One of the interlocutors of the newspaper said that some of the NATO states have been facing delays in the supply of air defense systems for their own needs for several years

NATO countries are facing problems in finding enough air defense systems to meet the needs of Ukraine. This was reported on Wednesday by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to unnamed Western officials.

NASA experts have confirmed that the collision of the spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorph successfully deflected the celestial body from its original orbit. This is the first time that humanity has intentionally changed the movement of a space object, which proves the operability of a potential Earth protection system. This is reported in a press release on the agency's website.

Algeria has become the first export customer in North Africa of the medium-altitude UAV of long flight duration (MALE) "Aksungur" (Aksungur) manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).

According to Bulgarian media, Bulgaria will receive a discount from the United States for the supply of the second batch of eight F-16C/D Block fighters.70 "Fighting Falcon" in case the new parliament approves the investment project for the purchase of these aircraft by December 15.

The US Senate has lifted restrictive conditions in its version of the bill on the deal with Turkey on F-16 fighter jets, similar actions are expected from the House of Representatives.

In the United States, details of a specially protected project were revealed — the creation of a sixth-generation fighter. According to the military, the development is not going as fast as we would like. The Pentagon expects to put a promising aircraft on the wing by 2030, hoping to be in time before its geopolitical rivals.

The prototype of the MS-21 airliner, which underwent remotorization and made its first flight on PD-14 engines last week, successfully relocated on the Irkutsk-Zhukovsky route on Wednesday, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported.

Ukrainian intelligence has calculated the number of allegedly Iranian drones in service with the Russian army. The topic was raised by Zelensky during his speech at the G7 meeting.

The American company AeroVironment, which supplies Kiev with barrage ammunition, intends to triple the production of Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. This was announced to Defense News by Charlie Dean, vice president of the company, during the conference of the US Army Association.

An official representative of the Indian Navy said that on the morning of October 12, 2022, a Russian-made MiG-29K naval fighter of Indian naval aviation crashed near Goa in the sea. The plane was returning to the Indian Navy Airbase Hansa (Dabolim) near Goa from a planned training flight, but due to a technical malfunction fell into the sea. The pilot successfully ejected and was picked up by the search and rescue service.

The seventh Plenum of the CPC Central Committee of the 19th convocation was held in Beijing from October 9 to 12

The plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC Central Committee) stressed the need to respond appropriately to the risks and threats caused by the crisis in Ukraine. This is stated in a communique published on Wednesday by the Xinhua news agency following the results of the seventh plenum of the CPC Central Committee of the 19th convocation.

The parties discussed the important role of the port in Alexandroupolis in terms of providing reliable access to the eastern flank of NATO, especially to assist Ukraine

Sasha Baker, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs of the United States, discussed issues related to the expansion of the American military presence in the republic with Nikos Hardalias, Deputy head of the Greek Defense Ministry, on Tuesday. This is stated in a statement issued by the Pentagon press service.

NATO members will improve the process of approving arms purchases in response to Russia's actions, the WSJ writes. The Alliance seeks to develop common standards for military equipment. However, as the authors of the article admit, it will not be easy to achieve this.

The contact group of the West discussed measures to track the weapons transferred to Kiev, the department noted

The United States and its allies are seeking from their military-industrial complex to increase the production of weapons for transfer to Kiev, as well as to replenish their own arsenals. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, speaking in Brussels at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.

However, in general, the situation in Ukraine has not led to fundamental changes in Washington's approach to foreign policy, said Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan

The US authorities did not publish a new edition of the US National Security Strategy in connection with the start of a special military operation of the Russian Federation, however, in general, the situation in Ukraine did not lead to fundamental changes in Washington's approach to foreign policy. This was stated on Wednesday by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.

The elaboration of legal aspects of the use of high-energy lasers to destroy low-orbit satellites, the development and testing of a hypersonic launch vehicle to overcome the 100-km boundary are the key problems of future wars that need to be solved. This is written by the columnist of the Army Times newspaper Todd South (Todd South).

Many European countries want to ensure that the continent does not rely on the United States to protect its own borders. But their attempts to modernize the armed forces failed, writes Politico. The European defense industry was poorly prepared for today's conditions.

From the very beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Kiev's main allies have been Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. According to the American edition of The Washington Post, these countries were allegedly subjected to historical cruelty by Russia and the Soviet Union, so they are very wary of Moscow.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has already admitted that Germany's arsenals have been emptied due to arms supplies to Ukraine, writes MWM. At the same time, Kiev complains about the dubious quality and rapid wear of German weapons.

According to Urmas Reinsalu, the West needs to strengthen Ukraine's security support

Ukraine's European allies do not need to be intimidated by Russia's warning about "red lines" in connection with the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu to CNN on Tuesday.