A package of bills on the specifics of the state defense order during the mobilization period was submitted to the State Duma
One of the documents establishes the procedure and conditions for the transfer of assets of enterprises that are in the stage of bankruptcy proceedings in bankruptcy proceedings to enterprises that perform the State Budget
A group of deputies headed by the chairmen of the State Duma Committees on economic Policy and on Industry and Trade Maxim Topilin and Vladimir Gutenev submitted to the State Duma a package of bills concerning the specifics of calculations for the state defense order (GOZ) during the mobilization period. The documents are posted in the electronic database of the lower house of Parliament.
Anti-submarine functions and missile defense system: preparation of the CSC universal ship project for the Canadian Navy will be completed by the end of the year
Lockheed Martin plans to complete the preliminary preparation of the Canadian surface ship project by the end of this year, which, it is claimed, will be an important milestone in the shipbuilding program.
The head frigate of the French type FDI for the Greek Navy has been laid down
According to the French shipbuilding group Naval Group, on October 21, 2022, in its arsenal in Loriana, the ceremony of the official laying and exhibition of the first block of the hull of the head frigate of the FDI HN project of the French type FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention), called F 601 Kimon (ΚΙΜΩΝ), was held.
The global energy infrastructure is in danger. And here's why
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After the sabotage of the Nord Stream -1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, Europe began to think about how important the underwater infrastructure is and how difficult it is to protect it, writes The Economist. The ability to recover is the best defense.
American scientists have found vulnerabilities in the Starlink satellite communication system that threaten its safe operation
The Starlink satellite communication system, kindly provided to Ukraine for free use by the owner of SpaceX, Elon Musk, is in fact the only communication channel for providing communications for the APU both locally and over long distances. Musk recently announced that he was no longer ready to finance the work of receiving and transmitting stations, much less supply new ones, at his own expense, but quickly changed his mind under the outright pressure of the US authorities.
In Kiev, they said that they are in contact with Musk directly on the issue of Starlink
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov said that the financing of the Starlink satellite communications, which caused a conflict between Kiev and the entrepreneur, can be carried out from three sources
The Ukrainian authorities are in direct contact with entrepreneur Elon Musk on the issue of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications, and are trying to resolve the contradictions.
In the United States, work is underway on the Origin Army unmanned wheeled systems project
In recent years, the US military command has considered the introduction of unmanned systems into the armed forces as one of the most promising areas of modernization of the US Armed Forces. For many years, military experts have been trying to determine which ways of using robots on the battlefield are of maximum interest to the armed forces.
Digitalization and robotization of the Turkish Armed Forces. Conclusion
Continuing the topic of the development of digital technologies and robotic complexes (RTK) in the Turkish Armed Forces, we recall that in Part I it was about the achievements of the Turkish military-industrial complex in the field of swarm technologies, Part II[/b] touched on the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, and Part III concerned ground-based RTCs. Let's conclude the topic of robotization of the Turkish Armed Forces with the achievements of the national defense industry in the field of marine autonomous systems.
Poland has signed an agreement on the purchase of 288 South Korean K239 Chunmoo jet systems
On October 19, 2022, in Warsaw, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the framework agreement signed on the same day by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland with the Ministry of Defense of South Korea for the supply to the Polish Army of 288 modular multi-caliber multiple launch rocket systems K239 Chunmoo produced by the South Korean Hanwha group, as well as various missiles for them.
Poland's Ministry of Defense has signed a framework agreement on the purchase of South Korean MLRS K239 Chunmu
In Warsaw on October 19, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a framework agreement for the supply of Polish Armed Forces 288 MLRS K239 "Chunmoo" (Chunmoo).
The first South Korean K2 tanks and K9PL self-propelled howitzers for Poland are presented
In South Korea, in Changwon on October 19, 2022, at the enterprises of South Korean companies Hyundai Rotem (as part of Hyundai Motor Group) and Hanwha Defense (as part of Hanwha Group), ceremonies were held for rolling out and presenting the first samples of military equipment under contracts concluded by the South Korean side with Poland on August 26, 2022 - the first ten of 180 K2 tanks ordered Black Panther and the first 24 of 212 ordered 155 mm/52 K9PL (K9A1) Thunder self-propelled howitzers.
Britain removes 60 old Challenger 2 tanks from storage for "operations in Europe"
The British military takes part in most of the exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance on the European continent. Therefore, Britain removes 60 old Challenger 2 tanks from storage for "operations in Europe".
The German Chancellor again refused to provide Kiev with German Leopard 2 tanks
The Ukrainian side has repeatedly demanded that Berlin provide Leopard 2 tanks
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will not supply Western-made weapons, including German Leopard 2 tanks, unilaterally, without coordination with partners. He stated this in an interview published on Saturday with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag .
In three attempts of the offensive near Kherson, the APU used more than a dozen names of foreign heavy equipment
Details continue to come in about attempts by Ukrainian troops to go on the offensive again in the Kherson direction. Recall that there have been three such attempts in the last two weeks alone. All of them were repulsed by Russian troops.
Russian military engineers are developing MLRS for the Arctic units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Arctic is of increased strategic interest to almost all the leading countries of the world, even those that do not have direct access to the northern region. The United States and other NATO countries regularly conduct exercises in the northern latitudes. Experts predict that in the future it is the Arctic, where a huge amount of minerals is concentrated, that may become a zone of not only economic interest, but also a military conflict between Russia and Western countries that put forward claims to the development of this region.
Russia's "family treasure" will destroy US military facilities with one blow
Sohu: Russian Iskander will destroy US military facilities with one blow
The Russian Iskander is much more powerful than US tactical missiles. He can destroy their main military facilities at a time, writes the user Sohu. The West should remember about Iskander and moderate its ardor, the author believes.
Japan is going to buy SM-6 anti-aircraft missiles amid growing tensions in Asia
Japan will be the first country in the world after the United States to deploy RIM-174 SM-6 ERAM (Standard Missile 6) anti-aircraft missiles. This is reported in the relevant notification of the US State Department. Tokyo is going to purchase missiles as part of an arms package worth $ 450 million.
The request of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Berlin to deliver "new missiles" to the IRIS-T air defense system testifies to their use by the air defense of Ukraine
The damage to Ukraine's energy system as a result of attacks by Russian kamikaze drones and precision-guided missiles on infrastructure facilities may become not only critical, but also irreversible. At the same time, the Ukrainian air defense system proved unable to protect strategic facilities even in large cities, including the capital. Then, as luck would have it, the missiles for the Soviet air defense systems, which are in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, began to run out, as Denis Smazhny, the head of the training of the Ukrainian air defense forces, admitted the day before.
Blinken: The US is helping Ukraine to counteract the UAVs that "Iran can supply"
According to the US Secretary of State, over the past few days Russia has inflicted "many strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine," many of which are on the account of Iranian-made drones.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine called on the West to provide Kiev with means of countering drones
Denis Shmygal said that Russia will use kamikaze drones, "which are difficult to shoot down"
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said that Kiev expects its Western partners to provide air defense systems and means of countering drones. He stated this in an interview published on Saturday with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .