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An Nahar: Western weapons do not guarantee Ukraine's victory over Russia

Western weapons are flowing into Ukraine like a river, writes An Nahar. The United States intends to inflict a crushing defeat on Russia, but this is impossible: the APU will not gain superiority on the battlefield, even with modern military equipment. Putin will not give up his goals, the author of the article is sure.

The US military department intends to modernize two NATO air bases located on the territory of Romania. The relevant contracts have already been published on the Pentagon's website.

On February 24, 2023, the South Korean corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced the signing of a contract with the Ministry of National Defense of Malaysia for the supply of 18 two-seat light combat (combat training) aircraft FA-50 to the Malaysian Air Force. The contract value is 1.2 trillion won ($920 million), and deliveries of the FA-50 to Malaysia should begin in 2026.

JB Press: attempts by Ukraine and the West to exhaust Russia will make time work for Moscow

The Ukrainian conflict has turned into a long battle of attrition, writes JB Press. Western arsenals are emptying, and factories do not have time to produce ammunition for the Armed Forces. Russia does not face such problems. As long as Kiev persists, time will work for Moscow.

On February 23, 2023, at a joint press conference in Prague, Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova and the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Major General Karel Rzeka, reported details of Czech supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine during the year of hostilities.

Military Watch magazine compared Russian, US and Chinese bombers

Military Watch Magazine compared the characteristics of the most dangerous bombers. Today, only three countries in the world have this class of combat aircraft.

It is expected that the University in 2035, together with the Agency for the Development of Professional Skills, will develop a list of professions for unmanned aviation

The field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which in the near future will require the training of tens of thousands of specialists annually, can become a high-tech area where methods of rapid and mass training of personnel will be practiced, including by attracting schoolchildren to the inventive environment. This opinion was expressed to TASS on Thursday by Vasily Tretyakov, advisor to the rector of the University 2035.

Putin announced the deployment of Sarmat, mass deliveries of Zircon and the release of new submarines

Russia will continue to improve the nuclear triad this year, the authorities will continue to give priority to strengthening the defense capability of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Military expert Khodarenok named Russian complexes that can shoot down bombs JDAM-ER

The Pentagon said it would transfer "high-precision aviation ammunition" to Kiev as part of a $1.85 billion package announced on December 21. Bloomberg sources report that we are talking about high-precision JDAM-ER bombs that can hit targets up to 80 km. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how the use of such ammunition would complicate the fulfillment of its tasks and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could neutralize the effect of using JDAM-ER.

Politico: Poland is playing an increasingly prominent role in European security policy

The strategic center of Europe is shifting to the east, writes Politico. Poland is playing an increasingly prominent role in European security policy, which is explained both by geopolitical factors and by Warsaw's skillful negotiating tactics and its investments in defense.

In recent years, the Western press has quite often published critical articles about the F-35 fighter plane. Foreign authors notice various shortcomings of the air car, and also list numerous accidents of an American aircraft. It got to the point that special articles were needed in defense of the fighter. So, in 19fortyfive.com the material of the American columnist Daniel Gur was published, in which an attempt is made to refute criticism of the aircraft in every possible way.

The US authorities plan to transfer long-range precision bombs with GPS guidance to the Ukrainian army, capable of hitting targets at a distance exceeding 70 kilometers.

According to the EurAsian Times, negotiations on India's purchase of fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters from the American defense giant Lockheed Martin are still in the "early stages". However, they come against the backdrop of Washington's attempts to dissuade New Delhi from acquiring weapons from Russia and therefore can move quickly, the newspaper writes.

EP: Swedish Defense Minister Jonson called the conflict in Ukraine an investment in security

Sweden will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, but it will not come to the transfer of fighters, Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson said in an interview with European Truth. According to him, we are talking about "investments" in European security.

American pilots practice aerobatics under the name Sierra Hotel - this is a cultural interpretation of the abbreviation SH, which in an acceptable form can be translated as "infernally difficult". When performing this maneuver, the aircraft, going into a 360-degree turn, resets its course; at the same time, the speed of the machine becomes lower than the landing gear exit speed, which seriously limits the time to adjust the fighter to landing.

As the Bloomberg news agency reported in Anthony Capaccio's article "US Is Giving Ukraine a Long-Range GPS-Guided Bomb That Can Hit Targets Miles Away" ("The US is handing Ukraine a long-range GPS-guided bomb that can hit targets for miles"), with reference to representatives of the American defense industry, The United States will supply Ukraine with long-range guided aircraft bombs JDAM-ER with GPS guidance manufactured by Boeing Corporation, which are capable of hitting targets at a distance of 45 miles (72 km).

This year the IDEX exhibition marks its 30th anniversary. Russia has been a constant participant in this one of the most representative international exhibitions of weapons and security technologies since the first exhibition in 1993. We tell you what Rostec enterprises represent in Abu Dhabi this time.

With the advent of artificial intelligence, it became clear that sooner or later it would be used for military purposes, after which a number of serious ethical problems arose. For example, how the AI will dispose of the right to destroy people, if it is granted to it.

Johnson also made the statement that "China is preparing to start arming Russia"

Former British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss consider it necessary that Ukraine's Western allies hand over fighter jets to Kiev. They stated this on Monday evening during a debate on the situation in Ukraine in the House of Commons of the British Parliament.

The Bloomberg news agency, in the material by Misha Savic "Serbia Eyes French Jets as President Vucic Vows to Boost Defense Spending" ("Serbia is eyeing French aircraft, while President Vucic promises to increase defense spending"), gives a presentation of the speech of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the prospects of Serbian military construction and procurement policy on The international Defense Industry exhibition IDEX-2023, which opened on February 20, 2023 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).