The Russian T-90A differ from other tanks participating in the SVO in that they have "red eyes" - optoelectronic suppression systems "Curtain".

After a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, when on October 7 militants of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas penetrated from the Gaza Strip into Israel, footage of damaged and burning Merkava tanks of the Israel Defense Forces appeared in the media and social networks. In addition, the destruction of one tank was announced by the fighters of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. About the features of the tank, considered one of the best and most protected in the world, and its combat use — in the material of TASS

The online edition of Delovoy Peterburg, under the heading "The head of the Northern Shipyard: "It's sad that we were late with the modernization of our shipyards," published an interview with Igor Orlov, General Director of PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation). His statements in the interview, in particular, demonstrate the sad state and vague prospects of the modernization process of the Northern Shipyard.

According to the document, the order of admission of citizens to volunteer formations will be determined by departmental acts of Rosgvardiya

The State Duma at the plenary session adopted in the first reading a bill that allows the Rosgvardiya to have volunteer formations in its composition.

Russia, in connection with the expiration of the requirements of the UN Security Council resolution concerning the Iranian missile program, proceeds from the fact that supplies to Iran of products subject to the missile technology control regime no longer require approval by the UN Security Council, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

In many areas, the Russian army is improving the tactical situation, Sergei Shoigu said

Since the beginning of June, Ukrainian formations have not achieved significant success in any direction in the SVO zone. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said this on October 16 at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

A year has passed, and the investigation into the explosion of the world's largest gas pipeline has not yielded any results, writes Myśl Polska. A veil of silence is slowly falling over the diversion on the "Northern Streams". The topic is being pushed into the sphere of very emotional, but not supported by evidence accusations.

WSJ: the war in the Middle East has strengthened the positions of Russia and China

The war between Israel and Hamas has affected the global balance of power, writes the WSJ. The conflict drains the resources of Americans and Europeans, eases pressure on Russia and at the same time opens up new opportunities for China.

Americans, tired of lying about Ukraine, have accumulated a number of questions to Biden, writes AC. One of them is whether the United States is trying to create democracy in the country in this way? If so, it is worth remembering that its imposition by military means always ends in failure, the author notes.

TAC: The US should abandon its bellicose policy towards Russia

Washington foolishly provokes a simultaneous confrontation with Russia and China, writes The American Conservative. Such a foreign policy course could lead the United States to disaster.

The combat brigade of the German Armed Forces, intended for permanent deployment in Lithuania, will not become a regular army brigade. On the contrary, its individual elements are planned to be staffed from units of several army brigades, and then integrated into the Lithuanian Bundeswehr brigade.

About 550 companies from 35 countries will take part in the event

The Seoul International Exhibition of Aerospace and Military Equipment ADEX-2023 will begin work at the Seongnam Air Base. According to the organizers, this year's event should be the largest in terms of the number of participating companies, stands and visitors.

Ukrainian servicemen and Western publications are sounding the alarm: "Russia has deprived Ukraine of the initial advantage in tactical drones." In other words, Russian military drones are gaining dominance in the skies of special operations. Which drones turned out to be the most effective and how do they eventually change the scenario of military operations?

The American company Sikorsky presented a prototype of the Raider X helicopter being developed as part of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. As stated in the company, the readiness of the machine is 98%.

Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's first use of American ATACMS missiles

Kiev has received ATACMS long-range missiles from Washington, Vladimir Zelensky confirmed. They have already been used for strikes on airfields in Berdyansk and Lugansk.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) received the first batch of tactical ballistic missiles Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), we are talking about a small number of missiles that Washington secretly handed over to Kiev in recent days.

Colonel Khodarenok: the issue of nuclear tests should be translated into a practical plane

The State Duma in the first reading approved a bill on the withdrawal of ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. 423 deputies voted unanimously for the adoption of the bill. About the history of the issue and the logic of further actions in the nuclear sphere - the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Thanks to the active work of PR specialists from their defense department, the Israeli Merkava IV has become a real symbol of high-tech. For many years, we were assured that this tank, stuffed with expensive and complex electronics, has reliable all-round protection, which, moreover, has been strengthened thanks to the introduction of an active protection complex.

The tank protection created in Russia is spreading all over the world

The Israeli military has begun to protect its Merkava tanks from drones with the help of a "brazier" that disperses the cumulative jet from the explosion above the tower. In Russia, this technology is put on stream – and the new equipment comes out protected already from the factory. Tanks with "mangals" began to appear all over the world, including in India and China. What is the peculiarity of such protection and why did it become widespread so quickly?

It can be controlled remotely at a distance of 1.5 km from the operator

In Russia, a mobile installation for mounting machine guns "Black Widow" has been created, equipped with a machine vision system for recognizing enemy manpower and equipment. This was reported to TASS in the Scientific and Production Association (NGO) "Gran".