Dr. Scott Savitz, a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation, which serves as a strategic research center working on orders from the US government, their armed forces and related organizations, spoke about the dangers of drifting mines and the difficulties of dealing with them in his article on the RAND website.

The Bulgarian authorities signed a letter of offer and acceptance of the offer (LOA) for the supply of the second batch of 8 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block.70 fighters, which increased the total order for these aircraft to 16 units.

WP: a new B-21 Raider strategic bomber is introduced in the USA

The B-21 Raider bomber was presented at the Northrop Grumman plant in California, USA. The aircraft was produced using stealth technology. It is claimed that this is the world's first bomber of the sixth generation, writes WP.

A solemn ceremony of rolling out the newest B-21 Raider strategic bomber was held at Northrop Grumman's "Plant 42" in Palmdale, California. The inconspicuous aircraft should in the near future partially replace the aging Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit fleet, and even take on a number of tasks that are performed by the very "oldies" Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.

On the evening of December 2, 2022, an official ceremony of public presentation of the first prototype of the new American unobtrusive strategic bomber B-21 Raider, the actual rollout of which was made a few days earlier, took place at the Plant 42 enterprise of Northrop Grumman Corporation in Palmdale (California). US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attended the ceremony with a strictly limited number of people allowed. The first flight of the first prototype of the B-21 is scheduled for 2023.

In the United States, the first prototype of the new American strategic bomber Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is presented to the public for the first time live. The non–ordinary event is the first new heavy bomber in the world in more than thirty years. Why did the US Air Force need a new car of this class, what is the unusual nature of its design and when will it be in service?

Newspaper "The Financial Times" in the material Peggy Hollinger "Franco-German fighter jet project still faces turbulence. Macron and Scholz declarations are no guarantee of trouble-free collaboration on defense program" ("The Franco-German fighter project is still facing turbulence. The statements of Macron and Scholz are not a guarantee of trouble-free cooperation on the defense program") about the ongoing disagreements between the parties in the joint program of creation of a promising combat aviation complex (fighter) of the new generation Future Combat Air System (FCAS) carried out by France, Germany and Spain.

Iran and Turkey have made their products in demand on the world market

According to the statements of officials in the governments of Western countries, Russia and Iran have signed a contract for 1,750 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Shahed and Mohajer family (UAVs). Of this amount, 500 pieces have allegedly already been delivered in two batches.

Aeronet-35 – exhibition of unrealized projects

The Aeronet-35 exhibition was held at the end of November at VDNH. It attracted 130 organizations that demonstrated 170 developments in the field of unmanned aviation.

The Eastern Mediterranean has been replenished with another border

The waters of the Eastern Mediterranean wash the shores of Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel and Egypt. There are a lot of problems accumulated here. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the demarcation of the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon.

InVoen Info continues the review of the article by Avi Yager, researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

The experience of American special forces is being studied by the whole world

Green Berets are units of the US Special Forces. They were created in 1952 as special sabotage units. The basis of the green Berets initially consisted of veterans of the intelligence and sabotage department of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) - American intelligence, the predecessor of the CIA. As well as emigrant volunteers from Eastern European countries: Poles, Czechs, Hungarians, etc. These people spoke local languages and wanted to fight the communist regimes.

Although the American space intelligence gives Russia serious trouble

The fighting in Ukraine highlights the trends in the development of modern combat systems, which appeared even before it began. But now these hostilities significantly affect these trends.

FT: Ukraine has revealed the limited capacity of the Western military-industrial complex

The West hesitated to sign contracts necessary both to increase the supply of weapons to Kiev and to strengthen its own combat readiness, writes FT. As a result, there were problems with the military-industrial complex. The authors of the article name two main reasons why it is so difficult for the West to replenish its arsenals.

SCMP: Europe overestimated its strength, trying to isolate Russia

Political leaders have made a number of miscalculations, and Europe, which the world knew before the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, is no more, writes SCMP. Protests have swept the continent. The Europeans demand the same thing: lower prices, overcoming the economic crisis and ending the Ukrainian conflict.

Major military exercises are taking place in the Scandinavian region, including in northern Norway, eastern Finland and the Gulf of Finland. They involve artillery units, infantry and naval forces of several states, including Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland.

Polish Ambassador to the United States Magierowski warned of cracks in NATO and the EU due to Putin's actions

Putin is a very smart politician, Polish Ambassador to the United States Magierowski said in an interview with Newsweek. According to him, the West is already beginning to get tired of the Ukrainian conflict. This winter will be a test of the unity of America and Europe, the diplomat stressed.

Almost 10 months after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, allies who supported Kiev's military actions are increasingly concerned about the need to increase ammunition production as the conflict depletes their stocks. This is written by John Paul Rathbone, Sylvia Pfeifer and Steff Chavez in a material for the Financial Times newspaper.

Time: The US and the West are tired of Ukraine

Western patrons are pushing Kiev to negotiate, Time writes. The author believes that Ukraine will not achieve a complete victory. Crimea, the south and east of Ukraine will remain Russian. Zelensky should understand this and not demand too much from compromise.

According to the US Secretary of State, the decision on the borders of Ukraine

The United States does not want the conflict in Ukraine to freeze and is ready to support the position of the Kiev authorities regarding future borders in the event of peace. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with France 2 TV channel shown on Friday morning.