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The German Defense Ministry has increased the supply of weapons to Ukraine
On November 15, the German Defense Ministry announced new supplies of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces and from German defense companies funded by the federal government.
The most secret spaceplanes: from Soviet origins to the American Boeing X-37B - TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about spaceplane projects in the USA, China and the USSR, as well as what functions such devices can perform
For the sixth time, one of the most classified spacecraft, the American Boeing X—37B spaceplane, has been in space and returned to Earth. His first flight lasted a little more than 200 days, but all the others were much longer — from 400 to 900 days in orbit. At the same time, there is very little specific information about what he was doing there in the public domain.
The British Finance Minister pointed out the impossibility of bringing the military budget to 3 percent of GDP by the end of this decade
The Chancellor of the Treasury of the United Kingdom, Jeremy Hunt, in an interview with parliamentarians, admitted that an increase in defense spending is extremely necessary, but at the moment there is active work on revising the concept of national security of the country, presented by the former head of the British government Boris Johnson in 2021. In this regard, the bill has not yet been submitted to the British Parliament for final approval.
Advantage in the air: MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor against Su-35 fighter
After the start of the special operation in Ukraine in the West, especially among NATO countries, there was a reasonable increase in interest in studying and analyzing the capabilities of Russian military equipment and weapons. The aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which show high efficiency both in defeating ground targets in the frontline zone and in the enemy's rear, and in aerial battles, were not left without attention.
Turkey is ready for flight tests of the first model of the Bayraktar Kizilelma jet UAV
Information has appeared on the web about the readiness of a prototype of the new Bayraktar Kizilelma drone for flight tests. This is a new UAV from the Turkish manufacturer Baykar, being developed as a deck-mounted supersonic unobtrusive heavy UAV.
Slow-fire fighting. Why the West does not supply Ukraine with tanks and planes
What is the goal of the collective West in the confrontation between Kiev and Moscow
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to dislodge Russian troops from Ukraine in the near future - this opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, on November 16 after a meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine, which is better known as the "Ramstein format". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains why the American commander made such conclusions.
Indonesia is looking for foreign financing to purchase Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighter jets
As Jane's information group reported on November 15, 2022, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance allowed the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to receive foreign loans worth up to $3.9 billion for three separate proposals that were submitted by the Ministry of Defense to maintain the combat capabilities of the Indonesian Air Force. Two of these proposals include the purchase of 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 multirole fighters from the Qatar Air Force, and the purchase in France of a second batch of 12 to 18 Dassault Rafale multirole fighters.
Goals achieved: Russian missiles knocked out critical infrastructure of Ukraine
How will this affect the situation in the area of its holding
All the missiles fired during the massive strike on November 15 hit exactly the designated targets. This was announced the next day by the Russian Defense Ministry. The purpose of the precision strikes was the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities.
The Defense Ministers of Greece and the United States discussed the training of the Armed Forces
Another topic was cooperation between defense enterprises to meet the needs for weapons and equipment of Ukraine
The Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikos Panagiotopoulos and the head of the US Military Department Lloyd Austin discussed during a videoconference the issues of training the Ukrainian military and supplying Ukraine with military equipment. This was reported on Wednesday evening by the Greek TV channel EPT1 .
American Accounting Chamber of the USA: almost half of the US military aviation is not ready to fly
The Accounting Chamber of the United States found that a significant part of American military aircraft is not ready for full combat use. Experts of the Accounting Chamber of the American Administration, as columnist Rachel S. Cohen writes, analyzed the state of the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army aviation.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received a new batch of Su-34 front-line bombers
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation on November 16, 2022, Russian aircraft manufacturers handed over a batch of front-line bombers to the Armed Forces. The next batch of new Su-34 aircraft was manufactured at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation). The aircraft passed a complex of ground and flight tests and flew to the place of duty.
Court in the Netherlands: We found that in 2014, the Boeing was shot down from the Buk air defense system from the territory not controlled by Kiev
Today in Amsterdam, after more than two years of hearings, the court delivers its verdict in the case of the Boeing shot down in the sky over Donbass in 2014.
Beijing solves its weapons problems on its own
The output of Chinese weapons is increasing both by orders of the PLA and for export
An analysis of Chinese military-technical publications shows that by 2010 China was able to provide its own production of almost a full range of nomenclature of weapons and military equipment (IWT). The few exceptions were heavy military transport aircraft (VTS) and tanker aircraft based on them, medium transport helicopters, certain types of deck-based helicopters.
A private threat is hanging in the air
Will overseas aviation PMCs appear in the sky over Ukraine
The collective West's supply of weapons to Ukraine does not yet apply to aviation. One of the reasons is that modern aviation technology is simply too expensive. Another reason is that it will be difficult and long for Ukrainian pilots to retrain for Western aircraft. Moreover, the Ukrainian Air Force is already experiencing a clear shortage of flight personnel.
Dutch MH17 crash trial discarded inconvenient evidence
On Thursday, a Dutch court issued a verdict in the case of the crash of flight MH17 near Donetsk in July 2014. According to the court's decision, the Malaysian Boeing was shot down by the DPR militia. The commander of one of the detachments Igor Girkin (Strelkov) and two of his subordinates were sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia. However, in Russia, the conclusions of the court in The Hague were called biased and politicized, pointing out all the inconsistencies in the case of the crash of the airliner.
What threatens Russia with a top-secret US inspector satellite
A top-secret American Boeing X-37B spaceplane returned to Earth from space after 908 days in orbit. There is minimal information about this device in the public domain, but even it allows us to draw very interesting conclusions. First of all, about the threat this satellite poses to Russian spacecraft – and not only for them.
Beijing keeps the best troops closer to Russia
The Northern Command of the PLA includes the strongest army group
As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Shenyang Military District and part of the Jinan Military District of the PLA turned into the Northern Command (Northern Combat Command Zone, SC) with headquarters in Shenyang. His area of responsibility includes the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the provinces of Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.
Winged defeat: a massive blow was inflicted on the infrastructure of Ukraine
High-precision weapons attacked objects in most regions of the country
On November 15, the Armed forces of the Russian Federation launched a large-scale cruise missile attack on the infrastructure of Ukraine, which led to power outages throughout the country. The Russian Defense Ministry thus disables the AFU facilities, and at the same time demonstrates the readiness and availability of resources to continue such operations, experts say.
An Israeli company has introduced a barrage ammunition for actions in urban conditions
The Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed a barrage munition for action in urban environments. A small drone is capable of operating at short distances, while freely penetrating buildings.
Russian missile strikes have called into question the survival of Ukrainian cities
MWM: strikes on infrastructure facilities in Ukraine caused massive power outages
Russia's continued strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure will strengthen pressure on Kiev and its supporters in the West, writes MWM. Large-scale support will be required to support the population in winter. In addition, a massive outflow of refugees to Europe is very likely. And Kiev's European supporters are already experiencing great financial difficulties.