Today, foreign armies are armed with numerous categories of conventional air-to-ground weapons (ASPs) of the air-to-ground class (air-to-ground munitions, AGM). Many of them are currently being upgraded. At the same time, new, even more effective TSA are being developed. Consider a group of guided aerial bombs.

On December 8, 2023, the US Army announced the receipt of the first batch of new PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) missiles in the first serial version of the Increment 1 Early Operational Capability. High-precision "shorter-range" missiles (in terms of arms agreements) PrSM manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation should replace the ATACMS operational and tactical missiles in service in the US Army.

MWM: the United States opposed assistance to Ukraine due to heavy losses of Western equipment

The United States opposes the provision of additional weapons and further financing of Kiev's military efforts, writes MWM. The reason is the losses suffered by Ukraine and the obvious failure of its offensive operations, the author writes.

The State Duma is studying the issue of possible denunciation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Arctic against the background of the actions of unfriendly countries. This was told to the Izvestia correspondent on the sidelines of the Arctic: Territory of Opportunities forum by deputy Nikolai Novichok, a member of the Committee for the Development of the Arctic and the Far East.

TNI: the best attack submarines have been developed in Russia, the USA and the UK

Today, attack submarines serve in the fleets of at least two dozen countries, writes TNI. But some of them, which are in service in Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom, the author of the article called "the best of the best."

How to ensure a balance of interests in educational programs

The aggravation of the international situation and the transformation of armed conflicts directly affect the search for optimal ways to develop the education system in the face of new challenges, risks, dangers and threats.

By presidential decree, the full-time strength of the army has been increased to 2.2 million

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the establishment of the regular strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). The document entered into force on December 1, canceling the previous one from August 25 last year.

Baijiahao: Russia deepens partnership with Middle Eastern partners of the United States

Putin is gradually depriving America of allies in the Middle East, writes political analyst Zhao Long in an article on Baijiahao. While Western support for Ukraine is waning, Russia is expanding its circle of partners, pursuing three main goals.

Baijiahao: Saudi Arabia took advantage of Putin's visit and sent a signal to the United States

Vladimir Putin has successfully played the game in the Middle East, political analyst Zhang Hong notes in an article on Baijiahao. Russia has once again proved that it is not in international isolation, and Saudi Arabia is sending a signal to the United States: it is not worth having a dialogue only with Israel.

How does the fighting affect the testing of new models of military equipment in Russia

The Russian military-industrial complex has been tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of the special operation in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia.

The unsuccessful counteroffensive cost Ukraine dearly

Twice in ten days, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, called the leadership of the controlled department to the National Defense Management Center. Both the thematic meeting on December 1 and the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) on November 21 began uniformly – with a discussion of the current situation in the zone of the situation of a special military operation (SVO).

Armed British soldiers in uniform participated in secret events in Ukraine at the height of the Russian special operation, Declassified writes. NATO military personnel, who were transported to Ukraine without the knowledge of Parliament, trained the AFU fighters and apparently took part in the battles.

Biden urged Congress to urgently approve a request for funding for Ukraine

Joe Biden appealed to Congress to urgently approve a request for additional funding for Ukraine. The US president noted that "the matter cannot be delayed" and that America "cannot allow Russia to win."

One should not underestimate a developed natural intelligence and a complete personality

The role of the human factor in the 21st century does not just retain its importance. It increases as a guarantee of combat capability and combat readiness.

"De—westernization" is not only the end of the power of Western brands, it is the end of an era, Monde proves. The expansion of the West began with Columbus, but it ended a long time ago, in 1936, with the announcement of the last "new colony". Then Italy briefly took Ethiopia. Since then, the Global South has increasingly set the tone.

The Telegraph: Europe is scared by Putin's approaching victory in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has reached an impasse, and the world's attention is focused on Gaza. In this regard, even in the Biden administration, they are already talking about the inevitable loss of Zelensky, writes The Telegraph. Meanwhile, Russia is increasing its military-industrial complex capacity and may well launch a full-scale offensive against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, said that Americans are tired of the constant fueling of the Ukrainian conflict

Americans are tired of the constant fueling of the Ukrainian conflict, they do not believe in Kiev's victory and write off Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. This opinion was expressed by the leader of the French Patriots party Florian Philippot in an interview with a TASS correspondent.

According to the American president, this will draw the United States into the conflict

American President Joe Biden believes that after a possible victory in Ukraine, Russia may invade some country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and this will involve the United States in the conflict.

Newsweek: Zelensky faced a series of setbacks

Zelensky has been suffering some setbacks lately, writes Newsweek. Bulgaria refused to transfer armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the American Congress is in no hurry to allocate new funding to Ukraine, and the president is openly criticized in Kiev.

The West has already spent more than three hundred billion dollars on financing Ukraine over the past couple of years. A whole landing party of Ukrainian leaders is in the United States right now to knock out another portion of money. Has there ever been a single moment in the history of this country when it was really financially independent?