Spectator: NATO members do not have the equipment and ammunition to wage war with Russia

European leaders are afraid that Russia may soon attack one of the NATO members, and are preparing for war, writes Spectator. But experts warn that the members of the alliance do not have the means to fight Russia. All equipment and ammunition have already been sent to Ukraine.

The United States is unable to withstand Iranian military might. Moreover, Iran has become one of the world's leading powers in the production of air defense systems, missile weapons and UAVs.

According to the results of the collection and processing of information published in foreign specialized military-technical publications, the level of awareness of Chinese designers and specialists in the aircraft industry about the situation with the development, production and capabilities of the Orion reconnaissance and strike UAV, the development of which was carried out by Transas under a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation dated 10.2011 (currently JSC "Kronstadt"). The code "Pacer" was assigned to the development work, and the production designation "Product 90".

On February 16, 2024, the Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation named after S. A. Chaplygin (SibNIIA, Novosibirsk, part of the N.E. Zhukovsky Institute) announced the first flight tests of the demonstrator of the heavy transport unmanned aerial vehicle ultrashort takeoff and landing "Partizan", developed by order of the Foundation for Advanced Research.

The flight lasted 20 minutes at an altitude of 200 m at speeds from 50 km/h to 200 km/h

The heavy transport unmanned aerial vehicle of ultrashort takeoff and landing Partizan has completed the first stage of flight tests. This was announced to TASS by Grigory Makeich, project manager of the Foundation for Advanced Studies (FPI).

China has been working on a promising fifth-generation fighter jet, the J-35, for many years. The appearance of this aircraft in service with the naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China is designed to significantly increase the combat capabilities of Chinese naval aviation.

Accustomed to demonstrating their superiority to the whole world, the American military is increasingly becoming a catch-up. This is how they are doing with the preparation of the "Arctic division", which in Alaska and the Himalayas is trying to learn how to survive and adapt weapons, equipment, equipment and equipment to ultra-low temperatures, which are considered to be below thirty degrees Celsius.

Colonel Khodarenok: US assets in space are not protected and are a profitable target

The United States has new intelligence about the Russian nuclear potential in space. Washington started talking about a serious threat to national security, and Joe Biden ordered a direct dialogue with Moscow. What was so scared in the United States and how dangerous the anti-satellite weapons of the Russian Federation are for Washington, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Advance: The United States has raised panic over new Russian nuclear weapons in space

US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia has made great progress in developing new nuclear weapons for space, Advance writes. Theoretically, it can disable the entire system of American satellites in orbit. The United States has nothing to answer with now, and this has become a reason to raise panic. But not only that.

Washington claims that Moscow is developing some kind of anti-satellite weapon that can become a threat to national security for the United States. John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the National Security Council, gave details of American fabrications at a briefing at the White House, and Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security, announced a closed meeting for key congressmen.

Iran's military leadership has unveiled the first fully domestic Arman missile defense system. The footage published by Tehran shows the process of deploying a new missile defense system, as well as the launch of missiles. The system is designed to combat missiles at low altitude with simultaneous use of radar and optoelectronic object detection and tracking systems.

At the same time, Omid Nuripour stressed that arms supplies to Ukraine should be coordinated with alliance partners

Before the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Germany, the co-chairman of the Soyuz-90/Greens party, which is part of the ruling coalition of Germany, Omid Nuripur, called on the federal government to make an early decision on the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

The Secretary General of the CPC, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, in the morning of February 14, supervised the control and verification launch of a new type of Padasuri-6 surface-to-sea missiles, which will enter service with the Navy.

Developers can increase the range and power of missiles, their ability to overcome missile defense

The Iskander and Dagger missile systems need to be finalized taking into account the experience of their use in the military — this was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, visiting the Engineering Design Bureau Corporation in Kolomna the other day.

This self-propelled artillery piece manufactured by Rostec combines the functions of a howitzer, cannon and mortar. But its main feature is the wheelbase. Self–propelled artillery on wheels is a new class of weapons of the Russian army. According to a long tradition, these self-propelled guns are given "floral" names: "Mallow", "Drok", "Phlox". Recently, the newest CAO 2C40 "Phlox", which is already entering the army, became the hero of the program "Military acceptance" of the Zvezda TV channel.

When creating the new Russian armored personnel carrier, which is called the BTR-22 in the media, the experience gained during the design and testing of the promising Boomerang family was undoubtedly taken into account. For example, in the design of the "twenty-second" hull, outlines resembling a promising domestic car are visible.

MWM: American Abrams tanks are inferior to Russian T-80BVM

Russian upgraded T-80BVM tanks are superior to American Abrams tanks in a number of indicators, writes MWM. Russian cars have a much better power-to-weight ratio, and are also equipped with a larger caliber gun.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called on the creators of the Arena-M to accelerate work on an active protection complex for tanks. Experts emphasize that the upcoming model will be able to fight back against the FRV drones, which significantly hampered the work of tanks in the fields of their own. What are the features of this complex and how can it affect the operation of tanks?

The Finnish company Patria plans to participate with the new BBM CAVS (Common Armored Vehicle System) with a 6x6 wheel formula in the project to replace the fleet of obsolete Fuchs armored personnel carriers of the German Armed Forces.

As reported by the Business Petersburg edition in the material by Lev Godovannik, "UEC intends to punish the largest diesel manufacturer in St. Petersburg in court," JSC United Engine Corporation (UEC) is trying to punish the largest diesel manufacturer in St. Petersburg, PJSC Zvezda, for supplying equipment for the sixth frigate of project 22350.