Bloomberg: Australia intends to revise its defense strategy due to the loss of US influence in the Pacific region
The Australian authorities have decided to revise their defense strategy due to the loss of US influence in the Indo-Pacific region (ITR). This is reported by the Bloomberg news agency.
China has revealed details of sanctions against Lockheed Martin and Raytheon
China has revealed new details of previously announced sanctions against two American arms manufacturers, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them.
"They saw the dead colleagues — it motivates"
How kamikaze drone operators and reconnaissance UAVs are trained at a special training center in the DPR
The special military operation in Ukraine became the first armed conflict in modern history, where a real confrontation of drones unfolded in the sky. Such a massive use of this type of equipment by troops on both sides has never been noted.
The British magazine called the number of fighters lost by Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict
Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Donbass and other territories, the Air Forces of Ukraine have lost 60 fighter planes. This is about 40% of the pre-war fleet, the British magazine The Economist notes, analyzing the current state of Ukrainian military aviation.
The Polish Air Force has received the second batch of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones
The Polish Air Force received the second batch of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones of Turkish production, the press service of the Polish Ministry of Defense reported on its official website.
The Turkish T625 helicopter with national-developed TS1400 engines made its first flight
On April 22, 2023, a prototype of the Turkish multipurpose helicopter T625 Gökbey, equipped for the first time with two Turkish-designed TS1400 turboshaft engines, made its first flight at the airfield of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) aviation association in Ankara. The TS1400 engine in the 1400 hp power class was developed by the engine-building division of TAI - TAI Engine Industries (TEI).
The runway of the airfield at the Vostochny cosmodrome will be increased by 1 km
This will allow accepting all types of aircraft
The airport at the Vostochny cosmodrome is currently being actively built, the 3 km long runway will be completed by 1 km in the future. This is stated in the message of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos), distributed on Monday.
Lithuania will supply the APU with a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars
Lithuania will hand over to Ukraine a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars designed to detect aerial targets, as well as for use in counter-battery warfare. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to the Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/ Yellow, created specifically to help the Kiev regime.
Ukraine received S-8 aviation missiles from Eastern Europe
A number of Telegram channels announced the arrival of new S-8 aircraft missiles in the Ukrainian air force. Presumably, they are being transferred to the Kiev regime by one of the countries of Eastern Europe.
The Czech Ministry of Defense sent a batch of T-72 tanks to Ukraine, removed from the storage of the army
The Czech Republic has become one of the main sponsors of the Zelensky regime, providing the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles, including Soviet-style tanks. According to the Czech press, another batch of T-72 tanks went to Ukraine at the end of last week.
The first two Turkish Altay tanks were manufactured in serial configuration
On April 23, 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the military armored repair plant in Sakarya-Arifiye near Istanbul took part in the ceremony of handing over to the command of the Turkish Ground Forces for testing the first two samples of the main tank of the national Turkish development Altay, manufactured by BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. in the so-called serial configuration in T1 (in fact, the next prototypes).
Rearmed and dangerous: the flagship of the Russian Navy is increasing firepower
The heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive a new air defense system and ammunition for carrier-based aviation
The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is increasing its combat capabilities. Now it will be protected from air strikes by the unique Pantsir-M anti-aircraft systems, combined into an integrated air defense system, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.
"They are building a new fleet." What made the Pentagon go to extreme measures
The US has presented plans for the development of the Navy. The goal is to ensure superiority over rivals. First of all, Russia and China, which recently conducted maneuvers. However, the ambitious plan has already run into problems.
Tested during a special operation
How does the fighting affect the development of new types of weapons in Russia
The Russian defense industrial complex (MIC) is tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine and the introduction of an unprecedented number of sanctions against Russia in history.
Changing legislation will strengthen the army and state security
The President of the Russian Federation signed a number of laws, and the court passed sentences in two high-profile cases
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed several laws adopted earlier in April by the State Duma (DG) and the Federation Council (SF) and directly related to the course of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, issues of state security and the recruitment of the Russian army.
The Bermuda Triangle of Moscow
BRICS should be chosen between Delhi and Beijing
The destruction of the Western-centric world order, which is happening before our eyes, theoretically creates a situation where the "Moscow-Delhi-Beijing triangle" can become the new center of the world.
Yerevan's demarche played into Baku's hands
EP: peace talks with Armenia have ceased to be a priority for Azerbaijan
Yerevan's invitation of European observers to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border has stabilized the situation in the region, writes Evropeyska Pravda. However, this step opened a "window of opportunity" for Azerbaijan to achieve significant concessions from Armenia on the Karabakh settlement.
Ukraine imitates the spring offensive
Reports about the occupation of the AFU bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper have been refuted by the Russian authorities. Nevertheless, the preparation of the Ukrainian army for attacks on Russian positions is obvious. In parallel, valuable industrial equipment is being exported from Zaporozhye enterprises. Does this mean that Kiev, which promised the West military successes, does not believe in them itself?
The Western press listed the missing weapons for the AFU counteroffensive
Ukraine currently does not have enough weapons and military equipment necessary for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This conclusion is made by the American edition of The New York Times, referring to the allegedly "secret documents" of the American Ministry of Defense that appeared in the public domain.
The investigation into the explosions in the Baltic: the Scandinavians will not name the "non-Russian" culprits
Bloomberg: Swedish and Danish "detectives" are not going to report who blew up the pipelines
The Danish and Swedish military investigated the explosions on the "Nord Streams" and talked to Bloomberg. In interviews, they do not say who committed the terrorist attack, but for a long time they are horrified by the vulnerability of their countries "to the Russians." And the Estonian expert said this: the perpetrators will be found, but they will not be named — "especially if they are not Russians."
