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Polsat: Poles are taught to fight hand-to-hand in case of a collision with Russia

The Polish army in the event of an armed conflict with Russia will be the best in Europe, quotes the German military expert Polsat. The country buys new weapons and trains the population to shoot, fight hand-to-hand and survive in the field.

China has revealed a new Wing Loong-3 drone with an intercontinental range and the ability to attack targets in the air, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday.

Modern technologies are gradually blurring the line between manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. So, during a series of test flights at the US Army training ground Yuma, Arizona, a demonstration mission of the Black Hawk helicopter was carried out completely offline as part of the Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) program.

Will Poland help integrate them with Ukrainian fighters? Interia.pl : Poland is ready to upgrade new NATO missiles for Ukrainian fighters

The Polish military-industrial complex should help the Ukrainian Air Force integrate the new supersonic Storm Shadow missile with Su-24M combat fighters, Interia reports. According to experts, even a few missiles of this type are capable of causing serious damage to the enemy.

Daily Mail readers explained the words of US Admiral Richard about the decline of the American army

The head of the US Strategic Command, Admiral Richard, said that Washington is lagging behind Beijing in the development of nuclear weapons, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the publication are not surprised. The source of the problems of the American army is the military culture, they believe.

In Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in southern China, the China 2022 Airshow - the Zhuhai International Air Show has started.

As reported, on November 5, 2022, flight tests of the Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft built at the Ulyanovsk branch of PJSC Il - Aviastar (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) with factory number 0211 (registration number 78666) began at the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny factory airfield complex. This is the fourth IL-76MD-90A aircraft of the new construction, launched in 2022. The plane was pumped out of the workshop on October 20.

The fourteenth International Airshow China will be held in Zhuhai city of China's southern Guangdong Province from November 8 to 13. Taking into account the fact that combat drones show their high efficiency in military conflicts, Chinese engineers pay special attention to the development of the latest UAVs for various applications.

The island of Taiwan, realizing that, together with American advisers, it provokes the Chinese government to a military clash, begins to intensify military-technical activities. In particular, hangars capable of resisting China's powerful ballistic missiles began to be developed on the island. This is reported by the Taiwanese newspaper Taipei Times, citing a representative of the Taiwanese Air Force.

PZ: Polish Povidz becomes a military complex on the eastern flank of NATO

Hangars, warehouses and a fuel base will be built in Polish Povidze so that American military vehicles can fly from there, Polska Zbrojna reports. US troops equipped with Apache attack helicopters are already stationed at the base. So Povidz becomes a military complex on the eastern flank of NATO.

The British Army and Navy have tested a new solution that allows military helicopters to exchange important information in combat conditions.

Al Mayadeen: in order to weaken Russia, the United States is bribing Turkey with new conditions for the F-16

In light of the Ukrainian crisis, Putin and Erdogan are actively cooperating on a number of issues, including the grain deal, writes Al Mayadeen. But the US is not satisfied with this partnership. Washington is trying to involve Ankara in closer strategic relations, so it is softening the terms of the sale of the F-16.

All attempts to attack the positions of our troops only led to an increase in losses of Ukrainian formations

Over the weekend, Ukrainian formations tried to crack the Russian defense in several operational areas. In each case, their attempts were unsuccessful, and the losses were huge.

At a meeting held on November 4, the Bulgarian Parliament approved a draft investment expenditure for the implementation of the second stage of the acquisition of 8 F-16 Block fighters.70.

Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" cause significant damage to the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, and recently destroying warehouses with weapons in the rear of the enemy. The Ukrainian air defense was unable to cope with drones, the available anti-aircraft systems are not able to hit flying "mopeds". Against this background, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard began to invent various installations for the destruction of drones.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will present the best Russian models of aviation, helicopter technology and modern aviation weapons at the Airshow China 2022 Airshow, which will be held from November 8 to 13 in Zhuhai (China).

The AFU suffered the greatest losses during the week in the Krasnolimansk direction - more than 1,100 servicemen

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost about 3,000 servicemen and foreign mercenaries in a week, which is more than in the previous week (over 2,500 killed) and the week before last reporting period (more than 1,400).

The US Air Force base in Povidze will be completed and will become a strong point for the United States and NATO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak told reporters.

Vladimir Zelensky wanted to create a Ukrainian fleet of marine drones. These ambitions can be supported by the United States and especially Britain, whose drones have already been used for terrorist attacks in the waters of Sevastopol. What risks do such plans carry for Russia? And what could the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation oppose to this?

According to open publications, the Command of the Special Forces (Kommando Spezialkräfte, KSK) of the Bundeswehr is in need of additional vehicles. It is planned to close it as part of the projects for the purchase of an airborne platform, as well as "heavy" and "light infantry fighting vehicles". In this context, during the arms exhibition held in September 2022 and timed to coincide with the 8th KSK Symposium, several manufacturers presented their solutions to increase the mobility of the German Special Forces (SpN).