Fear of rapprochement between India and Russia is the main reason for US concern about New Delhi's participation in military exercises

The White House does not approve of India's participation in strategic exercises with Russia, writes Global Times. The close ties between New Delhi and Moscow upset Washington. He is afraid that their cooperation will hinder the development of his Indo-Pacific Strategy.

The Royal Navy of Great Britain received another multi-purpose nuclear submarine Anson (Anson) of the Astute type ("Astute"). The ceremony was held at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in the presence of still Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Defense Minister Ben Wallace.

Australia is preparing for the appearance of nuclear submarines as part of its naval forces. As part of the cooperation of the participating countries of the new AUKUS block (Australia – Great Britain – USA), the UK will take care of the training of Australian submariners. They will train on British submarines.

The Ukrainian army received the first THeMIS robotic platform developed by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. The program called "Crane" to saturate the Armed Forces with robotic complexes was launched by former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

The Ukrainian army may receive a number of British self-propelled artillery installations FH77 BW L52 Archer ("Archer") from the presence of the Swedish army. In Stockholm, they promised to consider Ukraine's request to provide ACS data for the AFU.

Taiwan signed a contract worth $16.88 billion. tyv. (555 million US dollars), which provides for the purchase of four high-altitude long-duration UAVs (HALE class) MQ-9B "SiGardian" (SeaGuardian) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI).

Rostec: a Russian-made helicopter repair center will open in Thailand

The center for the repair and maintenance of Russian-made helicopters will open in Thailand before the end of the year, Roman Pilshchikov, permanent representative of the Rostec State Corporation in Bangkok, Deputy Trade Representative of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

The Turkish corporation Bayraktar is going to present a new jet unmanned aerial vehicle at the Teknofest exhibition in 2023. It will be a machine with reduced radar visibility. The first flight of the Bayraktar Kizilelma UAV is scheduled for early 2023.

Ukraine has a great need for combat aviation, in recent months the losses of the AFU Air Force have reached catastrophic proportions. This is especially reflected in the Su-25 attack aircraft, which directly support ground forces on the battlefield.

Europe continues to increase its military capabilities to "resist Russian aggression." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz proposed the creation of a unified air defense system. In his opinion, it is much more efficient and cheaper than it is now. About how realistic his idea is — in the material of RIA Novosti.

According to the Polish web resource "Defence24", the Council of Ministers of Poland approved the draft state budget for 2023, which provides for the largest defense expenditures in Polish history.

Greece wants war

The purpose of Greece's pursuit of Turkish fighters with the S-300 is to foment a war between Turkey and the West. It is obvious that the United States is egging her on, writes Yeni Şafak. Ankara intends to prove that Washington resorts to the practice of double standards.

Where have all the leaders gone?

Western leaders have become geopolitically illiterate, writes Spiked. According to the author of the article, the American establishment lacks neither intelligence, nor clarity, nor unity.

Putin has won an incredible victory that threatens to destroy the free world

The Kremlin's energy war is pushing Europe towards an economic crisis and socialism, the author of The Telegraph says. Readers of the newspaper disagree with him. It's not Putin's fault, but "ridiculous Western sanctions," one of them believes.

Bundeswehr Inspector General Zorn said that Russia's military might should not be underestimated

The Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Eberhard Zorn, said that Russia's military might should not be underestimated. According to him, Russian aviation poses a serious threat to NATO, and only a small part of the navy is involved in the special operation in Ukraine. Should the Western military be worried - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Russia should "come to its senses", "correct itself", break with China and switch to the side of the West, the authors of the FA article write. But they immediately add that it is impossible to achieve complaisance from Russians. Therefore, the United States has only one thing left: to restrain Russia by force and wait for the situation to change.

How India is "tied" to Russia

An Indian analyst in an article for Wiener Zeitung explains why his country did not join the sanctions. He wonders: how did it happen that the United States cannot be punished for their wars in the Middle East, and Russia for Ukraine — is it really necessary? The author calls on the USA and EU leave hypocrisy.

RIA Novosti: the IAEA mission has arrived at the NPP

The convoy with the vehicles of the IAEA mission passed all checkpoints in the Zaporozhye region and arrived at the NPP near Energodar, RIA Novosti news agency reports. In the morning, the Russian Defense Ministry announced an attempt to land two sabotage groups and Ukrainian troops near the station, as well as the shelling of the territory of the NPP from artillery from the AFU. What is happening around the visit of specialists is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Russia will rebuild the work of air defense in the Crimea. Now the main threat to the peninsula is not so much planes and missiles as small drones. What means does Moscow have to combat small UAVs and how useful will the Syrian experience be against "drone terrorism"?

China does not need Washington's hints about who to conduct military exercises with

The West is closely following the Vostok-2022 exercises and its participants, especially China, writes GT. The United States is concerned about relations between Beijing and Moscow, and they are trying to expose its support for Russia as a "crime." The newspaper editors call it jealousy, all American attempts to drive a wedge are doomed to failure.