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How the US is changing outdated aircraft to the fourth-generation F-15EX fighter

Military experts believe that the US Air Force should abandon the purchase of fourth-generation F-15EX fighters, which are considered analogues of Russian fifth-generation Su-57 combat aircraft. About what the F-15EX is and whether its purchase will be a strategic mistake - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

For several months now, Ukrainian drones have been actively attacking objects in the depths of Russia.  Increasingly, we find information in the media that Ukrainian drones have hit critical infrastructure facilities in the Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod and other regions of the Russian Federation bordering directly on the new regions where hostilities are currently underway.

According to the newspaper, representatives of the command of the United States Armed Forces directly point to the "fragility" of the country's military-industrial complex

American military assistance to Ukraine, which has already exceeded $32 billion, has revealed the inability of the United States to rapidly increase the production of many types of weapons and ammunition that are needed by both Kiev and Washington itself and its allies. This is the conclusion reached by the authors, published on Wednesday in the newspaper  The Washington Post articles. They analyzed this issue.

AK: Iran may purchase combat aircraft from Russia that track targets at a distance of 300 km

Iran is considering acquiring Su-35 combat aircraft from Russia, AK reports. Information about the likely supplies was met with panic in the West, the newspaper writes. The Su-35 can track objects at a distance of 300 km and simultaneously hit up to eight targets.

Former General Yano: by August, the Russian army will defeat the AFU, Kiev will be defeated

Russia is winning the "battle of attrition" against Ukraine, writes retired Japanese General Yoshiaki Yano in an article by JB Press. Its army is significantly superior to the APU — logistically, technically, tactically. Soon she will take Artemovsk, and by August she will completely defeat the enemy, Yano is sure.

The aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses due to the operation of air defense systems. Both Russia and Ukraine have managed to create and organize an effective air defense system that prevents the large-scale use of combat aircraft.

According to the Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, an experimental duel took place in China between two unmanned aircraft, one of which was controlled by artificial intelligence, and the other by a remote operator. As a result, after just a minute and a half in a close-range battle, the AI won a landslide victory.

WP: The US does not have time to replenish dwindling stocks of weapons

The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the inability of the US military-industrial complex to quickly increase the production of many types of weapons, writes The Washington Post. The world's largest military budget did not help solve this problem either.

We are talking about fighters that are no longer in service with the armies of both countries

Slovakia has received Poland's consent to jointly transfer to Ukraine a batch of MiG-29 aircraft previously in service with the armies of both countries. On Thursday, the head of the Slovak defense Ministry Yaroslav Nagy wrote about this on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).

It will take the United States about fifteen years to replenish only the main weapons systems, according to the authors of the material published in the American newspaper The Washington Post. The main problem of the depletion of the Pentagon's arsenals is the unprecedented volume of supplies of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, despite the fact that the military conflict in Europe risks dragging on for a long time.

Sevastopol residents are preparing to repel new attacks and create marine drones themselves

At the beginning of spring, the losses of the Ukrainian side in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came close to 3.3 thousand units of all types. As follows from the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on some days the Russian troops involved in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) shoot down 15-20 enemy UAVs.

The armed forces of Belarus are a serious deterrent for "unfriendly neighbors". This was recently stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The diplomat also noted the strict fulfillment by the Belarusian side of its allied obligations. "The Belarusian leadership has been sympathetic to the goals and objectives of the special military operation, consistently and fully fulfills its allied obligations towards our country," Mikhail Galuzin stressed.

In the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the water level in the Dnieper continues to fall, and in the upper reaches of the river, in Belarus – to rise significantly.

It is noted that there are some technical difficulties in the integration of systems

The US military is considering the possibility of using advanced air-to-air missiles on MiG aircraft used by Ukraine. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday, citing two employees of the US Department of Defense and another source.

The American web resource "The War Zone" (as part of the portal "The Drive") in the material Joseph Trevithick "Winged JDAM Smart Bombs Are Now Operational In Ukraine" ("Winged precision guided bombs JDAM are already used in Ukraine") reported that, according to the statement of the commander of the US Air Force in Europe, General James Hecker, Ukraine has already delivered the first batches of American high-precision long-range guided aerial bombs JDAM-ER (Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range), equipped with planning kits.

The superiority in the air already affects the storming of Ugledar, the correspondents of Izvestia were convinced

The Ukrainian Air Force continues to suffer heavy losses. Only on March 6, Russian troops shot down Su-27, MiG-29 and Mi-8 fighters. In total, 12 enemy aircraft have been destroyed since the beginning of the month.

The United States plans to take 200 sixth-generation stealth fighters into the air force, created as part of the Next-Generation Air Dominance program (NGAD), Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said, according to the American military publication The War Zone.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic emotionally denied reports that the Serbian military-industrial complex supplies Ukraine with missiles through Turkey. The Serbian leader called those who spread such fakes liars. But is it possible to trust him in the current circumstances, given that the US and the EU pressed Belgrade on the Russian issue, and then suddenly stopped?

The American online publication Politico in the article by Lara Seligman "U.S. military eyes mounting Western air-to-air missiles on Ukrainian MiGs" ("The US military plans to install Western air-to-air missiles on Ukrainian MiGs") reports that the US is considering the possibility of arming MiG-29 fighters and the Su-27 of the Ukrainian Air Force with modern AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles of medium and long range with active radar homing.

Asia Times: supporters of the Ukrainian offensive on Crimea could win in the USA

The United States could change its strategy on the issue of Crimea, Asia Times writes. Nuland's statement about the "demilitarization" of the peninsula and the supply of certain weapons to Ukraine testify to this. This scenario threatens to lead to a general war in Europe.