China vs. Russia: who has better landing combat vehicles? (The National Interest, USA)

China belatedly appeared in the arena of amphibious assault vehicles, writes TNI. This explains their backwardness from Russian developments. Defense and national security expert Charlie Gao compared the capabilities and tactical and technical characteristics of Chinese vehicles with Russian models and concluded that they are inferior to almost all BMDS in service with Russia.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the Americans conducted experiments in Ukraine with samples of bat coronavirus. This is confirmed by irrefutable documents and facts revealed during a special military operation to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

On the morning of March 17, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that a group of LPR troops during the night from Wednesday to Thursday conducted successful battles against Ukrainian nationalists from several directions inside Severodonetsk and Rubezhnoye. And the DPR units are trying to seize the settlements of Maryinka, Glorious and Sweet. The advance per day was 4 kilometers.

Below, in the presentation of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the speech of the Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, is given based on the results of the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine.

The National Interest (USA): that's why America is not ready to defend itself against Russian hypersonic missiles

To counter the "threat" that comes from Russian hypersonic weapons, the American government is not stingy and allocates billions of dollars. However, the authors of the article note, this does not bring benefits. The US is investing in hypersonic weapons - this is a fact. But not in defense of him.

Russia was the first in the world to use hypersonic weapons in combat conditions. The Dagger missile system was struck at the Soviet nuclear weapons storage facility in Ukraine, which is capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. However, the Dagger successfully hit this target. And for the destruction of the AFU intelligence centers in the Odessa region, Bastion complexes were used, also capable of firing hypersonic Zircons.

Recently, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, commenting on the accidental launch of a missile towards Pakistan during a hearing in the national parliament, did not look for its cause in the technical component and said about the human factor. The head of the Indian military department did not mention the technical malfunction of the missile, although earlier this version dominated the official statements of the Ministry of Defense.

Military expert Andrey Frolov - on the likelihood of sending S-300 anti-aircraft systems to help Kiev

The middle of the week was marked by new approaches in the policy of the United States and NATO regarding military assistance to Ukraine. The issue of supplying Kiev with Soviet-made anti-aircraft systems in service with Bulgaria and Slovakia came on the agenda.

The Russian ship-based S-300 versus the American Standard missile defense system: which missile is better? (The National Interest, USA)

Military expert Charlie Gao in an article by TNI compared the Russian S-300, which were created for the Soviet air defense forces with American "Standards". He comes to the conclusion that the US missiles are superior to the Russian ones in some aspects.

Mikhail Kotov - about China's plans to launch a telescope module into space with a resolution coefficient equivalent to the Hubble telescope

According to the expansion plan of the Chinese orbital program, the launch of the newest 20-ton observatory will take place in the next two years. According to Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the Manned Space Program of the People's Republic of China, "the new orbital telescope with a resolution coefficient equivalent to the Hubble telescope will have a lens with a diameter of over 2 m and a field of view 300 times larger than that of the American orbital telescope." At the same time, the telescope module will be in the same orbit as the Chinese Tiangong station.

The European Space Agency told whether they can do without Russia in a mission to Mars

After breaking off the partnership with Roscosmos, the Europeans may have to create a landing module for the Rosalind Franklin rover themselves instead of the Cossack. The scientific director of the European part of the ExoMars 2022 mission, Jorge Vago, told the newspaper.Ru", how long it may take to develop your device.

Dmitry Khazanov - about how the USSR began studying the sixth continent, as well as what and who hindered him in this

Aviation has played an extremely important role in the development of polar latitudes. At the same time, some achievements of the past seem incredible even today. For example, during the ice exploration in Antarctica on March 18, 1957, 65 years ago, the commander of the naval expedition squadron, Hero of the Soviet Union Ilya Mazuruk and pilot Alexander Polyakov on an An-2 aircraft landed on the top of an iceberg for the first time.

The industry is arguing about the pace of creating an import-substituted SSJ

The Ministry of Industry and Trade ordered the preparation and testing of the SSJ-New aircraft for 15 billion rubles. Rostec announced that a 97% import-substituted modification, the development of which was estimated at 120 billion rubles, will appear by 2024.

As the newspaper Kommersant reported in the material of Aigul Abdullina, the "Superjet" is glued from paper. The industry is arguing about the pace of creating an import-substituted SSJ," the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation ordered the preparation and testing of a regional passenger aircraft SSJ-New for 15 billion rubles.

As reported, on March 16, 2022, flight tests of the Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft with the factory number 0208 (registration number RF-78663), built at the Ulyanovsk Aviastar-SP JSC (part of the Transport Aviation Division of the United Aircraft Corporation JSC - UAC), began at the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny factory airfield complex). The aircraft was pumped out of the workshop in mid-January 2022. This is the first new-built IL-76MD-90A aircraft, launched in 2022.

Major General of the Air Force Popov told why the AFU used the Soviet Tu-141 drone

Despite the popularity of Turkish Bayraktar drones in the Ukrainian army, which proved themselves in Syria and the Karabakh conflict, Kiev is also actively using Soviet Tu-141 Strizh drones produced at the Kharkiv Aviation Plant. This application is accompanied by scandals. "Newspaper.Ru" found out the details.

Military pilot Shurygin explained the "survivability" of the Russian Su-25

The Russian army is actively using Su-25 attack aircraft during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense has published a video of targeted missile strikes by these aircraft on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. One of the Russian attack aircraft came under fire from Ukrainian MANPADS, was shot down, but on one engine was able to fly to the home airfield and land. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what is the secret of the survivability of the Su-25, known as the "Rook".

The Washington Post (USA): how can the United States avoid a new Cold war and focus on the really important?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, the widow of the recently departed friend of Russia and the great historian Stephen Cohen, is sincerely saddened by the events on Ukraine. Faithful to the memory of her husband, she calls on Kiev and Moscow to negotiate, and the United States recommends that instead of sending weapons to fight the climate catastrophe - in cooperation with Russia and China.

Minister Akar: The Montreux Convention meets the interests of all parties, violation of the status quo will not benefit anyone (Anadolu, Turkey)

What is happening in Ukraine has made fundamental changes in regional security, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. He noted the special role of Ankara in the settlement of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and recalled that Turkey insists on dialogue and diplomacy, not sanctions.

A military expert told how Switchblade drones will affect the course of the conflict in Ukraine

The United States is discussing the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Switchblade kamikaze drones, NBC reported, citing Congressional sources. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how effective these drones can be.