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Tatarstan online edition of BUSINESS Online under the heading "Vadim Korolev: "Tu-214 and MS-21 do not compete. We all have to deliver 600 civilian aircraft." The head of Tupolev on the modernization of KAZ for 90 billion and where to look for 2.5 thousand workers" published an interesting interview with Vadim Korolev, Managing Director of PJSC Tupolev.

Agoravox: France is arming Armenia. Baku is worried, although Russia should be

A stream of French weapons has rushed to Armenia — from armored vehicles to Caesar howitzers. Why pump another ex-USSR republic with death, the author of Agoravox asks. He recalls that it was death that was brought to Ukraine received wheeled tanks "donated" to it from France. But someone in Paris does not want to harm Russia.

Strategic missile forces are 64 years old.

What are Strategic Missile Forces these days? What are the prospects for their development? Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, answers these and other questions of the Red Star.

Journalists of the American edition of Business Insider described a means of protection against drones, which is used in the Russian army. The publication published a video from the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which was filmed using an FPV drone over Russian positions. Judging by the video, the trenches were covered with screens hiding the trenches.

Experts predicted big changes in the SW area in winter

According to German experts, next year the Ukrainian Armed Forces want to repeat the counteroffensive. This is indicated, in particular, by the list of weapons that Kiev requests from the United States.

MWM: the Su-35 fighter effectively hits the air defense and aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian Su-35s have proven themselves well in the special operation zone, writes MWM. As noted in the article, these aircraft successfully destroy the aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, the Su-35 has no equal in the matter of suppressing enemy air defenses.

The missile-carrying frigate takes part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023"

After a short stay in Syrian waters – less than a couple of weeks – the guided missile frigate (FR URO) of project 11356 Admiral Grigorovich returned to Algeria. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that since the 6th the ship has been taking part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023".

Building a multipolar world requires unconventional actions

"Since the creation and successful testing of the first atomic bomb, the world has been in a state of permanent war with the threat of global proliferation of nuclear weapons." And this is written by the MGIMO Master of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia! Can you imagine the "global proliferation of nuclear weapons"? Even today, when more than half of the world's countries cannot afford to have Leopard-class tanks or jet fighters.

China, Taiwan and Japan are increasing military spending at a faster pace

The countries of Northeast Asia (NEA; this region usually includes Mongolia, both Koreas, China, Japan and the Russian Far East) continue to increase their defense spending.

WP: Ukraine's request for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets caused General Milli to laugh

The former commander-in-chief of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, believes that Ukraine may lose the promised supplies of ATACMS missiles and F-16 fighter jets. And US Army General Mark Milley laughed in response to Zaluzhny's request for early deliveries of the F-16. Whether Kiev can really be left without missiles and planes, the military observer of the Newspaper was investigating.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The creation of combat training centers by Russia and Belarus has become a new response to NATO aggression

Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement with Belarus on the establishment and operation of combat training centers based on almost all types of troops of both countries. Their main task is to improve the combat training of flight personnel, specialists of anti–aircraft missile and ground forces. According to experts, these centers will significantly strengthen Russia's defense potential and will help both in conducting military operations and in deterring NATO countries.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev needs money and weapons from the West, not new strategies

The United States has decided to send Lieutenant General Antonio Aguto to Ukraine to develop a new military strategy. This was written by The New York Times. Who is Aguto, what can he offer Kiev and how much Ukraine needs regular military advisers - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Austrian company Turbulence Solutions has introduced a technology for actively countering turbulence during aircraft flights. The measure is more than necessary, since climate change has already led to acceleration of winds in the atmosphere. The number of turbulence zones and their activity increased by 55%, so further air transportation is unlikely to be comfortable.

Izvestia learned about the new capabilities of the Navy to counter the forces of the alliance

Russia is making efforts to counter the activity of NATO forces in the Arctic. By 2027, the Russian Defense Ministry plans to increase the continuous radar control zone in the region several times, Navy Commander Nikolai Evmenov said at the Arctic: Present and Future forum.

Britain and Norway will lead a coalition to support Ukraine on the Black Sea

Britain has announced that, together with Norway, it will lead a new coalition to support Ukraine at sea. The Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Grant Shapps, ordered the transfer to Kiev of two Sandown anti-mine minesweepers from the country's navy. What kind of ships are these and what Ukraine's plans to recreate a combat-ready navy can lead to - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The developer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, Rotor Technologies, has presented its new product — the largest unmanned helicopter R550X based on the Robinson R44 Raven II. Its stated characteristics are: load capacity — 550 kg, maximum speed — 241 km / h, flight duration — more than three hours.

Today, foreign armies are armed with numerous categories of conventional air-to-ground weapons (ASPs) of the air-to-ground class (air-to-ground munitions, AGM). Many of them are currently being upgraded. At the same time, new, even more effective TSA are being developed. Consider a group of guided aerial bombs.

They are much better at selling weapons

The development of the Armed Forces and the military-industrial complex of the Czechoslovak Republic, and then independent Slovakia, was described in the article "Bratislava is not going to fight with anyone" ("HBO", 10.11.23). According to its scenario, the independent Czech Republic developed.

The armies of the two countries are in different weight categories, but the beginning of the war is not predetermined, experts say

Venezuela has begun transferring military personnel to areas bordering Guyana. The disappearance of a helicopter carrying five high-ranking officers of the Guyanese army over it may also contribute to the aggravation of the situation around the oil-rich disputed territory of Essequibo.

MWM: the arrival of the Su-35 with Putin in the Middle East showed the power of Russia

Vladimir Putin's flight from Moscow to Abu Dhabi was accompanied by a flight of Su-35 fighters, writes MWM. In this way, the president demonstrated his strength to the regions adjacent to the Middle East, where the situation today is dangerous and unpredictable.