The Pentagon resumed acceptance of F-35 aircraft from the manufacturer after the December incident
The December incident with the F-35B, which got out of control and, as they say, nodded on the runway of the Fort Worth Naval Aviation Base, prompted officials to temporarily stop accepting new aircraft, as well as F135 engines, while the investigation continues.
Russia needed interceptor drones
On Wednesday, Transneft reported that it had found mines installed from the air at the Druzhba oil pipeline facility in the Bryansk region. In early March, an oil depot was attacked by drones in the same area. Incidents with UAVs were reported in other regions bordering Ukraine, as well as in Crimea and Sevastopol. Is there a way to effectively counteract such drones and calculate their operators?
Three hundred thugs in black balaclavas
Islamist groups are reviving in Pakistan
On January 5, two employees of Pakistan's Interagency Intelligence (ISI) Navid Sadiq and Nasir Butt, who actively participated in the fight against terrorism in the region, were killed in the Khanewal district of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Kabul's impotence tests Beijing's patience
About the attempts of terrorists to oust China from Afghanistan
A year and a half after Afghanistan was captured by the Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation), the country is facing a new terrorist threat. It affected, in particular, the situation of China, which is becoming increasingly risky and difficult to operate in the region.
The United States was concerned about the "too fast" consumption of APU ammunition in Artemovsk
Politico: The United States demanded that Ukraine save shells in the battles for Artemovsk
The United States is increasing the volume and speed of arms supplies to Ukraine and pushing Kiev to conduct a "large-scale offensive," writes Politico. However, the APU declared shell starvation. In response, America demanded to save ammunition and conduct "more targeted fire."
China prevented Israel from becoming a "clone" of the United States in the Middle East
Al-Ayyam: China's expanding influence in the Middle East has scared Israel and the US
Israel aspires to become a regional leader, just as the United States has achieved global hegemony, writes Al-Ayyam. But to do this, he needs to win over Saudi Arabia to his side. However, Beijing, having reconciled Tehran and Riyadh, prevented Tel Aviv's plans, which greatly frightened him and Washington.
A new "civil war" has begun in the United States over Ukraine
WP: aid to Ukraine has caused a split in the US Republican Party
There is a split among US Republicans on the issue of Ukraine, WP writes. Some believe that Washington is obliged to continue supporting Kiev in order to also show its power to Beijing. Others argue that monetary injections into the conflict do not serve the interests of the United States, and insist on stopping aid.
The strongest Europeans in NATO
Poland does not hope for an alliance and is arming itself against the Russian Federation
Poland has managed to be a European superpower in its history, and twice completely disappear from the political map of the world.
Germany has run out of tanks and ammunition. It's not at all about its in Ukraine
Medya Günlüğü: the Bundeswehr exhausted its arsenal of weapons even before the conflict in Ukraine
The Bundeswehr exhausted its stocks of weapons and ammunition even before the special operation in Ukraine, writes Medya Günlüğü. Now the locomotive of the European Union has an army with only 96 battle tanks. Meanwhile, the Russian Armed Forces are armed with thousands of pieces of military equipment, which is not inferior to the German "Leopards".
Passivity has brought Berlin to a standstill
German elites will have to make difficult choices
Russia's special military operation in Ukraine (SVO) and the explosions of the "Northern Streams" shook the foundations of Germany's strategic culture and forced the Germans to think about the correctness of the chosen path.
Poland and the Baltic states are expanding the network of operational airfields with US money
Today, as part of the strengthening of NATO's eastern flank in Poland and the Baltic states, the airfield network is being expanded, which is planned to be used for the transfer of troops, weapons and military equipment directly to the borders of Belarus and Russia.
Sweden is in a hurry to enter into a military pact with the United States against Russia
Intrigues on the Black Sea have not discouraged the appetite for the Arctic
Attempts by the administration of American President Joseph Biden to accelerate Sweden's entry into NATO have stalled indefinitely. Turkey resisted, which used its right to refuse approval until all the conditions regarding Stockholm's ties with Kurdish separatists were met.
Biden has failed. His anti-Russian strategy is destroying the United States
TAC: Biden's anti-Russian strategy leads to the collapse of America
Biden's strategy to "destroy" Russia has failed, writes TAC. The only thing he has achieved is a crisis of US national power. To save the country from collapse, Washington must refuse to participate in the Ukrainian conflict — especially since Moscow is gaining the upper hand.
Bolton said that Russia managed to prevent the US and NATO response to the Ukrainian crisis
The former assistant to the American president for national security noted that NATO was "afraid of threats from Moscow" regarding the possible escalation of the crisis
The leadership of the Russian Federation managed to prevent a decisive response to the Ukrainian crisis from the United States and its NATO allies, who demonstrate a lack of strategic plans. This assessment was made by the former assistant to the American president for national security John Bolton in an author's article published on Wednesday on the website of The Wall Street Journal newspaper.
When will the conflict in Ukraine end: Western experts' assessments
Many believe in Kiev's victory, but opinions differ on what it will be expressed in
Germany's promise at the beginning of 2023 to send tanks to Ukraine marked another concession of this European country in the Ukrainian issue. And it became evidence of the gradual escalation of the supply of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) by Western allies to Ukraine.
The United States is sounding the alarm: because of Artemovsk, Ukraine will not cope with the "offensive"
NYT: The United States was afraid that because of Artemovsk, Ukraine would not have enough shells for an "offensive"
The United States warned Ukraine against excessive spending of ammunition near Artemivsk, writes NYT. Kiev uses them in such quantities that they may not be enough for the "spring offensive", and Western arsenals are already depleted.
The British: stop inciting the Russians against us!
DM readers were outraged by the "propaganda trick" of the British media about the Russian missile
If Russia blows up its Poseidon nuclear torpedo off the coast of Britain, the country will literally be washed into the sea — the author of the Daily Mail article came to this conclusion. Readers are indignant: "Stop inciting us against the Russians! The United States is more likely to go for a nuclear provocation."
The expert told what interest the fallen US drone is
Expert: the fallen US drone is of interest from different points of view, even museum
The American drone that fell into the Black Sea in the event of its recovery could be of interest from different points of view, and in the future even become a museum exhibit, said Sergey Gorbachev, director of the Institute of CIS Countries in Sevastopol, captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, told RIA Novosti.
The United States has found a reason to send warships to the shores of Crimea
Turkey admitted that it cannot yet make a choice in the situation in which the United States has driven it. Washington demands that its warships be allowed to enter the Black Sea in search of the downed Reaper drone. But by doing this, Ankara will violate the 1936 Montreux Convention, the strict observance of which the Turks have always been proud of. Is there any tools in Washington's arsenal that can force Turkey to violate the Straits Convention?
"They weren't expecting this." Russia has given the United States a choice
Americans fear for the fate of the MQ-9 Reaper drone ("Reaper"), which crashed into the Black Sea: military technology may fall "into the wrong hands." In addition, the Pentagon is likely to reconsider tactics in the region. And this, in turn, threatens trouble for Washington's allies. About the unexpected consequences of the incident — in the material of RIA Novosti.