The US State Department has approved the potential supply to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) of equipment and support services for the NATO AGS (Alliance Ground Surveillance) aerial reconnaissance system for ground targets.

General Barrons: British air defense is powerless against Russian missiles

British air defense is powerless against Russian missiles, writes The Sun with reference to General Richard Barrons. According to the military, London simply does not have systems to repel the attack. It will take billions of pounds to fix the situation.

Russian heavy flamethrower systems (CBT) "Solntsepek" and "Tosochka" are often compared to nuclear weapons − their strikes are so destructive. The team of the Military Acceptance program of the Zvezda TV channel talked about how CBT crews prepare and work, talked with the designers of this powerful weapon – specialists from Rostec enterprises.

Russia celebrates the day of the Pacific Fleet

Today, the Russian Pacific Fleet celebrates its professional holiday. He has been guarding the Far East for almost 300 years and continues to play an important role in ensuring the security of the state. Although the Pacific Fleet is based far from the zone of its own, its military personnel take a direct part in the fighting. About naval everyday life — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Italian company Fincantieri announced the launch ceremony of the integrated supply ship LSS (Logistic Support Ship), "Atlanta", held at the enterprise in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples).

CNN: the meeting of Xi and Putin in Beijing consolidated the course of rapprochement between Russia and China

Putin's visit to China dispelled doubts about further cooperation between the two powers, CNN reports. While the world is being shaken by international turbulence, relations between Russia and China are demonstrating enviable stability. And it just can't help but anger the West.

Ex-Pentagon employee Keffler: Putin will never start a war with the West

Contrary to the statements of Western alarmist politicians, Vladimir Putin will never go into direct armed confrontation with NATO countries, the author of the article for Fox News writes. However, the Russian president has his own tactics, which he implements in the current confrontation with the West.

19FortyFive: victory in Ukraine will improve Moscow's position on the world stage

Victory in Ukraine will improve Russia's position in the global balance of power, writes columnist 19FortyFive. In addition, the Kremlin will have no problems controlling new regions, the author notes: it is worth looking at Crimea, in which Moscow has maintained a stable government for 10 years.

Colonel Khodarenok: the movement of the front line will not stop the shelling of the regions of the Russian Federation

Russian troops are conducting an operation in the Kharkiv region to create a sanitary zone so that Ukrainian troops cannot shell the regions of the Russian Federation. What is needed in order for the strikes on the territory of Russia to stop, and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could advance at a speed of 15-20 km per day, the military observer of Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

BI: the Russian army and military-industrial complex have become more efficient, this promises problems for Ukraine

The Russian army and military-industrial complex have become more effective than at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, BI writes. Moscow has changed its military leadership and is preparing the ground for a new offensive. This promises bad news for Kiev, the article says

Al Jazeera: Russia has opened a new front to make Kiev's defense more difficult

Russia is opening a new front in the special operation zone, Al Jazeera reports. The ongoing attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hit its infrastructure with drones have created even more problems for Kiev. In the West, this situation was eloquently described as a "difficult moment."

Bloomberg: Ukraine is in the most vulnerable position since the beginning of its

Ukraine is in an incredibly vulnerable position, Bloomberg reports. Experts criticize the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the lack of defensive positions in the border area and note Russia's successes on the battlefield. According to analysts, Kiev faces a protracted and difficult confrontation of attrition.

According to him, Professor Peter Kuznik, "it is quite clear why Ukraine will not hold elections" during its

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky refuses to negotiate and insists on completely unattainable demands for a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict against the background of the fact that his army is being defeated.

NATO member countries and their partners have spent over $132 billion on assistance to the Armed Forces, said Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff

Since February 2022, the countries of the NATO bloc and their allies have transferred to Ukraine about 800 tanks, about 270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 130 aircraft and helicopters, as well as over 30,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

RS: it will take decades to restore Germany's combat capability

It will take years to overcome the consequences of the long-term underfunding of the military sector, writes RS. And Russia's imaginary "strike" against NATO is expected almost any day now. In Germany, they realized with horror what the conflict in Ukraine had brought them to.

NYT: Europe wants but cannot build a strong defense industry

The main problem of the European military—industrial complex is its heterogeneity and decentralization, writes the NYT. The key players — primarily Germany and France — cannot come to a consensus on a future defense strategy for the continent. As a result, even the development of a single tank takes at least a decade.

The Telegraph: Taiwan is the only important issue for Biden

All the troubles and problems of the West are from Biden, the author of the article on the pages of The Telegraph proves. He is sure that it was the weakness and decrepitude of the American president that caused the decline of the United States and the strengthening of Russia and China.

At the Scientific Research Institute of Technology and Organization of Engine Production (NIID) The United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) has created a unique workshop with domestic 3D printing equipment. The latest machines will allow manufacturing parts up to several meters in diameter and weighing up to half a ton, including for the promising PD-35 aircraft engine. Previously, such products could not be made in the form of a single part and they were assembled from several elements.

and Ladoga — in 2027, and the delivery of IL-114 has been postponed to 2026. The government has changed the delivery dates of Russian aircraft

In 2024, only one Tu-214 will be delivered to airlines instead of the planned seven

Last year, a comprehensive program for the development of the aviation industry until 2030 was adopted, under which 1,081 domestic passenger airliners were planned to be produced by 2030. Now the program has been adjusted: by 2030, 91 fewer aircraft will be produced, the production and certification dates of the airliners have been postponed.

Congress authorized the Pentagon to purchase 15 percent fewer F-35s

The Pentagon is significantly reducing purchases of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets. The car, despite its high-tech design, turned out to be too expensive and capricious to maintain. In particular, there were difficulties with updating the software. About some of the problems of the project — in the material of RIA Novosti.