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The Rising Sun and the Soaring Dragon
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 US is learning lessons from the Ukrainian crisis
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 showed the flight of a "silent" drone with ion engines
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.
Defense order: Russian defense industry is preparing to increase production
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.
In the United States announced the presentation of a promising stealth bomber B-21 Raider
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.
The D-20K unmanned tiltrotor developed in Russia has completed tests
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.
The "Spark" ignited: the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the plant repairing HIMARS
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
Russia will conclude a $7 billion arms deal. That's what it will include
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 wants hyper-militarization of Ukraine. NATO will help
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 Pentagon said that Ukraine could receive F-16 fighters in two to three years
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.
American general: Kiev can fight with Western weapons for years without bringing the conflict to the Third World War
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.
American edition: The United States will offer combat aircraft of Afghanistan to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in exchange for cooperation
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.
Switzerland has signed a contract for the purchase of F-35A "Lightning-2" fighters
On September 19, Switzerland signed a contract for the purchase of 36 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning-2 multipurpose fighters.
America rated Taiwan higher than Ukraine
In the event of an "invasion" of Taiwan by the Chinese army, the United States will send its troops to defend the island, Biden promised. In the spring, he already made such a promise, but his assistants later clarified that "the boss was misunderstood." This time, the president said: unlike Ukraine, he will send his soldiers to Taiwan to fight. Does this mean that a small island in the Pacific Ocean will become the arena of a battle between two superpowers?
Finland, following Sweden, declared its readiness to send its soldiers to Poland and the Baltic States
Finland is considering sending part of its ground forces to the Baltic States and Poland. This is reported by the Finnish publication Iltalehti, referring to sources in the field of foreign policy and security of the country.
Russian military shot down more than 30 drones during exercises in Abkhazia
The Russian military shot down more than 30 drones during exercises in the mountains of Abkhazia, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reports.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the Russian Aerospace Forces of terrorist field commanders in Idlib
According to the ministry, the destroyed terrorists were directly involved in attacks on Syrian soldiers and civilians in the Idlib de-escalation zone
The Russian Aerospace Forces launched a massive strike on the terrorist base of the Jabhat al-Nusra group banned in Russia in the Syrian province of Idlib, destroying field commanders Bilal Said and Abu Dujan al-Diri.
The Ka-52M helicopter has received a new protection system against all modern MANPADS
The source said that new developments in the field of materials science have made it possible to increase the security of the machine without its radical weighting
The upgraded Ka-52M helicopter received an improved onboard defense system from all modern man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and a new ballistic protection. This was told to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The assembly of drones can be included in the program of schools in Moscow and the Moscow region
Training in working with UAVs is planned to be carried out within the framework of lessons in housing, technology or computer science
Work with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) produced on the basis of the educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard" can be included in the program of secondary schools in Moscow and the Moscow region. This was reported to TASS by the director of the center Daria Borisova.
Poland's Ministry of Defense has signed contracts for the purchase of FA-50 light combat aircraft
On September 16, the signing ceremony of two executive contracts for the purchase by Poland of FA-50 light combat aircraft of the South Korean company Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) took place in Minsk-Mazowiecki.