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The number of basic weapons sent to the Russian army increased by 30%, ammunition for rocket and artillery weapons and aviation weapons - from 69 to 109%. As Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted the day before, the combat capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces have increased significantly in 2022. For more information about what weapons, including those involved in a special military operation, the army was replenished in the outgoing year, see the TASS material.

Pentagon trains drones to fight Russian and Chinese submarines

American reconnaissance and reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Predator family, which already includes half a dozen different drones, are known today to everyone who is interested in weapons and military affairs. This family includes the "Predators" themselves, their development – "Reapers" (Predator B), "Sky Guards" and "Sea Guards" (Certified Predator B), as well as new deck "Avengers" (Predator C).

On the Day of Long-range Aviation, we publish an interview with the Honored Test Pilot of Russia

On December 23, Russia celebrates the Day of Long-range Aviation. This is a professional holiday for pilots and military personnel related to long-range aviation of the Russian Air Force. It is on the "dalniki" that the air component of the country's nuclear triad is held.

According to Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, Washington may decide to supply the AFU with long-range missiles and drones that are capable of striking deep into Russian territory.

Russian pilots and anti-aircraft gunners shot down a Su-27 fighter and three helicopters

The armed forces of the Russian Federation on Sunday, December 25, caused significant damage to Ukrainian aviation. Russian Aerospace Forces fighters shot down a Su-27 plane, Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters, and air defense systems destroyed another Milevsky "eight".

The A-50U aircraft taking part in a special military operation will undergo another modernization. The A-50U is perhaps one of the strangest-looking machines, resembling a mushroom plane. At the same time, it is one of the most high-tech aircraft in the history of world military aviation. About how it was created and why it is often called the eyes and ears of the army — in the material of TASS.

South Korean media published material from the crash site of one of the drones that allegedly violated the country's air border from the DPRK. It is worth noting that today's invasion of North Korean UAVs was the first case since 2017 when an aircraft crossed the border of the Republic of Korea.

Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are reliably protected from air strikes.

The head of the military Air Defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander LEONOV, tells the Red Star about the current state and prospects for the development of this kind of troops.

As the Rostec State Corporation reported on December 26, 2022, JSC United Engine Corporation (UEC), which is part of it, began flight tests of the PD-8 power plant designed for the SSJ NEW short-haul passenger liner and the Be-200 amphibious aircraft installed at the Il-76LL flying laboratory owned by the M.M. Gromov LII JSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (UAC). The main operational data are recorded - rotation speed, pressure, temperature, as well as additional parameters necessary to confirm the design decisions taken and ensure the safety of operation of the power plant.

For the second time in a month, a Ukrainian drone attacked a military airfield in Engels, Saratov region, where strategic bombers of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based. The raid was repelled by air defense forces, but there are dead among the Russian military. Why did the APU manage to raid deep into the territory of the Russian Federation again and what can Russia oppose to this in the future?

The South Korean military fired about 100 rounds of 20 mm ammunition at the DPRK UAV in seven hours

Five North Korean drones have crossed the border with South Korea, Seoul reports. Attack helicopters and fighter jets were sent to destroy the drones. One attack aircraft crashed during the flight, the pilots escaped. At the same time, one drone returned to North Korea, the other four disappeared from radar.

The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system has flaws, but not the ones found in Forbes

Forbes journalist Paul Iddon called low mobility a weak point of the Patriot air defense system. Why this cannot be called a minus and what vulnerabilities the American complex actually has, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok in his column.

The Ministry of Defense reported that three soldiers were killed when the wreckage of a UAV fell at an airfield near Saratov

The wreckage of a Ukrainian drone shot down by Russian air defense fell in the area of the military airfield "Engels" in the Saratov region, where strategic bombers of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based. At the same time, three servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were killed, but the equipment was not damaged. What is known about the emergency at the airfield - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Newsweek: The APU will not be able to use the Patriot air defense system before spring

Ukraine is suffering huge losses and is in great danger, says American General Barry McCaffrey. He offered to transfer the main US combat tanks - M1 Abrams, as well as ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles to the AFU in order to "try to influence the balance of power." In his opinion, one Patriot air defense system battery, which the United States promised to deliver to Kiev, will not change the situation "on the ground."

Military expert Bartosh: following the Patriot air defense system, the US will send fighter jets to Ukraine

Candidate of Military Sciences Alexander Bartosh said that Patriot complexes will protect airfields of Ukraine, and suggested that their delivery will lead to the transfer of American F-15 and F-16 fighters. According to the expert, this will be a new stage of escalation in the conflict, although the Ukrainian military will need several months to train.

Biden did not deny Ukraine anything following the meeting with Zelensky

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with President Joe Biden during his one-day visit to the United States and addressed both chambers of the US Congress. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the meeting of Biden and Zelensky would affect a special military operation.

Vladimir Putin explained the pace of the special military operation

Russia is not going to unwind the flywheel of the Ukrainian conflict and seeks to end it. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22. On the same day, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the units of the Russian Federation in the zone of the military special operation. The front line is now stabilized and the main efforts of the army are aimed at liberating the DPR, said Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. This statement confirms that the final liberation of Donbass will be the next stage of the SVO, experts interviewed by Izvestia note.

The chairman of the Government of the DPR Vitaly Khotsenko and the head of the group of military advisers Dmitry Rogozin were injured in the shelling of a hotel on the outskirts of Donetsk

The situation on the line of contact in the zone of self-defense has stabilized, the Russian military has focused its main efforts on completing the liberation of the DPR, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing for foreign military attaches on Thursday.

The Russian General Staff is looking for new ways to increase the combat capability of troops

Space intelligence data and their constant binding to the intended targets for mass use by high-precision weapons. Reliable classified communications and electronic warfare (EW) systems. Unmanned aerial and sea-based vehicles controlled via satellites.

Military aspects of American policy in the Middle East

The US military and political leadership continues to pay considerable attention to the Middle East, which, along with the Indo-Pacific region, is considered one of the priorities of Washington's foreign policy. In recent years, significant changes have taken place here, limiting the possibility of maneuvering the White House.