The Northern Command of the PLA includes the strongest army group

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Shenyang Military District and part of the Jinan Military District of the PLA turned into the Northern Command (Northern Combat Command Zone, SC) with headquarters in Shenyang. His area of responsibility includes the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the provinces of Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.

The US Navy said on Tuesday it had intercepted a vessel (fishing) in waters near Iran that was smuggling a "huge" amount of explosives. An American patrol boat intercepted a schooner on which, during the inspection, more than 70 tons of ammonium perchlorate were found, which, according to representatives of the US Navy, is usually used for the production of rocket fuel, as well as explosives.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation has launched three new production buildings equipped with modern equipment at the Samara enterprise "ODK-Kuznetsov". More than 4 billion rubles have been invested in their construction. Commissioning of new capacities will double the volume of production of components for a number of power plants, including NK-32 series 02 and "Products of the Russian Federation".

MWM: Russia has not yet deployed the MiG-35 in Ukraine

At the Chinese Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, the Russian Air Force, among other fighters, used a light MiG-35, MWM reports. The author of the article does not understand why the plane, which "would be a good fit" for military operations in Ukraine, did not participate in them at all.

Turkish leader Recep Erdogan once again saw the positive attitude of the US president towards the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara. The Turkish leader announced possible shifts in the "protracted" deal at a press conference after meeting with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20.

The Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed a barrage munition for action in urban environments. A small drone is capable of operating at short distances, while freely penetrating buildings.

The launch was originally planned to take place in the summer, but NASA specialists first encountered a hydrogen leak in one of the engines. Then several hurricanes hit Florida

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched the Space Launch System (SLS) superheavy launch vehicle with the Orion spacecraft as part of the first stage of the Artemis lunar program. The broadcast is conducted on the NASA website .

The launch took place when few people believed that it would succeed this year — even in the space industry. The twelve-year program of a disposable rocket for several billion dollars risks becoming obsolete against the background of new, much cheaper designs.

On November 15, a massive raid of Russian missiles and drones was carried out on the enemy's rear, as a result of which heavy damage was inflicted on the energy infrastructure of the Nezalezhnaya and military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Against the background of de-energization of cities and districts in a number of Ukrainian regions, the Kiev regime is trying to calm the population with bravura speeches about the successful work of air defense, despite the dissonance with the statistics of hitting targets.

Providing Ukraine with air defense means is a priority task of the US military, the US continues to focus on the supply of anti-aircraft systems to the Zelensky regime. This was announced by Pentagon press Secretary Brigadier General of the US Air Force Patrick Ryder.

The fighters of the 1st Slavic brigade are fighting with the militants of the Kiev puppet regime, using a captured tank, previously intended for export to one of the African countries.

Ukraine will not receive the Swedish self-propelled howitzers Archer, for the supply of which Kiev hoped so much, artillery systems were not included in the new package of military assistance for the Ukrainian army. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced the allocation of funds to support Ukraine.

A linear diesel-electric icebreaker of the 21900M2 project will be built at the Vyborg Shipyard. The ship's laying ceremony took place today, November 16, 2022. This is reported by the portal <url>.

The signing of the acceptance certificate will take place on November 29

The second serial nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220 Ural, which is being built at the Baltic Plant by order of FSUE Atomflot, will be available to the enterprise at the end of November. This was announced on Wednesday by Leonid Irlitsa, Acting Director General of Atomflot, during the strategic session "Implementation of infrastructure projects of the NSR under sanctions pressure", which is taking place in Murmansk.

On November 16, Admiralty Shipyards JSC held a solemn ceremony of raising the St. Andrew's Naval Flag on a large diesel-electric submarine "Ufa" project 636.3.

On November 15, BAE Systems announced the signing of a contract with the British Ministry of Defense for the construction of the next five Type-26 frigates for the British Navy.

"Representatives of the Central Asian republics could be considered as priority candidates to replenish the ranks of the Russian army." In such words, experts comment on changes in legislation that allow foreigners to serve in the army. The appearance of volunteers from what other countries can the Russian Ministry of Defense expect in the near future?

NYT: The West uses Ukraine as a training ground for testing the latest weapons

The West uses Ukraine as a training ground for testing the latest weapons, writes NYT. As the author of the article notes, the results of these tests will determine the nature of warfare for many generations to come.

94 countries voted for the document, 14 voted against, 73 abstained

The participants of the special session of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the creation of an international register of damage allegedly caused by Russia to Ukraine, as well as recognizing the need to create a mechanism for damages. This is reported by a TASS correspondent.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation believes that the United States and Great Britain are trying to put a legal basis for the theft of Russian assets in other countries

After the resolution on Russian "reparations" to Ukraine, the UN General Assembly should call on the United States to compensate Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and other countries affected by the Americans. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the Deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in his Telegram channel.