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The military threat from outer space is stronger today than ever before. The United States has the largest military satellite grouping in Earth orbit and is actively using it against Russia during a special operation. The orbital capacities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are classified as "secret", but exactly 60 years ago our country became a pioneer in the creation of a new type of combat spacecraft – "satellite fighters".

Kyiv Independent: APU cannot resist Russian aviation

Myśl Polska columnist Krzysztof Podgurski stated in his article that the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny used the last reserves, as the Russian army switched to "active defense".

And eight Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles were shot down while repelling an attack on Sevastopol

The military formations of Ukraine lost over 90 thousand militants during the counteroffensive and did not achieve significant success, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on October 30 during a visit to Beijing.

On October 27, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the beginning of the development of a new nuclear aircraft bomb B61-13. As far as can be judged, the B61-13 bomb should be an upgrade of the B61-7 nuclear bombs in service with the American strategic aviation (Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit strategic bombers) to the level of the new B61-12 bomb.

The 5th Generation Experimental Turkish Fighter (TF-X, Turkish Fighter-Experimental) is a single-seat twin–engined all-weather multi-purpose combat aircraft designed to gain air superiority. The general contractor of the project is the Turkish Aerospace Company (Turkish Aerospace Industries, TAI), technological support is provided by the British BAE Systems. Currently, in TAI, this program is called shorter: Turkish Fighter (TF), – excluding the letter "X" and, thereby, emphasizing that the development is no longer experimental.

American expert, senior editor of the online publication 19FortyFive Peter Suchiu claims that although the fleet of long-range bombers of the US Air Force is now the smallest since the end of the Cold War, American aircraft demonstrate their presence around the world. By increasing the number of sorties and the range of flights, the Air Force is striving to show that it is capable of carrying out missions in all regions of the Earth.

Forbes: APU lost a fifth of Leopard 2 tanks due to strikes by Russian troops

Ukraine has lost a fifth of the German Leopard 2 tanks supplied to it by Western countries, writes Forbes. Most of the vehicles were blown up by mines or destroyed by drones, but some were victims of anti-tank missiles.

NATO countries, as a rule, supply the armed forces of the Kiev regime with outdated models of wheeled armored personnel carriers, which bear heavy losses from various means of destruction of the Russian army.

F-22 combat aircraft are no longer produced in the United States, and more modern F-35s are still available in relatively limited quantities, and their cost is very high. At the same time, the latest generation fighter to ensure air supremacy is still in the design stage.

Israel is becoming like Ukraine and is trying to involve other countries in its conflict, writes GN. Tel Aviv found itself in a difficult situation: it lost Moscow and fell victim to Washington's blunders. Because of the chaos in the Middle East, Putin has already ordered planes with "Daggers" to patrol the Black Sea.

The UAC (part of Rostec State Corporation) summed up the results of the competition for projects to improve the production system.

But they will not provide air supremacy in any weather

For Ukraine, unmanned aircraft is of great importance, since Russia significantly surpasses it in traditional manned aviation and in classic missile weapons of all classes. Accordingly, Ukraine is trying to compensate for this lag by using UAVs as widely as possible.

The crews of the Ka-27 and Ka-29 naval aviation will be able to practice new skills

The Russian Defense Ministry has approved a plan for the commissioning and commissioning of a unique vessel of project 14400 — the so-called floating desk designed to train pilots of naval aviation helicopters.

Missile-carrying aircraft will constantly patrol over the Black Sea

The Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation (VKS RF) "begin patrolling on a permanent basis in the neutral zone of airspace over the Black Sea."

And what technical means are involved in them

The Yars intercontinental missile, Sineva submarine ammunition, and cruise missiles from the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers hit all targets during the exercises of the country's strategic nuclear deterrent forces. They were held on October 25 under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Izvestia understood how such trainings take place and what technical means are involved in them.

Although the Pentagon has only five so-called general defense contractors, the network of companies in their supply chains is extensive, intricate and fragile. Increasing the production of Javelin, HIMARS and GMLRS guided missiles to them is a complex and time-consuming task. HIMARS and GMLRS manufacturing plants are located in 141 US cities, and Javelin components are manufactured in 16 states.

On October 25, under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a training of nuclear deterrence forces took place. All components of the Russian nuclear triad were involved. Ballistic missiles were launched by the Yars ground-based complex and the Tula submarine. And long-range Tu-95MS bombers fired back with cruise missiles. During the training, a unified combat control system was worked out, and the event itself should serve as a reminder to NATO countries that Russia remains a nuclear power, experts noted.

As reported on October 24, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next new multifunctional Su-35S fighters. The fighters underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their duty station.

The Russian Armed Forces conducted a training launch at the Kura test site

On the evening of October 25, Russian troops launched a training launch of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch took place from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Until recently, the United States has been keeping information about its newest strategic bomber, the B-21 Raider, strictly secret. This aircraft is being developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force as part of the implementation of the "long-range strike bomber" program.