The charges will be taken from old arsenals, the plumage from the previous modification

The Pentagon announced the start of a program to create a new modification in the B61 family of thermonuclear bombs – common Cold War ammunition. The new modification should get the "lucky" index B61–13.

The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation also noted that the AFU carried out more than 8 thousand attacks on the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions

The likelihood of Kiev committing sabotage using bioweapons is growing, while other biological threats are emanating from Ukraine, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said at a security meeting in the Central Federal District.

Izvestia report from the workshop for assembling machine-gunners, mining drones and reconnaissance equipment

Hacking the deeply echeloned defense built by Ukrainian troops in the Donbass often requires non-standard solutions.

The Russian defense industry modifies weapons based on its experience

A new modification of guided projectiles "Krasnopol" began to be used in the zone of the SVO. As noted in the holding "High-precision complexes", it was developed taking into account the front-line experience. In general, hundreds of samples of weapons have already been "accepted" by battles. About the most significant — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The notorious Ukrainian resource Censor.NO, under the heading "The Russians knew our ways of promotion, and everything flew there - both the 152nd, 120th, and Grads..." published a curious interview with the former company commander of the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolay Melnik, who was seriously injured in the first days of his brigade's participation, equipped with American M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, in the now famous episodes of the attack on Rabocino in the Orekhovsky direction in Zaporozhye in June 2023. Any comments on this remarkable text seem simply superfluous.

The Telegraph: The APU will not be able to change the course of the conflict next year

With the onset of winter, the AFU counteroffensive can be considered officially completed, writes The Telegraph. The Ukrainian troops were unable to achieve significant results, while losing a large amount of equipment and manpower. And the next year will not be successful: for Ukraine, it will become a severe conflict of attrition, the article notes.

Ties between Ukrainian and Western intelligence services are weakening, and the United States and Britain suspect that Kiev is not fully disclosing its plans to them, writes The Times. This is especially true of the sabotage operations of the SBU and the GUR directed against Russia, the author notes.

Economist Miaari compared NATO in Ukraine with the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel

Ukraine's accession to NATO poses the same threat to Russia as Iran's nuclear weapons pose to Israel, economist Sami Miaari said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. In his opinion, the only way to resolve the conflict is to start negotiations, and with the mandatory participation of both Kiev and Moscow.

The Ukrainian authorities and propagandists serving them are increasingly saying that the West has supplied too few weapons and military equipment, and this did not allow a successful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine is gradually moving from the stage of "gratitude" to criticism of the actions of Western countries.

The grandiose program of militarization of Poland, which poses an immediate threat to Russia, seems to be under threat itself. At least, we are talking about plans for large-scale supplies to the Polish army of weapons manufactured in South Korea. Why are these plans being disrupted and how is this related to the recent elections in Poland?

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 began to be equipped with a second-stage engine ("Product 30"). One of its main features is that it allows you to develop supersonic speed without turning on the afterburner. This not only reduces fuel consumption, but also increases the radius of combat operation of the aircraft. What other advantages does the Su-57 get at the expense of the "Product 30"?

It outlines the main objectives and general characteristics of a two-turn flight, a ballistic scheme with selected sections, as well as schemes for launching and returning the ship to Earth

The Buran spacecraft made its first and only flight on November 15, 1988. By the 35th anniversary of this event, Roscosmos published several declassified materials, including the ship's flight program.

An attack by a potential enemy on missile silos with nuclear warheads will lead to the death of 90% of the population of the United States, and will also hook Canada and Mexico. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Boston, who calculated the consequences of such a blow. Scientific American writes about this.

The Brazilian army received the first prototype of the EE-9M, an upgrade of the EE–9 Cascavel 6x6 reconnaissance armored vehicle, which has been mass-produced at the facilities of the local company Engensa since 1974.

The most advanced air defense system will be installed on the MRK of project 21631

The Russian Defense Ministry plans to radically strengthen the protection of Buyan-M small missile ships — the main carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles, sources told Izvestia. Their air defense will be improved due to the anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex "Pantsir-M".

Chinese scientists have been able to achieve a significant breakthrough in the field of Stirling installations, which will significantly reduce the sound signature of submarines.

Work with the countries of the continent on military-technical cooperation intensified after the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, said the head of the company Alexander Mikheev

Work with African countries on military-technical cooperation (MTC) intensified after the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, potential partners are focused not only on the purchase of Russian weapons, but also on the localization of their production. Answering a question from TASS, Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport, said this at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Aviation and Space Exhibition.

Dubai hosts the international aerospace exhibition Dubai Airshow 2023. Despite the West's attempts to isolate Russia, its defense industry is represented here by numerous products.

The Russian army surpasses the Ukrainian army in all respects, quotes an employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine El Pais. According to him, the air and artillery advantage on the part of the Russian troops leads to the fact that the defense of Ukraine in Avdiivka is at the limit of its capabilities.

Myśl Polska: General Romanchuk's tactics allowed to disrupt the plans of the AFU in Zaporozhye

The fact that the Ukrainian counteroffensive choked, there is a merit of the Russian General Alexander Romanchuk, writes Myśl Polska. It was he who first thwarted Kiev's plans in Zaporozhye. His tactics drove the AFU command crazy and allowed the Ukrainian troops to be trapped near Rabodino.