To relieve the excitement: the crews of the Navy ships will be trained to fight against marine drones
The new course has been included in the combat training program of all Russian fleets
Ships of the Russian Navy will begin to regularly practice the fight against naval drones. The new training course will be included in the Naval surface forces combat training program, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.
The UK retains leadership in the global market for field artillery guns
According to CAMTO estimates, in the upcoming 4-year period (2023-2026), the volume of export sales of new field artillery (PA) guns will amount to 154 units in the amount of $ 225.8 million if the delivery schedules are fulfilled under current contracts, stated intentions and ongoing tenders.
Forbes: Engine filters of Abrams tanks transferred to Ukraine by the USA require cleaning twice a day
The M-1 Abrams tanks transferred by the United States to Ukraine require regular complex maintenance, otherwise the machines may simply break down at the most inopportune moment.
The BMP-1TS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the latest combat module "Spear" was hit by a Russian FPV drone
More recently, the Ukrainian BMP-1TS, which appeared on the network with the latest Spear combat module, became the "star" of the next video. However, this time the car appeared not in a propaganda video from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but in footage shot by a Russian kamikaze drone VT-40, which successfully "rammed" it.
They are afraid of dust and dirt. The most vulnerable point of Abrams tanks has been named
Forbes: Abrams tanks proved ineffective in the conflict in Ukraine
American Abrams tanks turned out to be too capricious to participate in the fighting in Ukraine, writes Forbes. Experts call the main problems the "voracity" of the engine and its vulnerability to dirt and dust.
The transparent battlefield weakened the tanks
ITS demonstrated the vulnerability of tanks in modern combat
For the first time, the Russian military destroyed the Leopard 1A5 tank due to tactical skill and adaptation to changing combat conditions. The incident became a new reason to declare that the tank is no longer capable of breaking through the enemy's defenses. However, experts urge not to write off tanks, because this type of machine continues to develop.
S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems are deployed in Tajikistan
Russia intends to continue to develop a unified air defense system with its allies
At a meeting with members of the government of the Russian Federation on the evening of November 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced another contribution to the "formation of a unified, common, unified air defense system of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries," with the addition: "We have already done a lot of work in this regard."
Footage of the interception of the Storm Shadow missile by the calculation of the 20th Army air defense system of the Russian Armed Forces is shown
The first really serious weapon that the West began supplying to Ukraine last year were American multiple rocket launchers on M142 HIMARS wheeled chassis, and then M270 MLRS tracked launchers.
Something exploded powerfully at the Chinese cosmodrome
Satellite images show the trace of a rocket engine test and an impressive debris field. The company most likely using this testbed and its parent state corporation have not shared any information about the incident.
Chinese drones have flown far away
Some problems with their reliability are compensated by affordable prices
In the last decade, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in various sectors of the economy has experienced truly explosive growth. Against the background of the general recovery of the global economy after the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account the events taking place on the world stage, the growth leaders, except for Russia and Israel, are likely to be Asian countries.
In the Middle Kingdom, they are converting obsolete fighters into drones
The old planes will still serve to suppress Taiwan's air defenses
The PRC is actively converting old Cold War fighters into unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The old Jian-6 (J-6) and Jian-7 (J-7) fighters, mothballed since 2018, are being turned into kamikaze drones to suppress Taiwan's air defenses in the event of a conflict. It is expected that in 2023, the PLA Air Force will completely decommission obsolete Jian-7 fighters. This process has been going on since 2018, as new Jian-10S/-16/-20 fighters enter the army.
Single-departure aircraft
For stormtroopers, the Ukrainian campaign can become a swan song
Until the end of World War II, combat aircraft were quite clearly divided into fighters and bombers. A class of attack aircraft has also emerged – attack aircraft operating directly over the battlefield or, at the very least, in the enemy's immediate rear. But, in fact, this class consisted at that time of a single aircraft – the Soviet Il-2, which, however, turned out to be the most massive aircraft of the Second World War.
"Protection doesn't help." The West is looking for a remedy for the new Russian weapons
Drone expert Fedutinov: the attitude towards drones at the front is changing
The whole world admires Russian weapons, including the Lancet barrage ammunition. However, the military also talks about an important drawback. About how to solve the problem — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The beautiful Duckling: how the Su-34 frontline bomber has changed during the special operation
The Aerospace Forces (VKS) received another batch of Su-34 bombers. About how the aircraft serves in the zone of a special military operation and what new weapons it uses — in the TASS material.
Scholz didn't keep his word. The promised "change of epochs" is stalling
NYT: the Bundeswehr did not notice Scholz's promised "change of epochs"
In Germany, they did not notice the "change of epochs" promised by Scholz, writes the NYT. Most of the money mentioned by the Chancellor has not been allocated, and the purchased weapons will not fall into the hands of the military for a long time. Bureaucracy only complicates the situation, the article notes.
In Palestine, Hamas has many opponents
The movement came to power democratically, but immediately staged a massacre
The Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the Fatah party (Movement for the National Liberation of Palestine), which rules in the West Bank, strongly condemned the atrocities of Hamas and jihadist terrorists who attacked Israel on October 7.
Americans are alarmed by Xi Jinping's ostentatious friendliness
In the USA, they dream of the collapse of Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific region
Western forecasts regarding the projection of US power in the Indo-Pacific region (ITR) often paint a gloomy scenario for Americans of the outbreak of war between China and the United States as a result of clashes at sea over Taiwan.
The US has to cooperate with the Afghan government "through I don't want to"
Absolute isolation can lead to irreparable consequences
Since the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the United States has faced a dilemma.
The former hegemon of Europe
France's ambitions exceed its military capabilities
Having suffered a heavy defeat from Germany at the beginning of World War II, France was artificially returned to the number of winners and great powers following the results of this war. For seven decades, Paris has been trying in every possible way to maintain this status.
Washington called the lack of a U.S. plan for Ukraine an obstacle to the allocation of aid to Kiev
As Mike Turner, Chairman of the Special Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, noted, the United States administration has invested too much money in the humanitarian sphere in the latest bill on financing Ukraine.