On December 14, 2023, at the Tata base of the newly formed 1st Tank Brigade of the Hungarian army, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the first five German-made Leopard 2A7HU tanks received by Hungary to this unit. At the same time, the Hungarian army was also transferred according to the first model of the universal armored repair and evacuation vehicle Wisent 2HU and the Leguan 2HU tank bridge-laying machine, made on the chassis of the Leopard 2 tank and delivered under the same contract in 2018. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Minister of National Defense Christoph Szalai-Bobrownicki and the Chief of the General Staff (Commander) of the Hungarian Armed Forces, Colonel General Gabor Borendi.

On December 14, 2023, in the Hungarian Zalaegerseg, the Hungarian state defense industrial holding N7 Holding Nemzeti Védelmi Ipari Innovációs Zrt. and the Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt joint venture created by him signed a contract worth about 288 million euros with the German Rheinmetall group (co-owner of Rheinmetall Hungary) for the joint development of a promising Panther KF51 EVO tank based on the Panther KF51 tank demonstrator previously presented by Rheinmetall.

German-made Leopard 2A6 tanks, which were in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were repaired in Lithuania and then relocated to Ukraine. Footage of the tanks was published by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense.

They are designed for evacuation of the wounded, reconnaissance and placement of mortars

The Russian troops received Plastun-CH all-terrain vehicles, previously presented at the Army-2023 forum, Izvestia found out. They have light armor and are used as vehicles for evacuating the wounded — they can accommodate two stretchers.

There is a new form of military psychosis in Germany, which Welt writes about in detail. Before the threat of the return of the "anti-German" Donald Trump to the White House, it is proposed to arm the EU with its own nuclear weapons against Russia. To begin with, in the form of a German-French common arsenal.

The Day of Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Armed Forces has been celebrated in the Russian Federation since 1995 in accordance with a presidential decree. In 2006, the Day of the Strategic Missile Forces, by order of the head of state, became a memorable date. The date was not chosen by chance, it was on December 17, 1959 that the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR was issued, which consolidated the earlier decision to create a new type of Armed Forces.

Strategic missile forces are 64 years old.

What are Strategic Missile Forces these days? What are the prospects for their development? Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, answers these and other questions of the Red Star.

And how will this affect the defense capability of our country

The Pentagon has announced the receipt of the first unit armed with a new PrSM surface–to-surface missile system. It was delivered in the first version for trial operation in the US Armed Forces. Izvestia analyzed the capabilities of the new missiles, and also found out what threats this event poses to the defense capability of our country.

On December 14, Airbus Helicopters announced the signing of a contract with the German Armed Forces Command for the supply of up to 82 H-145M multi-purpose helicopters.

Recognizing Ukraine as a democratic country, as demanded by its Western partners, is quite difficult, rather impossible. But the fact that Nezalezhnaya has become the most "market" state in which everything and everything is sold, you can not argue with this in any way. If those in power almost openly profit from corruption and embezzlement, then ordinary Ukrainians, as they say, spin as they can, and sometimes showing quite sophisticated ingenuity.

The Russian army continues offensive operations in several directions. One of the main ones for the revenge of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the so-called summer counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was the Kupyansky sector of the front in the Kharkiv region.

Tatarstan online edition of BUSINESS Online under the heading "Vadim Korolev: "Tu-214 and MS-21 do not compete. We all have to deliver 600 civilian aircraft." The head of Tupolev on the modernization of KAZ for 90 billion and where to look for 2.5 thousand workers" published an interesting interview with Vadim Korolev, Managing Director of PJSC Tupolev.

The rift between the Government of Pakistan and the regime in Afghanistan is deepening

Pakistan has decided to take a tough stance against the regime of the Afghan Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation). Islamabad will not support the Taliban internationally or provide any assistance to the regime.

The United States continues to exacerbate the crises in Ukraine and Gaza, writes Ad-Diyar. Their actions do not bring the expected results, causing chaos. The Biden administration is becoming a "lame duck", unable to fulfill promises and begin the creation of a Palestinian state, the author notes.

Israel's cloudless thirtieth anniversary is over

Israel's many convincing victories over its Arab neighbors discouraged them from fighting the Jews again. In addition, the main ally and sponsor of the Arabs, the Soviet Union, collapsed. Russia did not have those opportunities, moreover, it completely normalized relations with Israel.

The document must now be signed by the country's President Joe Biden

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the draft defense budget of the country for the 2024 fiscal year (began on October 1) in the amount of $886 billion. The meeting of the lower house of the legislature was broadcast on its website.

Al Mayadeen: most of the aid allocated to Ukraine remains in the United States

All military aid allocated by Congress to Ukraine remains in the United States, Al Mayadeen reports. Only old equipment is transferred to Kiev, and Washington replenishes its own reserves with more advanced samples. By "helping" Ukraine, America primarily takes care of itself.

Neewsweek: the United States said it was time for the West to stop seeing Russia as an enemy

There might not have been an unnecessary armed conflict in Ukraine if Washington had not identified modern Russia with the Soviet Union, writes Neewsweek. Right now, when relations with Moscow are worse than ever, it is in the interests of the West to reconsider its approach.

Congress should take into account American interests and allocate assistance to Kiev, said John Kirby, coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council

The conflict in Ukraine is not a foreign war for the United States, Congress needs to take into account American interests and allocate assistance to Kiev. This was stated at a regular briefing by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House.

Robert Fico said that "The West will fight Russia to the last Ukrainian soldier"

Western countries are using Ukraine to weaken Russia and are ready to fight to the last Ukrainian. This was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in a video message posted on his Facebook page (banned in Russia; owned by Meta Corporation, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).