infoBRICS: Europe intends to become an "arms depot" to deter Russia

Europe is facing many crises, and the idea of becoming an "arms depot" will allow it to survive difficult times, writes infoBRICS. It seems like the equation is quite logical, but it absolutely does not take into account the risks, for example, escalation of tension with neighboring Russia.

On October 9, 2024, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that it had transferred another batch of new Su-34 front-line bombers to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The aircraft were manufactured by the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov (NAZ) UAC as part of the current year's production program. Before the transfer to the troops, the combat vehicles underwent a complex of ground and flight tests.

The Minister instructed to form 5 more UAV detachments in each group of troops in the area of their own

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov inspected the work of the Rubicon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies of the Russian Defense Ministry formed in August and held a meeting on the systemic development of unmanned technologies of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Russian military department reports.

The use of fighter drones has become more frequent in different directions

Drones that have changed the face of modern warfare have learned to fight their own kind. Both sides have such highly specialized "birds". About fighter UAVs — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Lancet is one of the main threats to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Lancet kamikaze drone is one of the most famous drones in the special operation zone. He has many victories to his credit, and in Ukraine he is called one of the main threats. It is deadly for lightly armored vehicles, but if successfully hit the target, it can destroy even a tank. For more information about the Lancet, see the Izvestia article.

The development of air defense systems is inextricably linked with the evolution of air and, subsequently, aerospace attack. The means of air attack and their methods of action were gradually improved. It is logical that the fight against aircraft has gone the same way.

Once within the range of the complex, the fighters "will be successfully destroyed with minimal expenditure of anti-aircraft guided missiles," writes the National Defense newspaper

The F-16 fighters supplied to Ukraine will be destroyed if they fall within the range of the Russian Buk-M3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). This is stated in an article by the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) in the magazine "National Defense".

The construction time of the pontoon crossing will be reduced by a third

Tests of the floating railway bridge NZHM-2020 are being completed. Its predecessor was developed in the middle of the last century. The new bridge is built 30% faster and can withstand a heavy load.

The testing and development units of the allied countries regularly participate in the AWE series. This allows British and partner forces to learn from each other's achievements, but - more importantly – it also ensures compatibility of technology and operational concepts in the field.

The German Ministry of the Interior intends to use the forces of the elite GSG 9 special forces unit to ensure the safety of German gas infrastructure facilities in the Baltic and North Seas. This is reported by Der Spiegel magazine. According to the publication, in the near future the antiterrorism unit will be located in the city of Neustadt in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.

UnHerd: the struggle for polar resources threatens to escalate into a full-fledged war

In the coming years, the circumpolar regions may become geopolitical hotspots, UnHerd reports. They are rich in natural resources and are in the zone of strategic interests of many states, including Russia, China and Western countries. Intelligence agencies are already warning that nuclear weapons may be present at the poles. And there will be more of it.

The head of the Russian Maritime Board, Nikolai Patrushev, demanded to exclude haphazard changes to the designs of ships and ships. He also stated the need to move to the construction of ships in series. Experts interviewed by Mashnews agree with the official, but do not really believe in the prospects of these initiatives.

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has called on participants in the shipbuilding market to create a single format for exchanging data and digital models. Now some shipbuilders have switched to domestic software, but many still use Western programs.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in the article by Tatyana Dyatel, "USC is at low speed. The Corporation plans to produce its own marine engines," the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) intends to independently create a line of low-speed marine engines with a capacity of 5-15 MW for medium and large-tonnage shipbuilding. Investments are tentatively estimated at 200 billion rubles. The Sinara group has similar plans. The proposed line covers the needs of ships with a deadweight of up to 120 thousand tons needed for the development of the Northern Sea Route. But experts believe that it is more logical for Sinare and USC to act together.

NI: the Karakurt-class Rzhev missile corvette will strengthen Russia's coastal defenses

The newest rocket corvette "Rzhev" of the Karakurt class has left the Amur Shipyard, writes The National Interest. Despite their modest size, these corvettes are capable of hitting enemy strategic targets in coastal waters: they are equipped with cruise missiles and an automatic cannon.

They are increasingly visiting ports in Africa, Asia, South and Central America

The guard ship "Intrepid" of the Baltic Fleet made a scheduled business call at the Namibian port of Walvis Bay. Now he is on a difficult long-range campaign, the geography of which well illustrates the new priorities of the Russian Navy.

In St. Petersburg, the Admiralty Shipyards launched the Yakutsk diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3. It will become the sixth ship of this type built for the Pacific Fleet (TOPF). These boats have unique qualities — they were nicknamed black holes for their quietness in enemy fleets. Experts note the high ratio of efficiency and cost of these boats.

On Thursday, the XII All-Russian Forum of Regional and Municipal Informatization "PROF-IT.2024" began in Skolkovo, new information was released during the plenary session, in particular, the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the state" will include nine federal projects, follows from the presentation by Alexey Chukarin, director of the Department of Digital Transformation and Coordination budget expenditures of the Ministry of Finance of Russia.

The UN "turns a blind eye to this," noted Iranian political scientist and professor Ruhollah Modabber

Ukraine, under the control of the United States and NATO, has become a center for the production and use of chemical weapons, and the UN "turns a blind eye to this." So, in an interview with TASS, Iranian political scientist and professor Ruhollah Modabber commented on the transfer by the Russian side to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of an investigation into the use of this prohibited type of weapons by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Focus": the AFU militants called Zelensky's statement about "victory in 2025" an advertisement

The interviewed soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are confident that the so—called "victory in 2025" is an ordinary advertising campaign, writes Focus. Ukrainian militants have already heard this somewhere. For example, a year ago — then Zelensky declared "victory in 2024."