The question of the production of tanks in Russia in 2023
As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material by Alexey Nikolsky and Ilya Lakstygal, "The Armed Forces will receive 1,500 tanks in 2023. This number will also include upgraded vehicles removed from storage," Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev became the first head since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine to name the annual production of one of the main types of combat platforms actively used in military operations - main battle tanks.
Russia has presented Ukraine and the West with a powerful armored fist
The domestic military-industrial complex is "hot", most factories work in three shifts, said Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. As a result, according to him, Russia will release fifteen hundred tanks this year. Our army will have the most powerful armored fist in all of Eurasia. The preponderance of forces on the Ukrainian battlefield will become indisputable. At the expense of what resources will the record rate of production of armored vehicles be achieved?
Putin announced an agreement with Lukashenko on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, without violating the non-proliferation regime
Belarus has deployed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the question of the possibility of deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The US Air Force conducted the second test of a full-fledged prototype of the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile
The United States continues to implement a program to create hypersonic weapons, striving to catch up with Russia and China in this component. The US Air Force conducted regular tests of a prototype of the latest hypersonic air-to-ground missile, created under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program.
Tokyo plans to purchase a large batch of Tomahawk cruise missiles
The Ministry of Defense puts on a counter-force strike in the confrontation with China
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a speech to the budget commission of the lower house of the Japanese parliament, announced Tokyo's intention to purchase a batch of Tomahawk missiles of the latest modification from the United States.
If you want to cheat, don't move
How the military "ecosystem" for MLRS was created
During the last year during a special military operation (SVO) in the theater of operations (Theater of Operations) multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of the M270 MLRS type, built on a tracked chassis, are actively used.
Norwegian media: TikTok prevents NATO from producing ammunition for Ukraine
The TikTok mobile app prevents NATO from producing ammunition for Ukraine. The management of the defense company Nammo from Norway complains about his activities.
The AFU fears that Russia will start massively upgrading old bombs into precision-guided munitions
Rockets are expensive, and their production process is relatively long. But you can reduce time and money if you convert aircraft bombs into guided precision-guided munitions.
Switzerland disposes of Rapier anti-aircraft missile systems
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in the material by Alexey Tarkhanov, "Switzerland will break the Rapier better." The country has abandoned the scheme for the supply of missile systems to Ukraine," Switzerland is preparing to destroy the British-made Rapier anti-aircraft missile systems that have been decommissioned.
The air defense of Ukraine was strengthened by Polish anti-aircraft self-propelled guns ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"
Poland has supplied Ukraine with an unnamed number of ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Ukrainian resources report the appearance of anti-aircraft guns in the Polish army's characteristic colors.
Rostec: sanctions and ITS did not affect the work on weapons on new physical principles
The state corporation noted that "there are very serious successes in this direction"
Russia has made serious progress in the development of weapons based on new physical principles, these works do not stop, despite Western sanctions and the increased load on the military-industrial complex (MIC) during its military-industrial complex. This was stated to TASS in the Rostec state Corporation.
Kyodo: Research Institute at the Aerospace Agency of Japan banned the admission of scientists from Russia and China
According to the agency's sources, the relevant decision came into force in September 2022, although individual exceptions are allowed for certain specialties in relation to Chinese citizens
The Institute of Space and Astronautics at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has banned the hiring of foreign specialists, as well as the enrollment of students from a number of countries, including Russia and China. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency .
In the south of China, air defense and PLA Air Force exercises were held to counter attacks by stealth fighters against ground targets
The air defense units of the People's Liberation Army of China, together with the PLA Air Force, are practicing tactics of protection against the actions of invisible fighters. As a conditional enemy, the Chinese army uses J-20 fighters, which are supposed to simulate attacks by American F-35 aircraft.
The first G-120TP TCB arrived in Sweden
The first three turboprop training aircraft Grob-120TP (G-120TP) of the German company Grob Aircraft SE were delivered to Sweden under a contract dated May 5, 2021.
"Hawk" is fast and formidable, but it will cost a pretty penny
Development of the 5th generation South Korean fighter: problems and achievements
The KF-21 Boramae is a South Korean program for the development of an advanced multi–purpose fighter of the 4++ generation for the Republic of Korea Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.
"Phantoms" vs. "MiGs"
The air war over Vietnam did not reveal a winner
Of the four components of the Vietnam War, two became the most noticeable to an outside observer. At the same time, one of them, "mutinous", was, and remains, not quite adequately evaluated.
Commander of the US Air Force in Europe on the role of aviation in the fighting in Ukraine
The American magazine "Air & Space Forces Magazine" in Chris Gordon's article "Lack of Airpower in Ukraine Proves the Value of Air Superiority, NATO Air Boss Says" ("The lack of air power in Ukraine proves the value of air superiority, said the head of the NATO Air Force") published interesting remarks about the role of military aviation in combat operations on Ukraine, made by the Commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa and the NATO Joint Aviation Command, General James B. Hecker, at a conference organized by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the US Air Force and Space Forces Association in Washington on March 22, 2023.
North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine
The decision on the transfer was made after the request of the Ukrainian side and the analysis of the Macedonian army, the country's Defense Ministry reported
North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine, which have almost exhausted their resources, said the Minister of Defense of the Republic Slavyanka Petrovska. On Sunday night , the portal Kosovo Online reported .
Russia's FSVTS called Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine an unfriendly step
The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia called the transfer of MiG-29 aircraft by Slovakia to Ukraine an unfriendly step and a violation of international obligations.
Mass media: Finland will not be able to transfer F/A-18 Hornet fighters to Ukraine until 2026
According to Yle, the Finnish Air Force will need them until then
Finland, most likely, will not be able to supply Ukraine with F/A-18 Hornet fighters until 2026, since the republic's Air Force needs them. This was announced on Friday by the Yle broadcasting company .