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EurAsian Times: Moscow and Washington are increasing their presence in the Arctic

The Arctic may become the next region of active confrontation between Russia and the United States, experts believe. Washington seeks to "regain dominance" in the Arctic, while Russia plans to create infrastructure in this region to ensure the security of its own borders and interests. Whether the rivalry in the Arctic will become acute, and whether to wait for NATO ships at the Russian borders, - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Shoigu: Putin is leading the training for a retaliatory nuclear strike

On October 26, nuclear weapons tests were conducted under the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, a response to a possible nuclear strike on Russia was being worked out. The military checked to what extent the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sineva ballistic missile and the air-launched missiles launched from the Tu-95MS conform to their characteristics. The US was warned about the exercises.

Ukraine will remain not only without Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, but also without a factory for their production. According to sources in Kiev, Baykar refused to build an enterprise for the production of UAVs on Ukrainian territory.

The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has prepared a draft government decree that permits the maintenance and repair of aircraft using non-original components manufactured "according to the procedures of countries that are leading in the global aviation community."

The German Air Force plans to modernize electronic warfare equipment used in aviation. In order to meet their needs, Israel and Germany have begun to jointly develop an electronic warfare system for Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

After the beginning of mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the sabotage on the Crimean Bridge, the special operation in Ukraine was led by a new commander and entered a new phase, within which, in particular, the methodical destruction of the energy infrastructure of the Kiev regime unfolded. Mass raids on the rear facilities of Nezalezhnaya in the West were dubbed the "Surovikin missile offensive".

Military observer Lavrov: Lancet drones are capable of destroying lightly armored vehicles and even tanks

The Russian Lancet drone is also deadly for lightly armored vehicles, and if successfully hit on board or in the stern, it can destroy even a tank, said military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

Continuing the topic of the development of digital technologies and robotic complexes (RTK) in the Turkish Armed Forces, we recall that in Part I it was about the achievements of the Turkish military-industrial complex in the field of swarm technologies, Part II[/b] touched on the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, and Part III concerned ground-based RTCs. Let's conclude the topic of robotization of the Turkish Armed Forces with the achievements of the national defense industry in the field of marine autonomous systems.

The new American strategic bomber B-21 Raider, created by Northrop Grumman Corporation, will be presented on December 2 during a ceremony at the plant in Palmdale (California), the US Air Force Global Strike Command reported.

According to the US Secretary of State, over the past few days Russia has inflicted "many strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine," many of which are on the account of Iranian-made drones.

Denis Fedutinov, an expert in the field of unmanned aviation, noted that the use of such equipment generally increases the effectiveness of combat operations

During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian side began to use kamikaze drones more actively, as the Russian military changed its attitude to this type of ammunition in the light of their advantages. Denis Fedutinov, an expert in the field of unmanned aviation, expressed this opinion to TASS.

Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation biological and chemical protection troops, said that the cost of one drone is about 1.8 million rubles

In the autumn of 2021, the Armed Forces of Ukraine purchased more than 2 thousand drones, allegedly intended for spraying pesticides. This was announced on Saturday by the head of the radiation biological and chemical protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov on the air of the TV channel " Russia-24 ".

After the beginning of the destruction of our military power facilities in Ukraine with the help of kamikaze drones, first in Kiev, and then in the West, Iran was accused of allegedly supplying Russia with its Shahed-136 attack UAVs, which we rebrand under the name "Geranium-2". And although Moscow and Tehran have officially denied this information, the United States and EU countries have threatened Iran with some sanctions for allegedly providing military assistance to the Russian Federation.

On October 19, 2022, the official presentation of the first Embraer KC-390 Millenium medium military transport aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force, built by the Brazilian company Embraer, took place at the Portuguese Beja Air Base (BA11).

The US Air Force announced a large-scale modernization of the B-52 aircraft

The American Boeing Corporation in mid-October presented the first official image of the upgraded B-52 strategic bomber. It is expected that the updated machine will serve until the 2050s. Izvestia was looking into what exactly and how it is planned to do with one of the oldest military aircraft in the world and what an American bomber will be in the middle of the XXI century.

How Xi Jinping's plans to modernize the PRC army will change the military situation

At the XX Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping said that Beijing will "work faster" in the direction of modernization of "military theory, personnel and weapons." What is the current state of the Chinese armed forces and what are the immediate prospects for the military construction of the PLA - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

"Stupor", "Harpoon", "Alabuga": how electromagnetic weapons affect the course of a special operation

A source in the Ministry of Defense reported on the successful use of the latest hand-held electromagnetic guns "Harpoon-3" during the special operation. The Russian army also has other anti-drone weapons - for example, "Stupor". "Newspaper.Ru" - about the principle of operation of electromagnetic guns and their prospects.

The UN Security Council has never been presented with any evidence, said the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the organization

The accusations of Western countries in Iran's export of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia represent another disinformation. This was stated on Wednesday by the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky.

She takes into account in her work the intensity of the modulated radiation of searchlights, the Federal Institute of Industrial Property reported

Military Educational and Scientific Center (VUNC) The Air Force "Zhukovsky and Gagarin Air Force Academy" has patented a visual system for landing aircraft on unequipped airfields in difficult weather conditions and at night. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).

It became known about the loss of the fifth-generation F-35 fighter in the United States. According to some reports, the plane crashed in Utah. At the moment, it is reported that the plane was completely engulfed in flames. The pilot managed to eject.