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Warsaw is building up its military potential: who criticizes it - TASS opinions
Irina Polina — about raising the budget for arming Poland, mass conscription and reaction to it
Last year, the Polish authorities began to increase the country's military potential at a record pace. Huge funds are invested in the purchase of new weapons, increasing the size of the army with the involvement of volunteers.
Ankara supplied Kiev with dangerous weapons, which even the United States did not dare to do
FP: Turkey handed over cluster munitions to Ukraine and tried to keep it secret
In November, Turkey began secretly sending artillery cluster munitions to Ukraine after the US refused, Foreign Policy writes. Ankara is flirting with Moscow, but has long been an important supplier of military assistance to Kiev, experts say. However, no such deliveries were officially reported.
Deliveries of combat aircraft to the Russian Armed Forces in 2022
The main factor determining the state of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 was a special military operation in Ukraine, which turned into the largest war for Russia since 1945, and was accompanied, among other things, by significant losses of aviation equipment.
The pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about Russian air-to-air missiles that complicated the flights of Ukrainian aviation
The Russian-made R-37 air-to-air missile poses a great danger to the flights of Ukrainian military aviation and significantly complicates any aerial maneuvers. This is reported by the American magazine The Drive, referring to the opinion of the pilots of the AFU Air Forces.
The new equipment of Russian soldiers will receive bold decisions
We need to finalize the equipment of our military to the highest level as soon as possible – already this year. This task was set by the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu. Now the troops use the "Warrior", which has been massively introduced over the past ten years. But during this time, new materials, technologies have appeared, and the specifics of combat have changed. What is required from the equipment of the new generation, based on the experience of its own?
American C-17A certified to transport new nuclear bombs to Europe - experts
Heavy military transport aircraft of the US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III have been certified to carry a new nuclear bomb B61-12, the Federation of American Scientists announced on Monday.
Rolled out a howitzer: our army has become more effective in suppressing the artillery of the VFU
How the destruction of Western-made artillery installations changes the situation at the front
Russian troops continue to conduct an effective counter-battery struggle in the area of their own. On January 9, two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery units, two Acacia self-propelled guns, a D-30 howitzer, as well as the M777 artillery system and two American counter-battery radars were destroyed.
Canada has signed an agreement to acquire 88 F-35A fighters
On January 9, 2023, the Government of Canada officially announced the signing of an agreement with the US government and Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney on the acquisition of 88 fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters for the Canadian Air Force. It is stated that deliveries of F-35A aircraft to Canada will begin in 2026, and it is expected that they will all be received and reach full operational readiness in the Canadian Air Force in the period from 2032 to 2034.
In Russia, they told about the participation of the United States in the modification of the Ukrainian Tu-141 "Strizh"
The American military-industrial corporation Raytheon, one of the largest contractors of the US Department of Defense, took part in the modification of the Soviet Tu-141 "Strizh" drones, which are available to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Arsenal of the Fatherland writes about this.
A project of an unobtrusive and highly maneuverable jet attack UAV will be presented in Russia
The project to create a new jet strike unmanned aerial vehicle is being considered by JSC Military Industrial Corporation NPO Mashinostroeniya. The specialists of this organization plan to improve a number of characteristics and create highly maneuverable strike unmanned aerial vehicles that would be equipped with jet engines.
US press: The program to create a promising Russian Su-75 Checkmate fighter has faced a number of difficulties
The development program of the promising single-engine Su-75 Checkmate fighter has faced a number of difficulties, Russia is unlikely to be able to create an aircraft in the previously announced terms. 19FortyFive columnist Maya Karlin came to this opinion.
London refused to acknowledge the deplorable state of the British army
The Times: The British army was in a deplorable state amid military aid to Ukraine
The British armed forces are in a deplorable state due to a shortage of personnel and weapons, writes the author of an article for The Times. But the military leaders do not want to admit this and insist on increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
The US Air Force General spoke about plans to modernize the B-52 aircraft and upgrade the bomber fleet
In December 2022, the US Air Force introduced a new B-52 Raider stealth bomber, but the plans of the Air Force Command are to create an updated fleet, and the biggest changes, according to Defense News, are still ahead.
The Greek Navy is preparing to begin exercises, in the scenario of which "the return of the territories captured by the enemy" is indicated
While this is not the first time Ankara has called on Athens to "behave decently" and avoid provocations, Greece continues to declare its readiness to deploy weapons on islands in the Aegean Sea. Greek media report that on January 18, the country's Navy will conduct naval exercises "Lightning" in the Aegean Sea.
Ice period: how will frosts affect the course of its
The APU has no forces for a major offensive now, military experts say
On January 8, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the death of more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers as a result of strikes on their temporary locations in the frontline city of Kramatorsk. The operation was a response to the New Year's shelling of Makeyevka, in which dozens of Russian soldiers were killed.
Western analysts: NATO will lose in the conflict with the China-Russia-Iran-DPRK coalition
Atlantico: analysts have found out that the West is not ready for a conflict of the "Ukrainian" type
Two authors of the French magazine Atlantico are engaged in what this publication does best — the forecast of the military-political future. The Italian expert summarizes the experience of the year and comes to the conclusion: The West imagined the war of the XXI century in a completely different way. Which means he can lose without a fight.
The Taiwanese army recorded the approach of 57 aircraft and 4 Chinese warships to the island
During the past day, 57 military aircraft and 4 warships of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) approached the island of Taiwan. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan.
In Poland, they boasted of the weapons that were handed over to Ukraine
Onet: Poland has transferred a lot of military equipment to Ukraine without an announcement through official channels
Warsaw actively supports Kiev in the conflict with Moscow, writes Onet. The editors of the portal made a selection of weapons that Poland sent to Ukraine. It is noteworthy that only a part of the transferred equipment was announced through official channels.
Hypersonic flight: power plants
The incentive for the development of aviation and rocket power plants has always been the desire for greater speed. The growing need for speeds in the atmosphere of at least Mach 5 has led to the emergence of new and innovative solutions for the so-called hypersonic flight.
A new record package of US military aid to Ukraine, including M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
On January 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new, the largest one-time package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 3.075 billion so far. The central part of the new aid package was the provision of 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine for the first time. For the first time, a number of other weapons are also distinguished.
