According to information published by The Diplomat resource, the Thai government is considering the possibility of refusing to implement a contract with China for the construction of an S26T-class submarine if the terms of the agreement are not met.

December 3 marks the Day of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet of Russia. On this day in 1959, the state flag of the USSR was raised on the world's first nuclear icebreaker, which was named "Lenin". This date is considered the birthday of the nuclear icebreaker fleet of Russia.

War invalids conquer the Himalayas and go skiing

At a meeting in Novo-Ogarevo on November 25 with the mothers of servicemen participating in a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin promised to "pay attention to the children, including those injured."

At the meeting with Putin, the mothers of the participants raised the topics of equipping military personnel and supplying the army

The Russian President spoke with the mothers of servicemen involved in the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Among the topics raised at the meeting on November 25 in Novo-Ogarevo is the lack of camouflage robes.

The press service of Uralvagonzavod reported that the new protection makes it possible to increase the survivability and effectiveness of the use of armored vehicles not only during combined arms combat, but also during combat operations with the massive use of anti-tank weapons.

Political scientist Svetov called the Americans' dream statements about Russia's alleged difficulties in the production of missiles

Political scientist, military expert Yuri Svetov, commenting on December 4 to Izvestia, the statement of the head of the US national intelligence, Evril Haines, that the Russian Federation could allegedly face difficulties in creating high-precision missiles, noted that, according to representatives of the West, Russia has already ended everything for a long time, and Haines expressed the US dream that Moscow would have problems of this kind.

On November 29, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Qatar through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of ten new ground-based complexes to combat unmanned aerial vehicles FS-LIDS (Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System) co-produced by Raytheon and Northrop Grumman corporations.

Washington has found anti-aircraft missile systems for Ukraine in the Middle East

The United States has begun negotiations with the countries of the Middle East on the transfer of the NASAMS air defense system to Ukraine to provide anti-aircraft cover for the main administrative and political centers of the country. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the details of the issue.

The American online publication Politico reported that, according to the statement of the CEO of Raytheon Technologies Corporation Greg Hayes, the United States is negotiating with two Middle Eastern countries that are customers of NASAMS air defense systems to transfer their complexes to Ukraine, with subsequent compensation to these countries by supplying new air defense systems of this type within 24 months.

Keji zhibao: the world's first space elevator to Mars will be launched in 2035

Astronauts presented a project that will allow people to move easily and quickly in space, writes "Keji Zhibao". It's about the elevator. Adapted to the new conditions, it will take passengers to the moon and to Mars. Colonization of space will soon become not a dream, but a reality.

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.