Cumhuriyet: approval of Sweden's accession to NATO is Erdogan's strategic move

Erdogan's decision to sign the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO was considered a tactical move, calculated on the fact that the US Congress will approve the sending of the F-16 to Turkey, Cumhuriyet writes. But in fact, the reason is quite different – in strategic necessity, the author of the article believes

As reported on October 24, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next new multifunctional Su-35S fighters. The fighters underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their duty station.

Until recently, the United States has been keeping information about its newest strategic bomber, the B-21 Raider, strictly secret. This aircraft is being developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force as part of the implementation of the "long-range strike bomber" program.

The President will also talk with young specialists

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Korolev, where the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia is located. Here the head of state will talk with young specialists and hold a meeting on the development of the rocket and space industry.

In the course of extravehicular activity, they disconnected the hydraulic circuits of the radiation heat exchanger, from which a leak occurred on October 9

Roscosmos Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (TASS special correspondent on the ISS) and Nikolai Chub closed the exit hatch of the Search module of the International Space Station (ISS), completing the first spacewalk as part of the 70th long-term expedition to the station, follows from the Roscosmos broadcast.

On October 24, 2023, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Latvia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Latvian government of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin.

The Russian Armed Forces conducted a training launch at the Kura test site

On the evening of October 25, Russian troops launched a training launch of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch took place from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Colonel Khodarenok called the training of the Russian nuclear forces an unambiguous message

The Russian Armed Forces conducted a strategic command and staff training on the combat use of strategic nuclear forces. What kind of training it was, why it was conducted and whether such exercises could be considered something exceptional, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

On October 25, under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a training of nuclear deterrence forces took place. All components of the Russian nuclear triad were involved. Ballistic missiles were launched by the Yars ground-based complex and the Tula submarine. And long-range Tu-95MS bombers fired back with cruise missiles. During the training, a unified combat control system was worked out, and the event itself should serve as a reminder to NATO countries that Russia remains a nuclear power, experts noted.

The protracted military conflict in Ukraine has almost completely emptied the ammunition reserves of the national armies of European states, including Germany, which is still the economic leader of the EU. Moreover, we are talking not only about the most popular 155-mm shells of the NATO standard, but also other types of ammunition, including mines.

The promising Russian self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) "Coalition-SV" has successfully passed state tests, which makes it possible to start its serial production. TASS has collected information about a unique weapon.

For the first time, a prototype of the NG-MBT tank was shown in 2022, but this time the developer – the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem – revealed a number of details about this project.

The Ministry of Defense continues to order unarmed ships

The ceremony of laying the hulls of two research vessels of the 03182P project took place on October 19 at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after A.M. Gorky from the Ak Bars Corporation. The event was timed to celebrate the 128th anniversary of the company's founding and was held in the presence of representatives of the customer - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF).

The French company Socarenam announced the christening ceremony of the second (out of six ordered by the French Navy) patrol ship POM (Patrouilleurs d'Outre-Mer, POM) on October 19 in Calais.

The main directions of development of the Chinese Navy until 2030

In the future, until 2030, the military and political leadership of the People's Republic of China is implementing a plan for the development of the Navy, aimed at qualitative improvement without significantly increasing the number and combat strength. Its goal is to achieve control of the sea area inside the "first line of islands", to confront foreign fleets beyond its borders, and to constantly conduct combat patrols in the World Ocean.

Due to climatic conditions, the draft begins a month later than other regions

On October 1, the autumn conscription started in all regions of Russia. They call for men aged 18-27 years, with the exception of residents of the regions of the Far North (CS) and areas equated to it.

The Paris-Yerevan arms agreement is also important for Russia

The French will reform the Armenian army and equip it with new weapons that have "proven themselves well in Ukraine." Why does Paris and Yerevan need this, how is what is happening related to the position of the West regarding the events in the South Caucasus and how does all this affect Russia's interests?

Colonel Rustam Saifullin, the Hero of Russia and the owner of the badge of special distinction — the Gold Star medal, took part in the special operation in Ukraine from the first days. It couldn't have been any other way. Rustam Galievich is a military man with 20 years of experience. He went through Chechnya, Syria, Georgia. In Donbass, the commander of the 40th engineer-sapper regiment of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District was wounded twice. And both times heroically, literally bleeding, he continued to lead the crossing of Russian troops through water barriers to the end.

How is the liberation of Maryinka going — in the Izvestia report

The basements of the destroyed houses are the main place of shelter and positions of the Ukrainian defense in Maryinka. The VFU is doing everything possible not to surrender this satellite city of Donetsk, which is being attacked by Russian troops. Heavy fighting is also taking place in the Krasnogorovka area.

The position of Eastern Europe on Ukraine threatens to create further cracks in the unity of the West against Russia, writes Toyo Keizai. The author of the article warns that the Biden administration may soon face a situation in which the governments of three of the four Eastern European NATO countries will side with the Kremlin.