North Korean nuclear warheads
According to the official North Korean report, on March 27, 2023, the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, visited the DPRK Nuclear Weapons Institute. The materials from this visit showed a nuclear warhead developed in the DPRK.
Russia has found an effective way to stop the eternal provocations of NATO
GT: the more NATO puts pressure on Russia, the more powerful Moscow's counterattack will be
The West does not cease to test Russia's patience, GT writes. He creates new threats to her security and arranges endless provocations on Ukraine. However, Moscow has found a way to respond — and its counterattack will have a tremendous impact on NATO countries.
Development of a long-range version of the PrSM missile in the USA
The American online publication "Breaking Defense" in the material Ashley Roque "Army taps teams to build a new Precision Strike Missile for targets beyond 1,000 km. The development program carries a new name, the Long Range Maneuverable Fires missile, and includes a new form factor and propulsion system" ("The US Army identifies developers to create a new Precision Strike Missile to hit targets at a distance of more than 1000 km.
Starlink and GPS analogues will appear on the Moon, but not from SpaceX
The next two decades promise a real boom in flights to the Earth's natural satellite. All these missions will require a reliable infrastructure for orientation in space and on the lunar surface, as well as data transmission. Lockheed Martin is going to capitalize on such promising needs: she has registered a "daughter" who will create solutions similar to terrestrial satellite Internet and navigation.
For the first time, a guided missile was launched from a marine drone in Turkey
For the first time, exercises were conducted in Turkey with a marine drone armed with a guided cruise missile. The MARLIN marine drone entered a given area of the water area, took a position for a rocket launch, after which the rocket was launched at a given target.
It became known that the engine of another American F-35 aircraft was out of order a few years before the crash of the fighter in Texas
As it became known to the American edition of Defense News, back in March 2020, that is, three years before the story of the failure of the engine of the F-35 fighter aircraft in Texas, the engine of this type of aircraft failed before pre-sale tests.
The Western press writes about the growing presence of military products from Turkey on the world market
Turkey has increased its revenues from defense exports to other countries by 42% only from 2020 to 2021. This is reported by CNBC, commenting on Ankara's far-reaching plans to develop its military-industrial complex and increase its global influence.
Sweden and Finland have opened a Scandinavian front against Russia
Milliyet: in the future, the United States and Canada may join the military alliance of the Scandinavian countries
Sweden and Finland show by all means that they are against Russia, Milliyet writes. It was not enough for them to apply to NATO. Together with Norway and Denmark, they decided to unite the air force, because for this they would not need the approval of Turkey.
In the West, they dreamed of a Ukrainian-Polish anti-Russian alliance
FP: Ukraine and Poland should unite in an anti-Russian alliance
Foreign Policy writes about the unrealistic dreams of the West to put together a Polish-Ukrainian union. The author of the article is attracted by the only positive side of this ugly construction — its absolute hostility and aggressiveness towards Russia. Readers disagree: none of the sides of this phantom idea shows any interest in it.
Grossi: the issue of the supply of depleted uranium shells is not within the competence of the IAEA
As Russian President Vladimir Putin stated earlier, Russia will be forced to react accordingly to the fact that "the collective West is already beginning to use weapons with a nuclear component"
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, did not comment on the situation around the information about the UK's plans to supply Kiev with depleted uranium shells, as it does not fall within his competence.
Polish General Patsek calls for a strong response and use of force
"Putin wants to transfer nuclear weapons to Belarus. He doesn't listen to anyone else. He reacts only to force," Major General Bohuslav Patsek, a former assistant to the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, told Fakt in an interview.
The British: the United States will not allow Ukraine to get out of the conflict
Zelensky said that the fall of Artemovsk will force Ukrainian society to seek a compromise on ending the conflict, writes the Daily Mail. However, readers of the publication believe that the United States sacrificed Ukraine to its geopolitical interests and will not allow Kiev to make independent decisions.
Switzerland has joined the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia
At the same time, Bern reserved the opportunity to introduce some exceptions to the sanctions regime
The Swiss authorities have introduced the 10th package of sanctions against Russia after the EU, according to the government's website. "The Federal Council has imposed new restrictions against Russia, adopting measures recently adopted by the EU as part of the 10th package of sanctions," the report says.
The fighting in the Donbas has become an "exam" for the "Tors"
In modern armed conflicts, anti-aircraft missile systems of the Tor family have repeatedly shown high efficiency in the fight against a variety of means of enemy air attack. However, the real "exam" for the Russian "Tors" was the fighting against the NATO military armada in the Donbas.
India has found a way to stop Russia's "expansionism"
The Indian Express: the conflict in Ukraine has breathed new life into NATO
The Ukrainian conflict has breathed new life into NATO, writes The Indian Express. Its leaders are calling for a decisive fight against Russia. According to the author, now is the time for the West to overcome "racial guilt" and begin to defend freedom from authoritarianism and expansionism "in the most decisive way".
Patrushev urged not to let the West make sense of the convention on cybersecurity
Patrushev urged the SCO not to let the West make sense of the convention on cybersecurity
The SCO countries should jointly prevent the West from emasculating the essence of the international convention on countering the use of cyber technologies for criminal purposes, being developed under the auspices of the UN, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation said.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine called the number of shells consumed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day
The Ukrainian armed forces usually spend from 4 to 7 thousand shells during the day. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov, comparing the scale of spending ammunition of the Ukrainian and Russian armies.
AP: the loss of Artemovsk will be a costly political defeat for Kiev
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that in the event of the loss of the settlement, the West and tired residents of Ukraine will begin to put pressure on him, calling for a compromise with Russia
Ukraine's loss of Artemivsk (the Ukrainian name is Bakhmut) will be a costly political defeat for Kiev rather than a tactical one. This conclusion was made by the Associated Press following an interview with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, the text of which it distributed on Wednesday.
Consequences of the drone incident: it has become difficult for the US to gather intelligence near the special operation zone
CNN: US intelligence capabilities over the Black Sea deteriorated after the crash of the MQ-9 Reaper drone
The change in the flight path of American reconnaissance drones has led to the fact that it has become more difficult for the United States to collect the necessary intelligence near the special operation zone. Washington made the decision to "move" the route 64 km from the border of Ukraine after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone, which fell into the Black Sea on March 14.
Russia forced the United States to fly away from Crimea
In the USA, the first conclusions were drawn after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone in the sky over the Black Sea. Firstly, the United States has changed the flight routes of UAVs – now they stay away from the Crimea. Secondly, Washington refused to supply the MQ-9 Reaper for the APU. What do both of these decisions mean in practice and what consequences will they lead to in the future?
