The Pentagon's Space Spear
How the Americans created anti-satellite weapon strike systems
Speaking in April 2022 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris announced that Washington was declaring a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons. At the same time, she added that in this way the White House administration intends to form some new rules and establish some new norms of work in space.
America's Sky Shield
The US air defense will not withstand a big war
Since the Second World War, the role of aviation has been absolutized in the United States. In particular, it is traditionally assigned to her to solve the tasks of air defense (air defense).
The Wall Street Journal: Raytheon Technologies plans to transfer five more Patriot complexes to Ukraine by the end of next year
Today, it is no secret to anyone that in addition to weakening Russia, the United States is trying to realize another goal to the maximum with its support of the Kiev authorities – to increase global demand for American weapons.
The largest NATO air force exercises in history have started in Germany
NATO Air Defender 23 military exercises have begun in Germany, in which about 10,000 military personnel and 250 military aircraft from 25 member countries and partners of the alliance, including Japan and Sweden, take part. About a hundred aircraft have been sent to participate in exercises across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States. The exercises will last until June 23. For the first time, Air Defender military exercises were held in 2018, allegedly as a response to the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Kiev intends to discuss the training of AFU pilots at a meeting in the Ramstein format
Reznikov: at the meeting in the Ramstein format, we intend to discuss the training of pilots and technicians of Ukraine
Training of pilots, technicians and engineers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to work with Western aircraft will be discussed at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev in the Ramstein format. This was announced on Monday, June 12, by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.
Russian helicopter pilots began to destroy the "Leopards" in columns
Russian attack helicopters began to show high efficiency in the area of their own. During one of the sorties, two helicopters destroyed seven units of enemy armored vehicles. Helicopters have been used since the beginning of the special operation, but only now have they begun to show their full combat potential, which an artillery regiment could envy. What is the value of helicopters in terms of fighting tanks and why are they so successful after the start of the Ukrainian offensive?
Footage has emerged of a through penetration of an American armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Vremyevsky ledge as a result of the defeat of the Russian Lancet drone
In the course of its offensive from the area of Zaporozhye Orekhov, on the Vremyevsky salient, as well as in the area of Artemovsk, the enemy uses virtually all types of weapons and military equipment that were supplied to it by the NATO sponsors of the armed conflict. Among other things, the Ukrainian armed forces use MaxxPro wheeled armored vehicles, as well as "Oshkosh" (Oshkosh).
Technological progress ensures national security
Russia must eliminate the backlog in a number of areas
The conduct of a special military operation has given a powerful accelerating impetus to the reformatting of the world order and the entire system of international relations. A total hybrid war has been declared against us, covering all spheres of the country's life. The bitterness of our enemies and their determination to erase Russia from the political map of the world has exceeded all limits.
Who pushed Macron to brazenly blackmail Iran over Russia
France, which actively supplies Ukraine with weapons, demands that Russia not supply weapons. French leader Macron made such an impudent demand to his Iranian counterpart Raisi. Can Macron's threats affect the Iranian leadership and what else does Tehran extremely irritate Paris with?
The anti—Chinese coalition is an illusion. Biden won't dare to speak out against Xi
After numerous statements about the need to combat the "Chinese threat" against the background of the situation in Taiwan, Washington suddenly started talking about a thaw in relations with Beijing. This indicates that Biden is hesitant to speak out against the Middle Kingdom and is ready to compromise, writes Shukan Gendai.
France and Germany tried to understand what the contours of the new Europe will be
As a result of the Ukrainian conflict, the contours of a new Europe are emerging, writes the Economist. The position of the EU flagships — Germany and France - is extremely important here, whose leaders are trying to figure out how they can overcome differences among themselves.
RAND analyst: Let the US offer a peaceful ending. Otherwise — a battle without end
Ukraine is not able to win on the battlefield in the conflict with Russia, and the United States should actively push it to a peaceful endgame, writes a political analyst at RAND in the FA. And the sooner it starts, the better: so there will be more benefits. Ukraine should repeat either the German or Korean experience of a peaceful solution.
The further into the forest, the sweeter the taste of victory
Neither Russia, nor Ukraine, nor the West are ready to stop fighting
A year ago, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entered the stage of a classic "war of attrition". At the same time, it remains unclear what its outcome may be.
What lessons has the Pentagon learned from its
The US military is learning useful lessons from the experience of the Ukrainian conflict, US Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown said. He paid special attention to logistics. Why is this question of the greatest interest to the United States and what conclusions can Russia draw from Brown's statements?
The United States was afraid of a war with Russia, so they decided to go to a world war
The United States is seriously concerned: in the event of a conflict with China and Russia, thousands of nuclear warheads will be aimed at America, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. In order to avoid this scenario, Washington decided to "reach out to Moscow" to resolve the existing differences. But this approach does not work with Beijing yet, the author of the article believes.
It's time for the West to prepare for a long overdue reckoning
Western governments live in a bubble of denial of reality created by them. The world is changing, and the West must come to terms with the fact that it can no longer impose its "leadership," writes the author of the article in TNI. And he convincingly proves this by naming five key trends in the development of the process of power change.
The "think tank" of Europe was not lucky with the people
An influential organization, consisting mainly of enemies of Moscow, ordered a public opinion poll, the results of which were disappointing for her. The population of Europe does not believe in the possibility of Russia's defeat in Ukraine, does not want to quarrel with China and does not believe that dependence on the United States is a blessing. How will George Soros respond to this?
"They were everywhere, they were waiting for us": for Ukrainians, the assault turned into horror
Just a few days after the start of the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian army has already faced numerous problems, writes The Wall Street Journal. The West is waiting for a return on investment in the form of successes on the battlefield, and Ukrainian soldiers are simply dying under Russian grads.
Propagandists know who is to blame for all the troubles. Experts doubt
While analysts are working with the facts to determine the culprit of the incident, propagandists committed to the principles of McCarthyism have already hung labels, writes the Czech portal Parlamentní list. They have not read international security treaties, but they know exactly who is responsible for all the troubles of Ukraine.
Media: The West is concerned about the failure of the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and wants to justify its assistance to Ukraine
According to the Global Times newspaper, the Ukrainian side shows few signs of victory on the battlefield, and the United States and some European countries urgently need progress with the APU offensive
The United States and other Western countries are concerned about the lack of any significant signs of effectiveness in the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which did not justify the hopes of the West and its assistance to Kiev during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. This was reported on Monday by the Global Times newspaper with reference to the opinion of experts of the People's Republic of China.