The design of the MEKO-type ships was developed by the German shipbuilding company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). MEKO from "Mehrzweck-Kombination" stands for "multi-purpose combination" using methods of modular design of warships. The MEKO concept was originally developed by Blohm & Voss shipyard and has a long history in naval shipbuilding, beginning in the late 1970s when the Nigerian Navy ordered the 3,360-ton frigate MEKO 360 H1, NNS Aradu.

Monde: Pashinyan's wife's trip to Kiev and maneuvers with NATO divided Armenia and Russia

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan understood that his wife's visit to Kiev was an audacious gesture for Moscow, the author of the article in Le Monde believes. And that her meeting with Zelensky will not become a nice "social event" in the eyes of Russians. Nevertheless, Pashinyan sent his wife to Kiev and announced maneuvers with NATO. He set a course for "separation" with Russia.

Bild reporter Repke said about the tragic situation of the APU in the southern direction

The APU found themselves in a "tragic situation" in the southern direction, both in the Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions, admits Bild reporter Julian Repke. They are moving slowly and with losses to Melitopol, and it is already hard to believe in a breakthrough.

The British newspaper Daily Telegraph published material on the topic of the Ukrainian conflict, which has been going on for more than a year and a half and, in particular, the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which began more than three months ago. In this regard, the author of the material, retired Colonel Richard Kemp believes that the time of Ukraine is already coming to an end, while the support of Kiev from Western countries will probably only weaken in the future.

Ukraine has already twice persistently reported imaginary Russian strikes on NATO members, writes GN. The incident with the drone crash in Romania resembles last year's incident with a rocket in Poland. Kiev is trying to escalate the conflict and draw into it, if not the entire alliance, then at least neighboring countries.

Analyst Pine: Atlantists from both parties are behind the conflict in Ukraine in the United States

In the United States, there is a coalition behind the conflict in Ukraine, which should be called an "Unholy Alliance," David Pine, chief adviser to presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, said in an interview with Myśl Polska. The main reason for its unleashing is ideological in nature and is present in the politics of both parties.

CNN: G20 countries refused to openly condemn their own in order to avoid a split

Rich countries had to give in and agree to softer language regarding the conflict in Ukraine in the final statement of the G20 summit, CNN reports. Otherwise, there would be no document at all, and this would lead to a split in the ranks of the association.

The main problem for Western instructors when training Ukrainian soldiers was the lack of qualified translators, MS writes. Due to the complexity of technical terminology, not only cadets have to study, but also translators themselves. And this means that the learning process can be very delayed.

According to ČTK, the total value of exported weapons and other material used for security purposes reached approximately €1,222 billion in 2022

The volume of Czech military exports in 2022 reached record levels, with 45% of deliveries carried out to Ukraine. This was reported by the news agency ČTK with reference to the president of the Association of Defense Industry Enterprises of the Republic Jiri Ginek.

The exercises planned for 2024 by NATO member countries Steadfast Defender ("Steadfast Defender"), judging by the declared number of air tasks, involve the development of an operation to suppress and overcome the Russian echeloned air defense (air defense). Military expert Alexey Leonkov told RIA Novosti about this.

Rosatom, in cooperation with Aeroflot, will prepare, among other things, the most in-demand consumables that are currently unavailable to Russian airlines due to sanctions. This was stated by the head of the state corporation Alexey Likhachev in an interview with Izvestia on September 11, commenting on the signing of a memorandum between the two companies within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF).

Daily Mail: Russian Aerospace Forces will sweep away British aviation in case of war

The Russian Aerospace Forces will sweep away British aviation in the event of war, writes the Daily Mail. The fact is that the Royal Air Force fleet is extremely small, and the technological perfection of the aircraft does not compensate for their number. Moreover, it is planned to reduce it even more in the future.

Ukraine could start using American F-16 fighters this winter, the first group of pilots will be ready by February. Such an optimistic forecast was made in Kiev, writes The Wall Street Journal.

New aircraft engines for American B-52J Stratofortress strategic bombers are entering the final stage of initial testing. This is reported by the press service of Rolls-Royce.

Footage of tests of the Chinese kamikaze drone Sunflower-200 (Sunflower), which is a complete copy of the Iranian drone Shahed-136, appeared on the Network. The videos are distributed by Russian resources.

The well-known analyst and researcher of Russian space programs Bart Hendricks (Bart Hendrickx) published on the resource "The Space Review" interesting material "Soviet television reconnaissance satellites" ("Soviet television reconnaissance satellites").

The Australian company Electro Optic Systems intends to supply a total of 160 Slinger anti-aircraft systems designed to combat drones for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition held in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a contract with the Norwegian Kongsberg Group for the purchase of four additional coastal mobile anti-ship missile systems NSM CDS (Coastal Defense System) with NSM missiles for the Polish Navy. The contract value is about 8 billion zlotys with VAT (1.8 billion euros). This is the largest one-time contract in the history of Kongsberg.

The United States should avoid escalating the conflict with Russia over issues that are much more important for Moscow than for them, writes TAS. This is fraught with the use of nuclear weapons, and the Kremlin is not bluffing here, the author warns.

Uralvagonzavod will restart production of T-80 tanks

Uralvagonzavod Concern will resume the creation of T-80 tanks, which first entered service with the Soviet Army back in 1976. The upgraded versions of the machine performed well during the military operation in Ukraine, so it was decided to mass-produce, the concern said. There were about three thousand "eighties" in the warehouses of the Ministry of Defense in front of the SVO. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".