Military expert Andrey Frolov — on the impact of the special military operation on Russian arms exports

The special operation in Ukraine has become not only a milestone event for the Russian army and military thought, but also for the domestic defense industry. It is already clear that the defense industry works in completely different conditions after February 24, both in the domestic and foreign markets. Let's try to consider how its impact on Russian military-technical cooperation.

As noted by Bill Laplante, Deputy Head of the Pentagon for Procurement and Technical Support, the program will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year

US funds for military assistance to Ukraine are designed for two years, the program will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year (ends September 30).

Russia and China can destroy American aircraft in this terrible way

With the adoption of long–range air-to-air missiles in the Russian and Chinese Air Forces, which will be delivered to the target by fifth-generation aircraft, the Pentagon may have serious problems, writes TNI. The US has not yet developed an effective defense plan against these killer missiles.

The Spanish company Navantia has proposed to the Australian government to build three more Hobart-class destroyers (AWD) with an estimated cost of 6 billion. austr. dollars (about 4 billion euro) with the completion of deliveries in 2030.

Britain was forced to urgently change the aircraft carrier for deployment off the eastern coast of the United States – instead of the Prince of Wales, the Queen Elizabeth went on a campaign. And all because HMS Prince of Wales shamefully broke down right at the beginning of its journey. What happened to the UK's most modern ship, why has this country been doing badly with aircraft carriers in recent decades – and what lessons does this bring for Russia?

At the beginning of this week, three Russian warships appeared in the English Channel, off the coast of France. Their passage was closely watched by the French naval forces. According to La Depeche, we are talking about the cruiser Marshal Ustinov, as well as the destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov and the tanker Vyazma. These ships crossed the English Channel near Boulogne-sur-Mer on Monday, September 5.

The US Navy calls the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers "workhorses", given their number and service life. The first ship of this type was launched more than 30 years ago, last year the 73rd destroyer of this class entered service.

The ships of the Russian Navy will be protected by electronic warfare systems (EW), which will be placed in 40-foot sea containers. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense of the country.

Placed in containers, they will cover both combat units of the fleet and auxiliary vessels

An electronic warfare (EW) system is being developed for the defense of Russian combat and auxiliary ships. The novelty will be placed in ordinary marine, so-called 40-foot containers.

The project to build a new large-tonnage shipyard in Kronstadt is an interesting and timely initiative, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax on the sidelines of the WEF.

NATO announces "battle for the Arctic"

The world media are actively commenting on the demand of the NATO leadership to strengthen the presence of Western countries in the Arctic region "in view of its growing strategic importance" against the backdrop of melting ice and global warming.

The Austrian Defense Ministry announced the transfer of the country's Armed Forces of the 50th armored vehicle "Pandur Evolution" (Pandur Evolution - EVO) with a 6x6 wheel formula.

The newspaper points to the inconsistency of Berlin

Kiev does not expect a "breakthrough" in Berlin's position on the supply of combat tanks following the meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine at Ramstein Airbase on September 8. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Die Welt, citing sources in Ukrainian government circles.

The armed formations of Ukraine in the course of ongoing hostilities began to massively lose military equipment supplied by foreign sponsors.

The head of ATCD Lukoyanov: the Thai army can adopt Russian "Chabor" vehicles

Russian tactical special forces vehicles "Chabor" may soon be adopted by the special operations forces of the Thai ground forces, the managing director of the Thai company Advanced Technologies Consulting and Development (ATCD) told RIA Novosti Vladimir Lukoyanov.

Russia can buy the longest-range MLRS in Europe

The American HIMARS systems supplied by the APU hit 300 kilometers, the Russian MLRS "Hurricane", "Tornado" and "Tornado" - from 35 to 120 kilometers. According to Military Watch, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can purchase Belarusian "Polonaises" using Chinese missiles with a radius of destruction like HIMARS as an alternative to their systems. "Newspaper.Ru" tells how they can be used in a special operation and what is needed to launch a joint production.

The longest-range rocket and artillery system in Europe: the Chinese-Belarusian MLRS "Polonaise" may soon be sold to Russia

Belarus may receive an order from Russia for Polonaise missile systems, Military Watch Magazine writes. The author notes that such a purchase would be logical, but it has several hindering factors.

The US State Department has approved the potential provision of logistics support services for Air Target Detection Radar (SRP) to Taiwan as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as the supply of related equipment.

In the near future, the Polish authorities are going to sign another major defense procurement deal. This is reported by the publication Defence24.pl , referring to unofficial sources. We are talking about the acquisition of equipment for the formation of 21 new Pilica air defense batteries. These systems are mainly manufactured by ZM Tarnów, the new version will also use the CAMM rocket from MBDA.

A batch of Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems has entered service with the air defense units of the Eastern Military District. As stated in the Ministry of Defense, the equipment was delivered as part of the state defense order.