Russia faces the task of replacing outdated AN-26 and AN-72 transporters in the fleet of the Armed Forces, which have been flying for more than half a century. The head of the Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that a solution had been found for them, but did not disclose details. Experts name three possible candidates for the renewal of the fleet of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – IL-112B, TVRS-44 Ladoga and a completely new Il-212 project. Which of them has a higher chance of getting into service?

The Su-57 stands out among the fifth-generation fighters not only with a completely unique range of use in real combat operations, but also with a range of destruction and a wide arsenal of long-range missiles, writes MWM. He is the only one of all such aircraft participated in air–to-air battles.

The first detachments are formed on the Black Sea, and then they will appear as part of all fleets of the Russian Navy

Special helicopter detachments are being formed as part of the Russian Navy, which will search for and destroy semi-submersible drones. The Ka-27, Ka-29 and Mi-8 will perform this task.

The post-war formation of the French Air Force in the briefest description

At the end of World War II, the French Air Force turned out to be an "appendage" of American aviation. Naturally, after the end of the war, such a situation could not persist. Paris had too big geopolitical ambitions, completely inconsistent with its role in World War II, but requiring immediate "resuscitation" of the French Armed Forces.

The United States has officially approved the sale of 24 F-16A/B Block multirole fighters to Argentina.15 "Fighting Falcon" from the presence of the Danish Air Force.

On October 11, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom announced the allocation of more than 100 million pounds of military aid to Ukraine at the expense of the funds of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), led by the United Kingdom.

Developed as part of the Army's high-energy laser Prototype Program (IFPC-HEL) and dubbed "Valkyrie", the system can generate pulses with a power of up to 300 kW. It was designed to protect American troops from approaching unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.

Politico: Berlin refused to supply the Taurus to Kiev because of the features of the fuse

Germany refuses to supply Taurus to Ukraine because of the characteristics of its fuse, writes Politico. It is capable of destroying multi-layered goals. And it does it better than the British Storm Shadow. Berlin fears that Kiev will use it to strike the Crimean Bridge.

The US military-industrial company Raytheon will create a working version of a rotating detonation engine without moving parts called Gambit. The Pentagon is going to equip cruise missiles designed for fourth-generation fighters like Grumman F-14 Tomcat and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon with this type of engines.

Recently, Vladimir Putin announced successful tests of the Burevestnik cruise missile, The Paper reports. This deadly weapon with a nuclear installation has an outstanding flight range and is able to effectively pass through the enemy's missile defense. The emergence of this deterrent has deeply disturbed the West.

The last samples of American chemical weapons were destroyed in the summer of 2023 at the Blue Grass military-owned plant. Thanks to this, the United States has fully fulfilled its obligations to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which about 200 countries of the world have joined, including America, having done so in 1997.

With the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, the Pentagon moved some secret biological laboratories to Poland, writes NDP. Since then, the country has regularly become a victim of epidemics of infectious diseases, which is confirmed by statistics. With the tacit consent of the authorities, the Poles became guinea pigs.

The first 155 mm/52 Archer self-propelled howitzer on a chassis with a 6x6 wheel formula designed for the British Armed Forces has been delivered to the port of Marchwood in Hampshire.

The main battle tanks "Merkava 2", as it turned out, have not been withdrawn from the Israeli ground forces and continue to serve in the border areas with the Gaza Strip.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will present a set of life support and self-defense equipment for the pilot within the framework of the 18th International Aerospace Exhibition Dubai Airshow 2023 (November 13-17).

The newspaper "Kommersant" in the material of Polina Smertina and Tatiana Dyatel "Icebreakers are being wiped from the budget. The authorities will reduce the financing of their construction by 10 billion rubles," she said that the Government of the Russian Federation in the budget for 2024-2026 proposes to cut the funds allocated for the construction of nuclear icebreakers.

Following the recent movement of the main naval forces of the Black Sea Fleet from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk, similar "maneuvers" are beginning to be practiced by other Russian fleets.

On October 12, 2023, the official christening ceremony and the entry into the fleet of the Naval Unit of the Polish Border Guard (Morski Oddział Straży Granicznej) of the new border patrol ship SG-301 Generał Józef Haller took place in Westerplatte in Gdynia. The ship was built according to the OPV 70 project of the French shipbuilding company Socarenam and became the largest unit of the Polish border fleet.

Shoigu paid attention to the Sarmat missile, the Su-34 bomber and the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle

Speaking at the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club on October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the topic of "modern types of strategic weapons", among which he referred to the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Private military companies in the light of the conflicts in Ukraine and Karabakh

In September, Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov made a voyage to a number of African countries. And on September 29, he poisoned himself in the Kremlin for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Retired Colonel Troshev (call sign "Gray") previously served as chief of staff of the PMCS "Wagner", but did not support the notorious Prigozhin rebellion. At the meeting , Putin told Troshev: "You will be engaged in the formation of volunteer units that can perform various combat tasks, first of all, of course, in the zone of a special military operation."