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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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Guardian: The missile incident will not lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO

The incident with missiles in Poland is unlikely to lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, writes The Guardian columnist Julian Borger. However, the risk of a collision between them due to miscalculation is quite real, he warns.

MWM: Russia has not yet deployed the MiG-35 in Ukraine

At the Chinese Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, the Russian Air Force, among other fighters, used a light MiG-35, MWM reports. The author of the article does not understand why the plane, which "would be a good fit" for military operations in Ukraine, did not participate in them at all.

Geopolitika.news: the real winner in the conflict in Ukraine is the American military-industrial complex

The West has practically emptied its arsenals of weapons in Ukraine, writes Geopolitika.news. Now they need to be replenished, which is what the American military-industrial complex will do. This conflict has become manna from heaven for him, so the United States is trying to delay its hot phase, the author of the article believes.

Turkish leader Recep Erdogan once again saw the positive attitude of the US president towards the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara. The Turkish leader announced possible shifts in the "protracted" deal at a press conference after meeting with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation has launched three new production buildings equipped with modern equipment at the Samara enterprise "ODK-Kuznetsov". More than 4 billion rubles have been invested in their construction. Commissioning of new capacities will double the volume of production of components for a number of power plants, including NK-32 series 02 and "Products of the Russian Federation".

Seventh meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine plans to satisfy the requests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On November 16, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold the seventh meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine (Ramstein-7). This meeting will be held in an online format at the Pentagon. The forum will allow defense ministers of almost 50 countries to discuss further efforts to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons, military and special equipment.

"The invention can be used on such aircraft as fighters, transport aircraft, strategic bombers, etc.," the patent text says

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) has patented a mooring system for aircraft with which it is possible to capture and to remove unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the onboard compartment on the fly, as well as to release them. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).

The rare Israeli-made Amir armored car was in service with the AFU for a relatively short time. As soon as he lit up the other day on the line of combat contact, information about his destruction by the Lancet kamikaze drone appeared almost immediately on the Network. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons"