"It is better to buy six divisions of the BrahMos PKR than a dozen American fighters": in the foreign press about the high cost of Western weapons
Given the high cost of Western combat systems and the threat of sanctions for the purchase of Russian weapons, India is gradually entering the world market as a supplier of military products. Currently, the Asia-Pacific region is the highest priority for it, since most of the states located here have strained relations with China, and therefore do not want to cooperate with the PRC in the military-technical sphere.
Why did the Ukrainian militants remove the old S-125 SAM missiles from storage
The command of the armed neo-Nazi formations subordinate to Kiev ordered to remove from storage the surviving missiles of the Soviet S-125 air defense systems.
The sixth flight of the X-37B orbital UAV of the US Air Force has been completed
At the landing complex of the Space Center named after On November 12, NASA's John F. Kennedy (Florida) successfully landed an experimental orbital reusable UAV X-37B (OTV-6).
An Israeli armored car spotted in Ukraine was hit by a Lancet
The rare Israeli-made Amir armored car was in service with the AFU for a relatively short time. As soon as he lit up the other day on the line of combat contact, information about his destruction by the Lancet kamikaze drone appeared almost immediately on the Network. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons"
ZALA told about a simulator for shock drone operators
ZALA: The "Product-52/51" attack drone simulator can simulate any combat missions
The simulator of Russian barrage ammunition "Product-52" and "Product-51" (formerly "Lancet") allows you to simulate combat missions of any level of complexity, ZALA, a drone developer, told RIA Novosti.
UAC has patented a system that allows fighters to pick up and release drones on the fly
"The invention can be used on such aircraft as fighters, transport aircraft, strategic bombers, etc.," the patent text says
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) has patented a mooring system for aircraft with which it is possible to capture and to remove unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the onboard compartment on the fly, as well as to release them. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
British analysts suggest that Southeast Asian countries "protect themselves from China" by purchasing weapons from Britain
The so-called security bubbles are projections of hypothetical hemispheres marked on the map to indicate the range of weapons systems. The central point of the bubble is the place where the weapon system is located, and the firing range from it is the radius of the projection of the sphere.
Xi Jinping reminded Biden about the promise on Taiwan
Xinhua: Xi Jinping told Biden about the impossibility of Taiwan independence
Xi Jinping met with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Xinhua reports. During the conversation, the Chinese President raised the Taiwan issue. He said that he expects the American president to fulfill his repeated promises on the island.
Project Convergence 2022: British Rangers in the Mojave Desert
The Command of the future of the US Army (Army Futures Command, AFC ) in the period from September 19 to October 18, 2022 completed the next stage of the integrated program "Project Convergence" (Project Convergence).
Warsaw accused Berlin of seeking to change power in Poland
Polish Deputy Justice Minister Kaleta: Berlin wants a change of power in Warsaw
The European Commission has blocked the payment of about a hundred billion euros to Warsaw due, allegedly, to non-compliance with the principles of the rule of law. Polish Deputy Justice Minister Kaleta said in an interview with Die Welt that he considers this a pretext for exerting pressure on his country.
For the sake of Ukraine, the Bulgarian authorities went against the people
The number of Bulgarians who are against their country's membership in NATO has exceeded the number of supporters of the alliance. Polls also show that the Bulgarian population is increasingly and more willing to agree with the Russian vision of the conflict in Ukraine. But the Parliament decided by an absolute majority on the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Italian Defense Ministry said that a new package of weapons for Ukraine is not being prepared
The head of the department Guido Crozetto indicated that the shipment of weapons to Kiev continues to be carried out according to five decrees approved by the previous government
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Tuesday that a new interdepartmental decree on sending weapons to Ukraine is not being prepared.
Canada sends intelligence equipment to Ukraine as part of new military aid package
Canada has announced the allocation of another military aid to Ukraine, the statement of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was made during the G20 summit in Indonesia.
Germany will open a repair center in Slovakia for the restoration of weapons transferred to the Armed Forces
Germany has agreed with Slovakia to open a repair center on its territory to restore damaged equipment of the Ukrainian army. This was stated by German Defense Minister Kristina Lambrecht.
Lithuania plans to train 1 thousand Ukrainian military in 2023
The Minister of Defense of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas noted that assistance to Ukraine is provided not only through the transfer of weapons, but also through the training of the Ukrainian military
About 1 thousand Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in Lithuania in 2023. This was announced on Tuesday on the air of the national television LRT by the Minister of Defense of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas.
Germany plans to train 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers by June as part of an EU training mission
German Defense Minister Kristine Lambrecht said that her country will make a significant contribution to the implementation of this mission
Germany will take over the training of 5 thousand Ukrainian servicemen as part of the military training mission EUMAM Ukraine. German Defense Minister Kristine Lambrecht told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday.
Pentagon: The United States will continue to supply military assistance to Ukraine for as long as it takes
Washington expects a slowdown in hostilities with the onset of winter
The US authorities are ready to continue to supply military assistance to Ukraine for as long as necessary. This was stated on Monday by a high-ranking Pentagon representative.
Ukraine and Zelensky are doomed without America
Bloomberg: America prevented Putin from holding a victory parade in Kiev
Putin would have held a victory parade in Kiev a long time ago, if not for America, writes a Bloomberg columnist. Without it, Ukraine is doomed. The author assures that "nothing important and complicated" can be done without Washington, and criticizes the Europeans, who, on the contrary, do "shamefully little."
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The Ukrainian military will not accept any negotiations or compromises
The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, made a statement against the background of frequent conversations of foreign politicians about the need to find a compromise in the Ukrainian conflict and transition from hostilities to diplomacy.
It is "difficult for Borrel to say" what the relations between the EU and the Russian Federation will be after the conflict in Ukraine
This is how the head of EU diplomacy commented on media reports that the EU is developing a new approach towards the Russian Federation
It is "difficult to say" to the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, what the relations between the European Union and Russia will be after the conflict in Ukraine. He said this on Tuesday at a press conference following a meeting of the defense ministers of the community countries in Brussels.
