The Ministry of Industry and Trade refused to finance Elbrus three times in a year
Within one year, the applications of the developers of "Elbrus" for state support for the creation of a new chip were rejected three times by the competition commission of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The amount of the requested subsidy, apparently, is measured in billions.
Hungary received the first Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle
On October 15, 2022, at the Petefi Sandor Barracks in the Budapest Military Garrison, a ceremony was held for the transfer by the German Rheinmetall AG group to the Hungarian armed forces of the first serial new infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx, out of 209 units ordered by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense under the 2020 contract. Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger presented a symbolic key to the head car to Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Salai-Bobrovnitsky. The transfer took place during the swearing-in ceremony of new volunteers who entered military service in the Hungarian armed forces. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Self-propelled 155 mm TRF1 guns transferred from France to Ukraine
France supplied neo-Nazi formations of the Kiev regime with self-propelled 155-mm TRF1 guns. It is reported that a total of fifteen units have been delivered.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attempt to seize the NPP
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attempt to capture the Zaporozhye NPP
The Russian military destroyed the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which attempted to seize the territory near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced on Wednesday, October 19, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The White House confirmed that it opposes the creation of sea-based cruise missiles
The Washington administration also again asked lawmakers in connection with the conflict in Ukraine to allocate funds for the creation of a fund for the purchase of critical ammunition
The United States Administration continues to oppose the financing of the creation of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles. This is stated in a written statement issued on Tuesday by the Administration and Budget Office (ABU) of the White House.
A new Russian missile has horrified the West
Sohu: the "queen" of Russian missiles will deliver a crushing blow anywhere in the world
The West did not have time to recover from the appearance of "Satan", as a new rocket replaced him, writes the user Sohu. It is capable of flying through the entire North Pole and reaching anywhere on the planet. The world's most powerful ICBM will protect Russia from external threats.
Turkey has tested a national short-range ballistic missile
According to two informed sources of the Bloomberg news agency, on October 18, Turkey conducted a test launch of the first short-range ballistic missile of national production over the Black Sea.
Northrop Grumman will supply the AARGM PRLR to the Australian Armed Forces
The US Navy Aviation Systems Command has signed an additional contract with Alliant Techsystems Operations for the supply of a new batch (Lot 11) of advanced AGM-88E2 AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile).
The American company decided to increase the production of MLRS HIMARS to 96 per year against the background of events in Ukraine
The highly mobile multiple launch rocket system and the Javelin anti-tank missile system, which is manufactured by Lockheed in cooperation with Raytheon, another giant of the American defense industry, are attracting growing interest from customers. This was stated by Lockheed Martin.
The Pentagon said it could not confirm Iran's delivery of ground-to-ground missiles to the Russian Federation
In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.
WSJ: Israel provides Kiev with the information necessary to combat Iran's UAVs
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov pointed out that Kiev is optimistic about the possibility of supporting Israel in the fight against threats from Iran from the air and in cyberspace
Israel provides the Ukrainian leadership with military intelligence data and analytical information that is necessary to counter Russia's alleged use of Iranian drones. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to sources .
The source reported on the completion of the Ukrainian complexes "Buk" and "Osa" by NATO specialists
They are being upgraded to capture the target using optics
The greatest danger to the Russian front-line aviation participating in the special operation in Ukraine is now the Buk and Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) modified by specialists from NATO. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.
Poland is wary of the capabilities of Russian air defense systems
In the vicinity of the Belgorod airport, after a strike by Ukrainian aviation, elements of missiles were found that are designed to destroy detected radars, writes the Polish edition of Defence24. The authors of the material indicate that the object was used by Russia.
The creator of the robot "Fedor" presented two versions of the lunar robot
These are anthropomorphic and torso robots
The scientific and Production Association "Android Technology" (the developer of the robot "Fedor") proposed to use a fully anthropomorphic robot or torso on the Moon. This proposal was made by the executive director of the organization Evgeny Dudorov.
Media: Japan will describe the situation around the Russian Federation in harsh terms in the national security strategy
The updated version of the strategy will include, in particular, provisions on the need to increase defense spending, the acquisition and use of attack drones, Kyodo news agency reports
The Japanese government, in its updated national security strategy, which is scheduled to be approved by the end of this year, intends to "describe the situation around Russia in harsh terms, taking into account the events in Ukraine." This was reported on Wednesday by the Kyodo news agency .
The southern slope of the Chinese hulk
The most noisy military command of the Celestial Empire
As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Guangzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District became the Southern Command (Southern Combat Command Zone, SC).
US Military Press: The US army does not have the means to implement a new defense strategy
Recently, the administration of President Joe Biden published a new US National Security Strategy. However, in fact, there are not enough funds for its implementation in the American army, according to the American military publication 19FortyFive.
The Heritage Foundation analytical Center assessed the combat readiness of the US Armed Forces as "unsatisfactory"
Americans like to think that the US armed forces are still ahead of the entire planet, i.e. they are the strongest in the world. Periodically, this is confirmed by various magazines that publish ratings of the armies of the world, constantly placing the American one at the very top of the table. However, objective assessments show that the US Armed Forces are not as strong as politicians in Washington would like.
Israel said it would not supply weapons to Ukraine
As the head of the Defense Ministry of the Jewish state Beni Gantz noted, Israel, together with NATO countries, supports Ukraine
Israel, along with NATO countries, supports Ukraine, but still does not intend to supply Kiev with weapons. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the Defense Ministry of the Jewish state, Beni Gantz, at a meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states, the press service of the military department reported.
Israel said that the country did not sell weapons to Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of the Jewish State, Beni Gantz, noted that Israel provided only medical and humanitarian assistance
Israel did not supply weapons to Ukraine, limiting itself only to medical and humanitarian aid. This was stated on Tuesday by the Minister of Defense of the Jewish state, Beni Ganz.