Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said that her country also intends to organize 18 types of courses for training Ukrainian military

Belgium will supply Ukraine with 10 underwater drones, two mobile laboratories for monitoring radiation levels, as well as the use of chemical or bacteriological weapons and will provide military training for the Ukrainian army. This was announced on Saturday by Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder in an interview with Le Soir newspaper .

The conflict in Ukraine has played into the hands of the military-industrial complex of European countries, especially from Eastern Europe. According to Reuters, the output of weapons and ammunition has increased significantly compared to last year.

Karel Rzechka, Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Czech Republic, said that the events of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict showed the importance of urgent modernization of the armed forces. At the same time, he identified five key priorities.

The reason for indignation in Europe is, as the newspaper notes, American environmental subsidies that threaten to destroy European industry

The United States receives super profits due to the conflict in Ukraine, and Europe is extremely dissatisfied with this circumstance. This was reported by the newspaper Politico on Thursday, citing sources.

Huanqiu shibao: Stoltenberg's new goal will lead to a change of power in NATO countries

Stoltenberg wants to raise the military spending of NATO countries, but this is risky, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Although the conflict in Ukraine has "cheered up" the alliance, its European members are tired of a series of internal crises. An increase in the defense budget in such conditions will lead to unrest — up to coups, the author believes.

WP: Poland wants to get the support of the Allies on the issue of reparations from Germany

Poland has decided to send a note to all EU countries, NATO and the Council of Europe on war reparations, which it demands from Germany, writes Wirtualna Polska. Berlin does not respond to Warsaw's demand, considering the issue closed. The Poles want to open an international discussion on this topic.

The Reuters news agency, in the material "Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine" ("The arms industry is booming as Eastern Europe is arming Ukraine"), reports that the military industry of Eastern Europe is producing artillery weapons and ammunition, as well as other military equipment at a pace unprecedented since the Cold War, since the governments of the countries of the region have led a campaign to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

The current military-political situation in the world provides France with an excellent opportunity to conquer the arms market of the countries of the Indo-Pacific region and, first of all, India. Politico writes about this, analyzing Paris' sharply increased interest in India recently.

According to the Japanese Kyodo news agency, Japan is developing a strategy for responding to an attack on the country by an external enemy. The strategy involves striking enemy bases.

According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea, by 2027 the country intends to occupy 5% of the global arms market and become the fourth largest arms exporter in the world.

Wu Qian, the official representative of the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China, said at a press conference that the so-called "starting lines" or any other establishment of the border by Taiwan unilaterally would be illegal.

Prospects for military-industrial cooperation with Russia do not look radiant

The technological lag in certain areas cannot be considered a serious problem for the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the People's Republic of China. It can be compensated in at least three ways:

The Israeli and US militaries will expand joint activities in the Middle East in the near future, including with the aim of reducing Iran's influence in the region, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi said after a visit to the United States.

Boris Johnson proposed to arm Ukraine with fighters from the Second World War

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that Ukraine needs the simplest aircraft to combat unmanned aerial vehicles - such as British Spitfire fighters from World War II. Someone considered Johnson's words a joke, but the military columnist of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok thinks otherwise - an airplane from the past has some advantages over UAVS that are unexpected for the layman.

After the Russian Defense Ministry began purchasing Mi-28N and Ka-52 helicopters, Western analysts could not understand why the Russian army needed two types of attack vehicles.

The crews of the Mi-35 multi-purpose attack helicopters of the Army Aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) continue to perform tasks during Russia's special operation to protect Donbass. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of helicopters operating at command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

China has replaced Russian AL-31F engines on J-15 fighters. This is written by the publication The Drive. "Ten years after the Chinese J-15 fighter made its first landings and takeoffs from an aircraft carrier, a sample of a carrier-based combat aircraft equipped with WS—10 engines of its own production appeared," the publication says.

It is reported that on November 21, 2022, the first F-16V (Viper) fighter of the Block 70/72 series of new construction was pumped out at the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Greenville (South Carolina) upon completion of manufacturing and painting.

The UK received another batch of American fifth-generation F-35B fighters, three aircraft landed on one of the British military bases on November 23. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom.

The Bulgarian parliament has approved a bill on the ratification of two agreements related to the supply of eight F-16 Block fighters to the country's Air Force.70 and related equipment.