The Russian authorities may allow the repair of foreign aircraft using non-original spare parts - draft document
The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has prepared a draft government decree that permits the maintenance and repair of aircraft using non-original components manufactured "according to the procedures of countries that are leading in the global aviation community."
A source in Kiev reports on the refusal of the Turks to build a factory for the production of Bayraktar TB2 drones in Ukraine
Ukraine will remain not only without Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, but also without a factory for their production. According to sources in Kiev, Baykar refused to build an enterprise for the production of UAVs on Ukrainian territory.
The foreign press writes about the number of downed drones "Geran-2"
After the beginning of mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the sabotage on the Crimean Bridge, the special operation in Ukraine was led by a new commander and entered a new phase, within which, in particular, the methodical destruction of the energy infrastructure of the Kiev regime unfolded. Mass raids on the rear facilities of Nezalezhnaya in the West were dubbed the "Surovikin missile offensive".
America must shift its "Ukrainian burden" to its allies
WE: The US should not help Ukraine "too much"
The author of the Washington Examiner article supports those lawmakers who call for reducing aid to Ukraine. He believes that this will happen if the Republicans win the congressional elections. Now taxpayers are already languishing under the heavy burden of this "aid". America urgently needs to dump the bulk of it on Europe.
Liberals urged Biden to reconsider the Ukrainian strategy
WP readers: in the Congress, they said aloud about Ukraine what many people only think
Prominent party members of President Biden called on him to radically change his approach to what is happening in Ukraine, writes The Washington Post. On the contrary, he himself is struggling to maintain support for military operations against the backdrop of the tense situation that the coming winter promises to the region. In addition, Republicans threaten to cut payments to Ukraine if they take a majority in Congress.
Washington "feeds" Americans with this brazen lie about the Russian special operation
Columnist TAC Carpenter debunked Washington's lies about the special operation and Ukraine
Washington is openly lying to Americans about the Ukrainian conflict, writes TAC columnist Ted Carpenter. The disinformation campaign is based on false claims about the reasons for the Russian special operation and the democracy of the Kiev regime, he claims.
An American journalist explained why Putin is respected in the West
Journalist Caldwell explained why Putin is a hero for Western conservatives
Conservatives in the United States view Putin through the prism of the American war of civilizations, journalist Christopher Caldwell told The New Yorker. The Russian leader defends his country and its sovereignty, but will not allow the appearance of a NATO base near its borders, he said.
The United States is ready to cooperate with Russia wherever it is profitable for them. But Europe is forbidden
Geopolitika.news: The USA has banned Europe not only cooperation, but also communication with Russia
Opportunities to keep the conflict under control are becoming less and less, writes Geopolitika.news. The United States does not want to negotiate with Russia on Ukraine. However, they are ready to cooperate with Moscow where it is profitable for them. But the EU is forbidden to even think about it.
Western sanctions against Russia have turned the world away from the dollar
Subtitle: Huanqiu shibao: US anti-Russian actions will weaken the dollar's hegemony
Against the background of the Ukrainian crisis, the United States and Europe began to build a new economic order around themselves, writes Huanqiu Shibao. To succeed, they need allies. However, with sanctions against Russia, the West has undermined the world's confidence – not only in itself, but also in the dollar.
The Security Council called the "desatanization" of Ukraine an increasingly urgent task
Patrushev's assistant Pavlov called the "desatanization" of Ukraine an increasingly urgent task
Carrying out the "desatanization" of Ukraine, which the Kiev regime has turned into a "totalitarian hypersect",
Professing neo-paganism as the basis of radical nationalism is becoming more and more urgent as the Russian special military operation continues, according to Assistant Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexey Pavlov.
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).