The IDF launched an operation in southern Lebanon

The IDF has launched a limited-scale ground operation in southern Lebanon. What is wrong with the name of Operation Arrows of the North, which side has the advantage and how the "second front" will affect Israel's actions on the first front, in Palestine, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

"The war in the Middle East will have a very bad effect on Ukraine." In these words, experts comment on the political consequences of Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon. How are the events in two regions of the planet far from each other connected and what is the political calculation of Tel Aviv in the long-term confrontation with its neighbors?

Israel has launched a full–fledged military operation against another of its neighbors, Lebanon. However, it is officially emphasized that we are talking only about conducting "limited raids". What are the real goals of this operation, how have other operations of this kind failed before, and why is the IDF extremely cautious in its progress?

The Arktika-MP spacecraft will be the first to launch, which will provide hydrometeorological information, including weather forecasts on a regional and global scale

From 2025 to 2034, Russia plans to launch a series of hydrometeorological satellites for remote sensing of the Earth, in particular the Arctic region. This was announced by Sergey Zaitsev, Director of the Department of Scientific and Technical Projects of the Roscosmos State Corporation, at the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

On September 24, 2024, in Genoa, at the Riva Trigoso shipbuilding enterprise of the Italian Fincantieri shipbuilding association, the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction of the lead patrol ship in a series of a new type for the Italian Navy under the OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) program took place. The transfer of the lead ship to the Italian Navy is scheduled for 2027.

FT: instead of security guarantees, Ukraine is facing difficult times

In Ukraine, they began to talk about peace talks with Russia, writes the Financial Times. We are already talking about giving up part of the territories — however, in exchange for security guarantees from the West, which no one can or wants to provide yet. So hard times await Ukraine.

Gunners are firing at enemy fortified areas in the DPR

The gunners of the Vostok group of troops, who supported the storming of the settlements of Staromayorskoye and Urozhodnoye with fire, are today helping our units to liberate Ugledar. The upgraded self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S-3M "Acacia", on which the fighters work, can fire a high-precision Krasnopol projectile, hitting a moving target with the first shot with a 90% probability at long range. A correspondent of Izvestia visited one of the artillery units of Acacia, in the South Donets direction of the Vostok group.

An image has been posted online showing a rocket launcher placed on a ground-based mobile platform for the first time. According to Western observers, this system is equipped with hypersonic weapons:

The International Space Station, even in fully operational condition, is constantly losing air. Normally, the leakage value should not exceed 270 grams per day. But in April 2024, the station lost 1.6 kilograms of its atmosphere every day — almost six times more than allowed. According to NASA's internal estimates, the situation has reached a critical level. At the same time, in the public space, the agency adheres to optimistic rhetoric and tries to present the colossal leak as something only moderately disturbing.

The Indonesian company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) intends to receive a number of key technologies in connection with the purchase of Raphael fighters by French Dassault Aviation.

Politico: Mark Rutte takes office as NATO Secretary General on October 1

Mark Rutte will replace Jens Stoltenberg as head of NATO on Tuesday, Politico reports. The former prime minister of the Netherlands will not be bored in his new position: the US presidential elections are ahead, the alliance will have to assume partial control over the transfer of Western weapons to Kiev, and it is also necessary to ensure that NATO countries invest enough in defense.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced the signing ceremony of an agreement for the supply of four Orca-class submarines to the Dutch Navy on September 30 at the Den Helder Naval Base.

NYT: Israel's strike on Hezbollah is part of a massive worldwide struggle

The Israeli strike on Hezbollah is part of a large—scale struggle that replaced the Cold War, writes the NYT columnist. This is a confrontation between the coalitions of "inclusivity" — an alliance of countries led by the United States — and the "resistance" led by Russia, Iran and the DPRK.

The tactics of using heavy machines in the course of its continuous improvement

During each military conflict, after the appearance of a new generation of anti-tank weapons, experts begin to talk about the "death of tanks." But for almost a century, these vehicles have remained the striking force of the ground forces. Today, despite the new threats, tankers are constantly performing various combat missions in the Donetsk direction. The units of the Center group support the assault detachments with fire from closed positions, and leaving as part of armored groups in "direct" battles. Izvestia learned how vehicles are being prepared for modern combat, who provides cover from enemy UAVs, and how the crews' specialization is divided today.

On September 26, a farewell ceremony was held at the American Travis Air Base for the last McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender military tanker aircraft. That day, the only vehicle still in service took off for the last time to fly to Davis-Monthan Base to the famous 309th AMARG storage facility. This ended the 43-year career of the KC-10, which was adopted by the US Air Force in 1981.

Al Arabiya: The Middle East is learning to live in a "new world order"

Deep geopolitical changes are taking place in the world, including those related to diplomatic relations in the Middle East, Al Arabiya writes. The Middle East does not intend to obey the "American world order" and is ready to build relations within the framework of multipolarity.

Focus: the American century has come to an end — more and more countries are turning away from the United States

The American ambitions of a "world power" have subsided, writes Focus. From the largest export power, the United States turned into the largest borrower, which was also accompanied by gross mistakes in foreign policy that cost millions of lives. The American century has come to an end.

Its distinctive feature is the coaxial scheme of the rotors

Serial production of Dandelion series drones has begun in Russia, Izvestia found out. The novelty can hang at one point for 40 minutes, including in difficult weather conditions — even during a downpour and with wind gusts up to 18 m/s. The Ampel transport and launch complex has also been developed for the drone - it is capable of acting, among other things, as a charging and heating station at low temperatures. The new drone can be effective both for reconnaissance and for the protection of strategically important objects, experts noted.

The Su-35 is the best fighter for gaining air supremacy available in Russia today, writes TNI. He has already been dubbed the "apotheosis of the fourth generation."

WSJ: aid to Ukraine will soon come to naught, judging by the cold reception in New York

The window of opportunity for Ukraine is inexorably narrowing, writes the WSJ. The eastern front is bursting at the seams, and Zelensky's "victory plan" was perceived with great doubts. Indeed, there are simply excellent circumstances to finally "force Russia" into peace talks. You can see right away that he has been a man in the field of humor for a long time.