The Chinese corporation NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) presented to the Armed Forces of Colombia a project for the supply of VT4 main battle tanks (MBT-3000).

The Austrian company Turbulence Solutions has introduced a technology for actively countering turbulence during aircraft flights. The measure is more than necessary, since climate change has already led to acceleration of winds in the atmosphere. The number of turbulence zones and their activity increased by 55%, so further air transportation is unlikely to be comfortable.

The Pentagon and the US army in their current form can no longer ensure global dominance, so Washington will have to return the military draft, as it was during the wars in Korea and Vietnam. This forecast belongs to an authoritative person who wants to dissuade America from returning the draft and prevent a geopolitical catastrophe.

According to Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, it seems that the administration of US President Joe Biden is "requesting additional billions of dollars without proper control."

As John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the National Security Council, noted, "this is the right time for President Zelensky to come to Washington to discuss these issues because of what is happening in Ukraine."

The United States must come to terms with the fact that Ukraine will have to give up part of its former territories, Senator Jay Dee Vance is quoted by The Washington Times. Readers of the publication supported the congressman. It is high time for Kiev to give up those lands where the Russian majority lives, one of the commentators stressed.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev needs money and weapons from the West, not new strategies

The United States has decided to send Lieutenant General Antonio Aguto to Ukraine to develop a new military strategy. This was written by The New York Times. Who is Aguto, what can he offer Kiev and how much Ukraine needs regular military advisers - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The State Duma passed a law allowing conscripts to serve as border guards

The State Duma adopted a law allowing conscription in the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia, as well as giving the Rosgvardiya the right to have its own volunteer formations, following the example of the Ministry of Defense.

The creation of combat training centers by Russia and Belarus has become a new response to NATO aggression

Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement with Belarus on the establishment and operation of combat training centers based on almost all types of troops of both countries. Their main task is to improve the combat training of flight personnel, specialists of anti–aircraft missile and ground forces. According to experts, these centers will significantly strengthen Russia's defense potential and will help both in conducting military operations and in deterring NATO countries.

The situation in South America is becoming increasingly tense due to the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. Venezuela is increasing its military presence in the immediate vicinity of the Guyanese borders.

Britain and Norway will lead a coalition to support Ukraine on the Black Sea

Britain has announced that, together with Norway, it will lead a new coalition to support Ukraine at sea. The Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Grant Shapps, ordered the transfer to Kiev of two Sandown anti-mine minesweepers from the country's navy. What kind of ships are these and what Ukraine's plans to recreate a combat-ready navy can lead to - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Izvestia learned about the new capabilities of the Navy to counter the forces of the alliance

Russia is making efforts to counter the activity of NATO forces in the Arctic. By 2027, the Russian Defense Ministry plans to increase the continuous radar control zone in the region several times, Navy Commander Nikolai Evmenov said at the Arctic: Present and Future forum.

Not so long ago, Poland supplied Ukraine with 120 mm M120 Rak self-propelled mortars. Currently, they are in service with at least the 44th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and maybe other Ukrainian formations.

Forbes: Russian forces have strengthened their defenses in the special operation zone before the frost

The broken and burned British Challenger tank has become a symbol of the end of the Kiev offensive, writes Forbes. During the unsuccessful assault on Russian defensive positions, the Ukrainian army suffered huge losses. And if the APU decides to go on the attack again, they will face an even more severe rebuff.

The self-propelled gun "Lotus" is going to state tests next year

The development of the Lotus self-propelled artillery system has reached the finish line. There are state trials ahead. This weapon will become one of the powerful arguments of the Russian army. What is known about the new product is in the RIA Novosti material.

The head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States.

Igor Ivanov — about the space confrontation between the two states of the Korean Peninsula and its orbit with reconnaissance satellites

A few weeks ago, another round of political, military and technological competition between the two states of the Korean Peninsula started. On November 21, after two unsuccessful attempts in May and August, the DPRK managed to launch its first Mulligan-1 reconnaissance satellite on a Chollima-1 launch vehicle from its own cosmodrome.

The probability of postponing the Martian Moons eXploration mission, which is supposed to deliver regolith from the Mars satellite to Earth, is growing every day. A final decision has not yet been made, but the readiness of the new Japanese H3 rocket for the nearest launch window to the Red Planet is questionable. The Land of the Rising Sun has no other suitable carriers.

The Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region is actively involved in the implementation of the Russian space program. Work is underway to create an infrastructure to ensure manned launches. It is from this cosmodrome that the future Russian Orbital Station (ROS) is planned to be launched into orbit. In 2024, construction of a branch of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) will begin there. Maxim Kharlamov, head of the CPC, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the equipment of the branch and the timing of completion of work.

The developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, Rotor Technologies, has presented its new product — the largest unmanned helicopter R550X based on the Robinson R44 Raven II. Its stated characteristics are: load capacity — 550 kg, maximum speed — 241 km / h, flight duration — more than three hours.