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Trudeau: Ottawa will give Kiev 35 UAVs, ammunition and help with Leopard 2 maintenance
According to the Canadian Prime Minister, Ottawa will also help Kiev with the training of pilots on F-16 fighter jets
Canada will transfer 35 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ammunition, light equipment to Ukraine in a new package of military assistance and will assist in the maintenance of Leopard 2 tanks. This was stated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Flying high: who is behind the attack of the VFU on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet
During the strike, data from NATO reconnaissance aircraft were used, experts are sure
On Friday, September 22, the Navy struck the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. Five missiles were shot down by air defense, another damaged a historic building, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The US Accounting Chamber declared the F-35 unpreparedness for war
The program of fifth-generation F-35 fighters produced by the American military industrial corporation Lockheed Martin is 12 years behind schedule, partly due to the purchase of new aircraft instead of maintaining the combat readiness of existing ones. This is reported by Defense News with reference to a document of the government supervisory authority.
Long-range injection: which missiles will increase the combat capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces
A whole line of ammunition has been developed for strategic bombers
Russian aviation will receive an updated "long arm" — it receives a modernized line of cruise missiles, and work is also underway on fundamentally new products. Sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia about this. What systems are we talking about and how they will increase the combat capabilities of the Russian strategic forces — in our material.
The new aircraft will protect Crimea and Sevastopol from long-range missiles
On Friday, the AFU launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Sevastopol. The attack was carried out by Su-24, which are carriers of Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles. According to experts, in order to protect the Crimea and Sevastopol, it is necessary to destroy these attack aircraft in their bases. The upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, which has just been placed at the disposal of the VKS, will help solve this problem.
SVO forced the US to prepare for a robot war
Published materials about the appearance of the US Army of the future. If you believe what they contain, the United States plans to build a robotic army, saturated with unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned vehicles. What is even more interesting is that the United States is clearly learning the lessons of military operations in Ukraine. What will the war of the future look like in the minds of Americans?
The new unguided aviation missile S-8KL with a cluster warhead received an increased range of destruction
The latest unguided S-8KL aircraft missile has been extended the range of destruction, the decision was made based on the experience of combat use of assault aircraft in the special operation zone. This was stated by the developers of the ammunition from the Institute of Applied Physics.
In the waiting area: Russian Aerospace Forces received "patrol missiles"
The latest means of destruction are able to stay in the air for a long time and destroy specified targets on command
The Russian Aerospace Forces have received several types of new missiles at once. They are capable of covertly patrolling in the air, and on command from the ground to go to a given area and hit targets, sources of Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation explained. Also, missiles can fly along difficult routes and change the direction of the combat approach several times when attacking a target. They are very difficult to detect or intercept. The first products have already been used in the zone of a special military operation. According to experts, the development will give the Russian VKS new opportunities.
Russian developers have shown the Italmas long-range barrage ammunition
Aeroscan has created a new domestic kamikaze drone. Russian developers showed journalists this new long-range barrage ammunition "Italmas".
The West decided to turn failure into success. This is the beginning of a new madness
From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the West has not prepared any strategy of retreat in case everything goes wrong, writes GN. Therefore, it was hastily decided to change the political and media rhetoric — to transform failure into success, and pessimism and criticism into optimism.
The United States decided to punish Turkey for its neutrality on Ukraine. It wasn't there
Responsible Statecraft: The US has imposed sanctions against five Turkish firms
The US has increased pressure on Ankara because of its neutral position in the Ukrainian conflict, RC writes. Washington has imposed sanctions on Turkish companies accused of transferring dual-use goods to Russia. But it is unlikely that this will affect Erdogan's position, the author believes.
In the USA, the strike on the MiG-29 AFU was called the combat debut of the new Lancet. What indicates the effectiveness of the Russian drone?
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have faced serious problems due to Russian drones. This was stated by Forbes columnist David Axe.
"Equipped with a warhead from tank shells": the foreign press appreciated the new Russian drone "Scalpel"
The Vostok Design Bureau announced plans to start mass production of a new Scalpel barrage ammunition, which should compete with the Lancet-3 from Zala Aero, widely used by the Russian army in Ukraine.
Media: Ukraine is close to receiving French Mirage 2000 fighters
According to Intelligence Online, we are talking, in particular, about the acquisition by the AFU Air Force of an as yet undetermined number of used fighters in the Mirage 2000D variant, designed for air strikes on ground targets.
The British Aeralis presented the concept of a modular jet aircraft
The British company Aeralis has presented an interesting concept of a modular jet aircraft. Its essence lies in the fact that a large number of modules can be docked to the "common base fuselage", easily creating a variety of types of aircraft.
Chinese restrictions on UAV exports create problems for Russia
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Drones do not reach Russia. China's restrictions have led to interruptions in the supply of drones and components," restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles have seriously complicated their supplies to Russia and led to a shortage of a number of components, such as thermal imagers.
The CCBI has developed a false drone "Idler", distracting enemy intelligence
The general director of the organization Dmitry Kuzyakin noted that the "Idlers" are autonomous and "can stay in position for a long time, waiting for the command to turn on"
Specialists of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) have developed the "Idler" complex, which distracts the enemy's electronic reconnaissance (RER) systems for the duration of the combat use of this FPV calculation. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the organization Dmitry Kuzyakin.
B-21 bomber: another demonstration
Western media are actively discussing the next publication on September 12, 2023, but now more detailed images of the new American B-21 Raider bomber.
Yakovlev CEO: import-substituted MS-21 can get new versions - TASS interview
In an interview with TASS, the General Director of PJSC Yakovlev (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC) told about plans for the production of civil aircraft, the return of entertainment and communication systems on board, as well as the production of cargo drones Andrey Boginsky.
Rosoboronexport notes an increase in the pace of development and production of Russian small arms
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has significantly expanded the export catalog of Russian small arms over the past five years.