"The situation has changed." The Pentagon no longer prohibits the APU from attacking targets in Russia
The Times: The US no longer insists that the APU does not attack the territory of Russia
The United States no longer insists that the Ukrainian military does not strike at Russian territory, because they are less afraid of escalation from Moscow, writes The Times. The newspaper claims that now Washington only asks not to attack the Russian civilian population and not to kill specific individuals. Now the United States is more likely to supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons, according to a newspaper source in the Pentagon.
Ukroboronprom continues to live by theft and fantasies
Ukrainian state concern Ukroboronprom has announced plans to jointly produce modern heavy weapons and drones with NATO countries. What kind of equipment and which states of the alliance can we talk about? How much can we trust the statements of the concern, whose main merit is the squandering of the Soviet legacy?
The ally has become worse than the enemy. The US will cause more damage to the EU than Russia and Ukraine
Al-Ain: The EU will need hundreds of billions of euros to protect itself from US actions
The US law on reducing inflation will cause more damage to Europe than Russia and the Ukrainian crisis, writes Al-Ain. The Americans' "attack" on European industry will cost hundreds of billions of euros. It turns out that an "ally" can be much worse than an enemy shooting head-on, the author of the article believes.
British anti-aircraft guns and air defense missiles will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks
According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Russia must withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory before any agreement can be considered
British anti-aircraft guns and air defense missiles, which London promised to transfer to Kiev, will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks. According to the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the prime minister said this on Friday in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the nomenclature of weapons for its delivery to Ukraine
This list was classified
The Bulgarian parliament at a meeting on Friday finally approved the government's proposal on the nomenclature of weapons that the country is ready to provide to Ukraine. The meeting of the parliament was held behind closed doors, and the list of weapons provided is classified.
The German Defense Ministry continues to supply weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On December 7, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the German Armed Forces and from German defense companies funded by the federal government.
Zelensky said that Ukraine will receive $ 100 million from Norway to restore the energy system
According to the Ukrainian president, Oslo provides Kiev with military, economic and political support, humanitarian assistance and facilitates the purchase of gas
Norway has allocated $100 million to the Ukrainian authorities to restore the country's energy system. This was announced on Saturday by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Azerbaijan has sent electrical equipment to Ukraine to restore the country's energy system
Azerbaijan will assist Ukraine in restoring the energy system affected by Russian missile strikes. To do this, Baku sends Kiev the necessary electrical equipment for repair. This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.
The German edition wrote about a serious shortage of ammunition in the arsenals of Germany and the United States due to the events in Ukraine
Currently, the armed forces of both the United States and Germany are experiencing a chronic shortage of ammunition for a variety of weapons. This is written by the German edition Frankfurter Allgemeine. Problems with ammunition are associated by the press with the events in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Latvia believes that the Baltic States in the EU have suffered the most from sanctions against the Russian Federation
However, Krisjanis Karins announced his intention to continue advocating for increased sanctions pressure on Russia
The Baltic states have suffered more than other European states from the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, but they continue to advocate for increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. This statement was made on Friday by Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins.
Polish media: If the defense industry does not increase production, the Polish army faces a shortage of ammunition
In Poland, the practice of purchasing small quantities of ammunition from local manufacturers for the needs of the Armed Forces is widespread. But they do not allow creating sufficient reserves in case of military operations, and the defense industry enterprises are not given a reason to invest in expanding their production.
French press: Germany under Scholz avoids claims to world leadership and delays strengthening the Bundeswehr
Analyzing the first year of Olaf Scholz's tenure as German Chancellor, the French newspaper Le Figaro concludes that the new head of Germany could not maintain the weight acquired by Angela Merkel in the political arena. He avoids Germany's claims to international leadership and delays the strengthening of the German armed forces.
The American edition reported on the acceleration of the US Navy's work on the secret multi-domain project Overmatch
The US Navy has accelerated work on the implementation of the Overmatch project, which has been kept secret for almost two years. According to the American press, the project represents the contribution of the US Navy to the Pentagon's program to unite all types of the country's armed forces into a single multi-domain force that could simultaneously and harmoniously operate on land, at sea, in the air, in space and in cyberspace.
Weapons, assistance to Ukraine, deterrence of Russia. What will the Pentagon's record budget go to
The lower house of Congress approved the US defense budget for 2023 in the amount of $858 billion
The committees of both chambers of the US Congress on Armed Forces Affairs have agreed on a draft defense budget for fiscal year 2023 (started on October 1 of this year) in the amount of $858 billion. At a meeting on Thursday, the House of Representatives of the US Congress has already approved this project. Its priorities are the deployment of serial production of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber and nuclear submarines with Columbia ballistic missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the details of this document.
At the exercises of the US Navy and the USMC "Steel Knight", the landing of troops on remote islands is being practiced
About 10,000 US Marines and navy personnel are participating in the exercises under a scenario that is based on the Force Design 2030 concept and a joint naval strategy to prepare forces for possible wars, including in the vast Indo-Pacific region.
The Pentagon called the reason for the return of the American contingent to Somalia
Less than 2.5 years have passed since the Pentagon reported on the complete withdrawal of the American military contingent from Somalia, as reports appeared about how the command was returning American soldiers to this African country.
Asian press: The Gulf states are building up strategic partnership with China and turning away from the United States
The Chinese tabloid Global Times analyzes the preliminary results of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia, which will last until Saturday. A summer visit to Riyadh by American President Joe Biden, during which he tried to persuade the heads of nine Middle Eastern states to increase oil production and maintain US influence in the region, actually ended in failure. The relations of the Chinese leader are developing quite differently not only with the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, but also with almost all the states of the Arab world.
The UAVs used to attack Russian airfields were upgraded with the participation of Raytheon Technologies Corporation
The drones used by Ukraine to attack two Russian military airfields were upgraded with the participation of the American corporation Raytheon Technologies.
Ka-31 – the "all-seeing eye" of the Army and Navy
What is the domestic radar patrol helicopter capable of
The processes of development of ship-based aircraft and helicopters taking place in the leading foreign countries of the world were studied very carefully in the Soviet Union. This included the issues of creating deck-based aircraft systems for long-range radar detection and control (AWACS).
In 2023, the US Air Force will reduce the fleet of fighter jets from 1970 to 1800 units, and the decommissioning of the F-22 Block 20 is prohibited by Congress
After several years of resistance, the US Congress finally allowed the Air Force to part with part of its A-10 Warthog fleet, approving the service's plans to decommission 21 units in 2023.























