Pakistan received the first Turkish-built MILGEM-type corvette
On September 23, 2023, a ceremony was held at the Turkish Naval Shipyard in Istanbul (Istanbul Naval Shipyard) to hand over to the Pakistani Navy the first F 280 Babur corvette built for them of the Turkish MILGEM project (PN MILGEM, Ada type), under a 2018 contract for the construction of four units. The ceremony was attended by Defense Ministers of Turkey Yasar Guler and Pakistan Anwar Ali Haider.
The ceremony of the official "baptism" of the Fallujah UDC of the US Navy took place after a significant delay
The issue with landing ships in the United States is quite acute. In order for the reader to better understand the essence of the problem, it is worth explaining. The Congress and the Pentagon dislike the Marine Corps, because, according to American law, the president has the right to use the ILC at his discretion, without Congressional approval. Congressmen really don't like this, so Marines are always kept "in the black", they receive weapons and equipment almost always last.
Russian ships were covered by the "Storm shadow"
The AFU strike on Sevastopol did not cause irreparable damage to the Black Sea Fleet
On the eve of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, where another attempt is expected to begin the process of peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in Ukraine, Kiev for the first time conducted a massive strike with long-range cruise missiles (CRBMS) on a large industrial facility deep in Russian territory.
Battles on the waters
Military historian Miroslav Morozov — on whether the naval special operations forces will take the place of the traditional fleet
During a special military operation, Ukrainian forces regularly try to commit sabotage: they attack Russian ships with the help of marine drones, land sabotage groups on the coast of Crimea. Kiev believes that in this way it will be able to reverse the negative situation in the Black Sea for itself. What is the probability that the naval special operations forces will become a replacement for the navy in the XXI century?
Where to find the "lithium blood" of the economy of the future
Projects for the extraction of strategically important metal for Russia have been launched
Several lithium mining projects are starting to be implemented in Russia at once. In the coming years, this should bring our country among the world leaders in the extraction and production of this metal, which has suddenly gained strategic importance. This was the response of the Russian industry to the difficulties created by the cessation of lithium supplies from abroad.
SVO forced the US to prepare for a robot war
Published materials about the appearance of the US Army of the future. If you believe what they contain, the United States plans to build a robotic army, saturated with unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned vehicles. What is even more interesting is that the United States is clearly learning the lessons of military operations in Ukraine. What will the war of the future look like in the minds of Americans?
The hulls of hundreds of British Army tanks could potentially contain toxic asbestos
Daily Express: Britain supplied the APU with equipment that may contain asbestos
Thousands of units of British military equipment, including Challenger 2 tanks supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, may contain deadly asbestos materials, writes the Daily Express. This substance causes severe lung diseases, the article notes.
The United States will provide Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missiles
According to the American broadcaster NBC, US President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during talks in Washington that the United States would provide Ukraine with a small number of ATACMS tactical missiles to help in the war with Russia.
Washington is afraid to give Kiev scarce missiles
Washington is afraid to give Kiev scarce ATACMS missiles
On Friday, Western media wrote that Washington is close to making a decision on the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Kiev. However, we are talking about a small amount. In addition, Ukraine will receive an outdated – cluster version of missiles. Why is America so reluctant to part with ATACMS?
Media: Patriot air defense system is ineffective in the fight against high-explosive aviation bombs of the Russian Federation
According to Business Insider, the interception of high-explosive aircraft bombs, which the Russian Armed Forces allegedly use during a special operation, turned out to be "especially painful" for the AFU
The Patriot air defense system demonstrates low efficiency in the fight against high-explosive aerial bombs, which the Russian Federation allegedly uses in Ukraine. This was reported by the Business Insider portal .
History of the American interplanetary project OSIRIS-REx
On September 24, the American interplanetary spacecraft is to deliver to Earth a capsule with samples of rocks and dust collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu
On September 24, 2023, the American interplanetary vehicle OSIRIS-REx is to deliver to Earth a capsule with samples of rocks and dust collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu. TASS has prepared a material about the OSIRIS-REx project.
A look into Bennu: asteroids will start looking for minerals
How humanity uses the resources of small space bodies for the development and protection of the Earth
The delivery of soil from the asteroid Bennu to Earth can give rise to large-scale scientific research and industrial study of such cosmic bodies, scientists believe.
The US Accounting Chamber declared the F-35 unpreparedness for war
The program of fifth-generation F-35 fighters produced by the American military industrial corporation Lockheed Martin is 12 years behind schedule, partly due to the purchase of new aircraft instead of maintaining the combat readiness of existing ones. This is reported by Defense News with reference to a document of the government supervisory authority.
The best combat aircraft in the world: top -10
Based on the annual report of the Flight Global website (World Air Forces Report 2023), the flugrevue resource.de presented its rating of the 10 best combat aircraft in the world.
The Belgian government has not ruled out the supply of old F-16 aircraft to Ukraine
The Belgian government has decided to reconsider its decision not to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, replaced in the country by F-35, RTBF reported on September 22, citing the country's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
The new aircraft will protect Crimea and Sevastopol from long-range missiles
On Friday, the AFU launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Sevastopol. The attack was carried out by Su-24, which are carriers of Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles. According to experts, in order to protect the Crimea and Sevastopol, it is necessary to destroy these attack aircraft in their bases. The upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, which has just been placed at the disposal of the VKS, will help solve this problem.
Long-range injection: which missiles will increase the combat capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces
A whole line of ammunition has been developed for strategic bombers
Russian aviation will receive an updated "long arm" — it receives a modernized line of cruise missiles, and work is also underway on fundamentally new products. Sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia about this. What systems are we talking about and how they will increase the combat capabilities of the Russian strategic forces — in our material.
The "long arm" of Russian "strategists": how the Russian Air Force bombers hit targets in Ukraine
Russian supersonic strategic bombers-missile carriers Tu-160 received new cruise missiles X-BD with a range of more than 6.5 thousand km. This is stated in the video, made public...
A distinctive feature of the special military operation in Ukraine was the massive use of high-precision long-range weapons placed on ships, submarines and long-range bombers. The Russian Military Department has repeatedly reported group strikes against important targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), military industry and infrastructure facilities.
Israel-Saudis Nuclear Deal will change the Middle East
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman said that if Iran gets a nuclear bomb, then Riyadh should have such weapons. Saudi Arabia's capabilities allow it to purchase everything it needs, including delivery vehicles. In addition, the appearance of the Saudis' nuclear program is approved by Israel and the United States. When should we expect the emergence of a new nuclear power?
China, Iran and Pakistan step up trilateral cooperation
In terms of security, Islamabad will receive the greatest benefit
The coincidence of the interests of states in the field of geopolitics creates incentives for cooperation and productive interaction. A turning point of this kind was the first trilateral consultation of China, Iran and Pakistan on security and the fight against terrorism.