Experts assessed the pace of development of production of combat drones in Russia

Russia has increased the volume of drone deliveries to the Armed Forces by 16 times. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense. However, the expert community admits that in fact these indicators may be even higher. What tasks are currently being solved by UAVs and why did they begin to predetermine the outcome of the battles?

As reported, at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Airshow held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from November 13 to 17, 2023, the United Arab Emirates Air Force signed a contract with the Emirati Calidus LLC group for the purchase of 40 turboprop two-seat training aircraft Calidus B-250T, which are a new version of the previously presented Calidus B-250 aircraft Bader.

The Aviation Systems Directorate of the National Directorate of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Leonardo Group for the supply of a second BTA C-27J Spartan aircraft to Slovenia.

The second attempt to launch the Starship spacecraft into space was again unsuccessful, but SpaceX representatives interpret this launch as a significant achievement. They are right in their own way - the thorny path of space exploration consists entirely of mistakes and the search for ways to correct them. For example, this time the launch pad remained intact, whereas at the last launch, a heavy-duty torch from 33 Raptor engines made a huge hole in the concrete and scattered debris for many kilometers.

North Korea still managed to put a reconnaissance satellite into orbit on the third attempt. The launch of the rocket, carried out on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, turned out to be successful. This is reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) with reference to the statement of the DPRK State General Directorate for Aerospace Technology.

Russian air defense systems have used an anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) in conjunction with the A-50 "flying radar" to destroy the aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Forces at maximum range. This opinion was expressed by TASS sources close to the military department. The Agency collected information about radar aircraft with long-range radar detection systems (AWACS), long-range air defense systems and the work of the Russian air defense.

Colonel Khodarenok allowed the transfer of the American Sentinel radar to Ukraine by spring

Ukraine has requested Sentinel radar stations from the United States, the media writes. As Kiev hopes, American radars will help protect defense industry enterprises and cities from missile and air strikes and UAV actions this winter. The details of possible deliveries were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

On November 14, US Air Force Secretary of State Frank Kendall announced that the development of a new generation of intercontinental range ballistic missiles (ICBMs) under the LGM-35A Sentinel program is going “with great difficulty,” stressing that this program was one of the most ambitious and complex that has ever been undertaken.

How robots clear Donbass of minefields and unexploded shells

On the side of the road, against the background of an abandoned industrial zone, a unit slowly crawls, somewhat resembling an armored loader.

"Infernal threshing machines" - 57-mm AZP-57 guns are successfully used during a special military operation. These guns have fragmentation shells that effectively hit the enemy's manpower. Armor-piercing ammunition has also been developed.

Extensive minefields laid by Russian troops along the perimeter of the defensive line played a big role in the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stuck on them became an easy target for destruction by a wide range of means – attack helicopters, ATGMs, artillery, drones.

Rosatom has completed the disposal of the Lepse floating base with nuclear waste

Rosatom State Corporation has completed a large project in the North-West of the Russian Federation that lasted for over 10 years to ensure the environmental safety of the nuclear industry - the disposal of the Lepse floating technical base (PTB), which provided the operation of the first nuclear icebreakers and whose storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) for many years posed a significant environmental risk to the region, has been completed.

Events in the Middle East have reached their apogee, and according to some military experts, they may even be nearing the end. Interfax-AVN correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Primakov IMEMO of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Institute's Energy Research Center Stanislav Zhukov.

He anchored in the port of the main base of the Royal Thai Navy Sattahip

A large anti-submarine ship of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, Admiral Panteleev, has arrived in Thailand on a friendly visit. This is reported by a TASS correspondent from the scene of the event.

Head of the hospital named after Burdenko Denis Davydov — on the impact of the SVO on the development of military medicine and prosthetics on the front line

Almost all the wounded who enter Russian hospitals from the SVO zone return to service, and the mortality rate does not exceed 0.45% — this is several times less than during military conflicts of the recent past, Denis Davydov, head of the N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital, said in an interview with Izvestia.

Figaro: in the West they see that Ukraine is losing, but they do not dare to draw conclusions

What will happen if Ukraine loses? The author of Figaro admits that this issue is still taboo in the Western media. In addition, it is obscured by more urgent questions for the United States: what if Trump wins? Or what if we have to save Israel by military means? As a result, the defeat of Ukraine today is delayed for EU money, not the USA.

American expert Joe Friedman predicted the collapse of the European Union

The world is entering an era of wars, American geopolitical analyst George Friedman is sure. In an interview with The European Conservative, he shares his vision of the current situation and explains why Ukraine cannot win, the days of the European Union are numbered, and also why China is not doing as well as it may seem.

Colonel Khodarenok: Ukraine may enter into a dialogue with the Russian Federation in the spring of 2024

Kiev is experiencing a boom in visits by foreign officials against the backdrop of a difficult situation at the front for the AFU. Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin also arrived in the capital of Ukraine, promising a new aid package, which is barely enough for a company of tanks and one plane. What is happening with the US military support, what Ukraine should expect from the winter and why Zelensky refuses to negotiate with Russia, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Gazeta.ua : Ukraine recognized the inevitability of negotiations on the terms of Russia

Today there are three options for the development of the situation in Ukraine, writes the Newspaper in Ukrainian. The most likely one is a reduction in Western support and negotiations on peace on Russia's terms. In second place is the freezing of the conflict. The author of the article completely excludes the option of "help".

The publication notes that the Russian Federation, with the help of allies, successfully coped with the sanctions pressure

Western countries have failed to weaken Russia either economically, diplomatically, or militarily, Moscow has demonstrated exceptional resilience. This is reported by the newspaper Le Figaro .