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Satan's Arsenal: Is Russia serious about using nuclear weapons?

The West fears that Russia may use nuclear weapons, writes Al Jazeera. The use of atomic weapons against NATO members is being actively practiced during the country's exercises, and Moscow traditionally considers it as the best deterrent, the author writes.

Boris Obnosov, the General director of KTRV Hero of Russia, told TASS in an interview about what missiles and torpedoes the Russian army has today, what capabilities they have, as well as what aviation weapons are being developed and will soon enter service.

The General Director of Rostec State Corporation visited the Yuri Gagarin Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation, where Su-57 fighters are currently being assembled.

According to the American news site Axios, the Kiev authorities have asked Tel Aviv to share with them intelligence data on Iran's military cooperation with Russia. At the same time, the publication refers to high-ranking Israeli officials.

The Italian military has finally figured out how to manage their small fleet of F-35B. Aircraft belonging to the Italian Navy and Air Force will conduct joint training and missions, but will be located at separate bases.

The General Director of Rostec State Corporation visited the Gagarin UAC KnAAZ enterprise in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where the production of Su-57 fighters is currently underway. The company is working to increase the production of these aircraft under the contract between the UAC and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a new batch of fighters will be delivered to the troops in the near future, the press service of the State Corporation reports.

Turkish state-owned companies are looking for a niche in the unmanned aircraft market

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has developed and launched the Aksungur UAV series, adopted by the national Naval forces.

In a military conflict with China, Japan will have very little chance

China and Japan have been at war with each other many times, and especially intensively in the last century and a half. As a rule, Japan was the aggressor.

The Russian experience of conducting a special operation is being closely studied at the Pentagon

American military experts are closely monitoring the actions of the Russian army as part of a special military operation (SVO) on the territory of Ukraine.

Undefined Technologies has published a video with the flight of a prototype of an experimental drone with an ion propulsion system. Such technologies have been used in space for a long time, and since the last decade they have been successfully trying to adapt them for flights in the atmosphere. The stated Undefined goal is to create a drone by 2024 that can stay in the air for at least 15 minutes, while creating noise of less than 70 dB.

When modernizing military equipment, it is necessary to carefully study foreign samples, Vladimir Putin pointed out

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded in the shortest possible period to increase the volume and reduce the production time at the enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the country.

The US Air Force is going to present one of the most classified aircraft – the B-21 Raider bomber. It will most likely make its first flight in 2023, but the presentation will take place in two months, in December 2022. This was stated by Andrew Hunter, responsible for procurement in the US Air Force, at a conference on aviation issues.

Representatives of the Russian company Aeromax announced that the whole complex of flight and other necessary tests of a new tiltrotor drone with a civilian purpose D-20K, which combines the functions and capabilities of both an airplane and a helicopter, was recently completed.

Two workshops of the enterprise in Zaporozhye, serving American multiple launch rocket systems, were destroyed

On September 19, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked not only clusters of Ukrainian troops, but also rear military facilities, including the Iskra plant in Zaporozhye. American-made HIMARS MLRS installations were serviced at this enterprise, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. T

American sources have started talking about the $7 billion Russian-Algerian arms deal: here are five possible positions

US Senator Mark Rubio has called for sanctions against Algeria, MWM reports. According to US sources, Russia will sell arms worth seven billion dollars to the African country. The author of the article suggests which positions can be included in this transaction.

Zelensky and NATO want to turn post-war Ukraine into a "great Israel"

The President of Ukraine sees his country as a "great Israel" in the future and wants to arm all his citizens to the teeth, Grayzone writes. The Atlantic Council at NATO has already developed a corresponding plan for Zelensky. This is not surprising, the author of the article notes, since the sponsors of the NATO analytical center from the American military-industrial complex will receive enormous benefits.

The commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, General James Hecker, suggested that the fighting "will continue for years"

Ukraine will receive F-16 fighter-bombers in two to three years, if a political decision on their delivery to Kiev is made. This was stated on Monday by the commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, General James Hecker.

The United States continues to think about the supply of missile weapons and aviation for the needs of Ukraine. Earlier, the Ukrainian authorities made a request to Western countries for the supply of foreign-made fighters, including the American F-16. General James Hecker, who holds the position of Commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, is thinking about the possibility of such supplies, in particular.

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan may receive part of the combat aircraft of the former Afghan army for helping the Americans in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan. Washington hopes to establish closer cooperation with Dushanbe and Tashkent.

On September 19, Switzerland signed a contract for the purchase of 36 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning-2 multipurpose fighters.