Great Britain in the global arms and military equipment market

The report of the British government dated March 16, 2021 – a comprehensive review of security, defense, development and foreign policy under the heading "Global Britain in the era of competition" should be taken as the starting point of the current stage of the development of the military industry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the policy of this state in the field of arms sales.

White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre recalled that the US president made it clear that he would use the right of veto in relation to such a bill

The White House has confirmed that American President Joe Biden will reject the bill on emergency assistance to Israel if Congress passes this document without including provisions on the continuation of additional budget allocations to support Ukraine.

Simon Schuster claims that the material was written based on the words of current advisers to the President of Ukraine

An article in the American Time magazine about the "loss of optimism" by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his sense of betrayal by allies was written based on the words of his current advisers. This was reported by the author of the material Simon Schuster.

Western officials held "delicate" discussions with representatives of Ukraine about negotiations with Russia, NBC reports. Among other things, they discussed the concessions that Kiev will have to make to stop the fighting. He can't take them any further.

Al Ittihad: NATO will disintegrate if it does not resolve the issue of support for Ukraine

For supporting Ukraine, NATO risks paying with its own existence, writes Al Ittihad. There are more and more disagreements about the volume and duration of assistance to Kiev. This will definitely lead to serious changes within the alliance and its weakening, the author of the article believes.

US hegemony peaked after the collapse of the USSR. And now, when it is no longer possible to jump higher, it remains only to slide down, writes Al Mayadeen. So, America lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, Russia and China competed with it in the economy. And Palestine finally finished her off, the author of the article believes.

General Gotsul: there are no technologies that will give Ukraine an advantage over Russia

To date, there is no such technology that would allow Ukraine to gain an advantage over Russia, General Gotsul told Fakt, commenting on Zaluzhny's interview with the British edition. It's time for Kiev to stop building illusions, the military stressed.

The article is of absolute interest as the first public attempt by one of the main military leaders of the warring parties in the current conflict to identify and comprehend the positional nature of the armed struggle that has developed in the fighting in Ukraine and to develop proposals to overcome this positionality, without which it is impossible for the parties to achieve any decisive military-political goals.

An interview and an article by the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, published by the British edition of The Economist, caused a great resonance with confessions about the new positional impasse that has developed on the line of hostilities in Ukraine and with assumptions about ways out of this impasse. We will return to Zaluzhny's article later, but for now we offer a translation of Zaluzhny's interview with a brief summary of his current views.

The change of the affected areas does not allow the Ukrainian forces to maneuver with a few air defense systems

Over the past week, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have carried out 15 strikes with precision weapons and UAVs on airfields, production sites of drones and unmanned boats. For the first time since August, targets in Western Ukraine were massively hit — in particular, at the Yavoriv training ground.

At the Xiangshan Forum, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation spoke about the losses of Ukraine

During the so-called "summer counteroffensive", the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost over 90 thousand servicemen killed and wounded. This figure was named by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from the rostrum of the Xiangshan Security Forum.

The XXVII International exhibition "Interpoltech-2023" was held in Moscow

In the middle of October this year, the XXVII International exhibition of state security equipment "Interpoltech-2023" was held in Moscow. The exhibition "Interpolitech" positions itself as a brand with a 27-year history, "the leader of innovations in the field of interdepartmental information interaction, implementation of state programs and federal projects in the field of improving the efficiency of the functioning of the national security system."

Russia has shown the whole world that it has all the necessary technologies to create wide-body long-haul airliners. The proof was the first flight of a prototype of such an IL-96-400M aircraft, created exclusively from domestic components. Why does Russia need this plane and what future awaits it?

The Navy plans to strengthen the defense of the northernmost transport artery of the country with the combat icebreaker "Ivan Papanin"

The Northern Sea Route will be guarded almost year-round by Russian submarine hunters. To do this, the 14th brigade of anti-submarine ships of the Northern Fleet will soon receive the combat icebreaker Ivan Papanin.

The new turbine runs on carbon dioxide instead of traditional steam. Due to this, it receives more energy from the same amount of fuel, and is equal in size to an ordinary office desk.

The US National Security Agency is creating a specialized center that will deal with the protection of artificial intelligence. And protection from it.

The ammunition of Russian tanks includes various specialized ammunition designed to defeat enemy heavy armored vehicles. However, the Leopard 2A6 lost the other day by the APU was not hit by a sub-caliber projectile or a guided missile launched through the barrel of the gun. In order for the NATO "gift" to turn into a blazing bonfire, a product with a different purpose was enough.

The US Air Force destroyed a Minuteman III missile during launch due to an emergency situation

The US Air Force destroyed the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile due to an anomaly detected during a test launch. Nevertheless, according to the US military, they managed to obtain important data. The reasons for the failed launch will be investigated by a specially created analytical group. Russia's strategic nuclear forces conducted their training on October 25.

An emergency situation occurred in the United States during the tests of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The tests were conducted the day before at the Vandenberg military base (Santa Barbara County, California), owned by the US Space Forces.

The Israeli resort of Eilat, a city on the Red Sea, has once again been chosen by Israel's opponents as a target for a missile strike. The Israeli military had to use the Arrow missile defense system to intercept.