered the construction of two ships of this type from the German company NVL Naval Vessels Lürssen (which is being conducted behind schedule) at a total cost of €503 million: the first, Hrabri, should be transferred to the Navy after adjusting the deadlines by the end of 2025.

The Saudi Defense Ministry announced the signing of a contract with the Spanish company Navantia for the construction of three additional Avante-2200 class corvettes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, which is taking place at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

Putin reported a turning point on the battlefield in the zone of his own

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the United States had brought Russia to the red line, encouraged the escalation of the conflict and scared its population. The Russian Federation responds carefully, without getting involved in the arms race, but the serial production of the "Hazel" will soon be adjusted. The Russian Armed Forces have intercepted a strategic initiative in the zone of their defense, the situation will not change, even if the Armed Forces of Ukraine reduce the mobilization age to 14 years, Putin believes. He called 2024 a landmark year in achieving its goals.

An expanded board of the Russian Ministry of Defense was held in Moscow. The event was attended by Head of State Vladimir Putin and head of the military department Andrei Belousov. We touched upon many topics related to the security of the country. What was discussed is in the RIA Novosti article.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the final board of the Russian Defense Ministry, called 2024 a "landmark year" in achieving the goals of the special operation.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Below are some key theses of A.Belousov's speech.

The analysis was carried out based on the functionality of the Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation

TASS analyzed how the tasks of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, set today by Andrei Belousov during the board, will be distributed among his deputies.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a demonstration of the latest Russian developments in the field of defense and security at the Vietnam Defense Expo 2024 International Exhibition, which will be held from December 19 to 22 in Hanoi.

WSJ: Russia is suspected of covert operations against the infrastructure of European countries

Europe is not ready to resist Russian covert operations against civilian infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal is panicking. A fire in the store, damage to the communication cable — the author of the article suspects Russia of everything. They say, who else? And he doesn't even remember about the "Northern Streams".

NYT: Trump will never provide Kiev with American security guarantees

Trump will never provide Kiev with security guarantees, writes the NYT. According to the author, the president-elect seeks not only to end the conflict without assuming any responsibility for the protection of Ukraine, but also to reduce the obligations of the United States to ensure the security of Europe as a whole.

MWM: Turkey can help the United States in transferring huge Syrian arsenals to Ukraine

Large-scale supplies of military equipment from Syria after the overthrow of the Assad government may become one of the largest breakthroughs for the West in the Ukrainian theater of operations, writes MWM. Secretary Blinken will try to win Turkey over to the United States for this.