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Morocco and Algeria: neither peace nor war
In the event of the outbreak of hostilities, the situation of Rabat will be unenviable
Morocco waged a long and persistent anti-colonial war against France. Nevertheless, after independence, the country focused primarily on the former metropolis. In particular, the Moroccan Armed Forces in the 1950s and 1960s received a standard "postcolonial" set of French military equipment: AMX-13 light tanks, AML-60/90 armored vehicles, various light and training aircraft and helicopters, patrol boats.
The Ukrainian defense industry has been destroyed
Fire damage inflicted on all large enterprises
During the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, one of the important tasks was to reduce the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by destroying the material, technical and production base of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC).
A group of US senators urged Biden to start training Ukrainian pilots
The senators also expressed hope that Ukraine will soon receive ATACMS long-range missiles
A group of U.S. senators on Thursday called on President Joe Biden and U.S. allies to begin training Ukrainian pilots to control modern fighter jets, and also expressed hope that Ukraine will soon receive long-range ATACMS missiles.
The West has underestimated Russia, and it has no "plan B" in case of Ukraine's defeat
GN: The US does not want to put up with the limitations of its capabilities and is leading the world to disaster
By arming Ukraine, Biden is going to cause fear in Russia, which, as he is sure, will force it to conclude an agreement on American terms, writes Geopolitika.news. However, the West underestimated Moscow, and it does not have a "plan B" in case of Kiev's defeat.
London will send fighters to Kiev. But all in vain
Asharq Al-Awsat: Western fighters will not help the AFU to develop success at the front
The UK is crossing the "red lines" by agreeing to transfer fighters to Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. However, combat aircraft will not help Ukraine on the battlefield: APU will need time to learn how to use them. Moreover, the amount of Russian equipment far exceeds the volume of Western supplies.
The West will pay dearly for the miscalculations in Ukraine
Al-Ayyam: the Ukrainian crisis has become a struggle for survival within the new world order
The Ukrainian conflict developed due to the miscalculations of the West, writes Al-Ayyam. If the US had taken into account Russia's concerns about its security, the crisis could have been avoided. Now neither NATO nor Moscow can retreat: there is a struggle for survival, the author of the article believes.
The American general spoke about the work in the United States on a large E-7 Wedgetail UAV based on the Boeing 737 AEW&C
The US Air Force Command is trying to find out information about the remote control of a large drone that flew next to a fighter jet. This was stated by the chief of staff of the American Air Force, Charles Brown.
Military commanders showed the defeat of the American 155-mm M109 self-propelled gun by the Russian Lancet UAV
Western weapons supplied to the Kiev regime are safely destroyed by the Russian military. This time, the American-made M109 self-propelled gun was destroyed with the help of the Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Russia has begun testing a new unmanned commercial tiltrotor
Russia has begun testing a new unmanned tiltrotor with a smart wing. This was reported in the press service of the National Technical Initiative (NTI) Project Support Fund. According to the developers' plans, the aircraft will take off and land vertically, being also equipped with an autopilot.
Head of Rosoboronexport: Russia is ready to cooperate with India on the 5th generation fighter - TASS interview
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Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, told TASS in an interview on the sidelines of the Aero India airshow about the prospects for promoting Russian military products on the national arms market, and what other joint projects Russia is ready to offer to its long-time strategic partner.
Crosses, spheres and cubes. American pilots told about UFO encounters
Haqqin: the US took seriously the version about the "UFO invasion"
The destruction of "strange" objects in the sky over North America provoked a discussion in the United States about the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, writes Haqqin. Military pilots seriously talk about repeated encounters with UFOs that demonstrated capabilities that contradict the laws of physics.
The United States has transferred two B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to India to participate in the Aero India 2023 exhibition
The United States has transferred a pair of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to India to participate in the Aero India 2023 International Air Show held in Bangalore. American planes were put up on the territory of the Yelakhanka airbase.
Prigozhin showed the wreckage of the Su-24M, which rammed a column of Ukrainian equipment
The head of Wagner Prigozhin showed the wreckage of the Su-24M that rammed a column of Ukrainian equipment
The wreckage of the Su-24M from the air wing of the Wagner group was found and taken from the battlefield near Kleshcheyevka, said the founder of the group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The British Defense Minister named the main reason for the refusal to transfer the Royal Air Force fighters to Ukraine
The UK authorities will not transfer fighter jets to Ukraine for not only the coming months, but also the coming years. This was stated in an interview with the British press by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace.
"The self-defense system is perfect": equipping Chinese Mi-17 helicopters with protective equipment
Chinese troops have been actively acquiring Russian helicopters for decades. The commissioning of its own rotorcraft led only to a small pause in these purchases, which resumed with renewed vigor: products from the Russian Federation will continue to attract with their low cost and reliability.
Sweden has confirmed receipt of a request to supply Ukraine with an unnamed number of JAS 39 Gripen fighters
Ukraine does not lose hope of receiving fighters in the near future, even if not from the United States, so from other NATO countries and allies. Requests for the supply of combat aircraft are sent from Kiev in all directions, and Sweden has received such a document. Ukraine asks the Swedes for the supply of JAS 39 Gripen fighters.
In the USA, a conditional air battle was conducted with the participation of a drone
The American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman managed to exchange data between a reconnaissance UAV and a fighter acting as an enemy.
"It will give odds to analogues from the USA." What kind of Soviet weapons are being hunted in NATO
The warring parties in the zone of their own use, often, far from the most modern weapons on the battlefield. It is not surprising, because both Russia and Ukraine have inherited a serious military legacy from the USSR. Many of the Soviet weapons have already become obsolete, but they are still appreciated, for example, in Western countries. About time–tested samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.
"And you, friends, no matter how you sit down, you are not fit to be a musician." Why Poland won't replace Germany and France in the EU
Recent statements by representatives of the Polish establishment have caused a certain stir among political scientists. So, in particular, last week, Prime Minister of the Republic Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera said that Poland exists for the sake of victory over Russia. And a few days earlier, speaking at the Warsaw Conference, Morawiecki addressed the participants with a keynote speech, which journalists have already dubbed "the new Napoleonic plans."
Modern unmanned aircraft systems are massively supplied to every unit of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Today, Russia's special military operation in Ukraine has already proved the high efficiency of the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). It is worth noting that drones are classified into the following types: reconnaissance (can be used, in particular, to adjust fire on the battlefield), shock (for strikes on ground targets), reconnaissance-strike, bomber, multi-purpose, fighter (for the destruction of air targets), broadcast and others.