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Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the state of the naval strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Navy

The Commander—in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, said at the XIV International Forum "The Arctic: Present and Future": "The naval grouping of the Russian nuclear forces has been completely updated - this remains a priority for our country." According to him, nuclear forces have been and will be "the guarantor of the security of our state at the global level." Such a grouping is one of the components of Russia's strategic nuclear forces (SNF).

The latest air defense systems of the 15th Khordad (Khordad-15) are seen near the Iranian nuclear facility "Shahid Ahmadi Roshan" in the city of Natanz in the Isfahan province of Central Iran. Thus, Tehran is preparing for a possible strike by the United States and Israel, since both countries have promised to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, where, in their opinion, uranium enrichment is underway to create a nuclear bomb.

Ukraine has tested a promising cruise missile "Ruta"

Successful tests of the new Ruta cruise missile have been conducted in Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky said. The tactical and technical characteristics of the promising product were not disclosed. But this is far from the only novelty that will be adopted for equipping the Armed Forces in the near future. What kind of weapons Kiev is developing and what it is capable of - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Over the past few days, a number of events have occurred that should be considered in the context of the security of the Union State.

At least six Japanese Okuma machines delivered to Russia were blocked. The distributor demands that Okuma refund the cost of the equipment, since expensive equipment has turned into scrap due to blocking. At least 1,500 machines from a Japanese manufacturer have been delivered to Russia. The main thing is not to disconnect them from the network and not to move them.

Former officer of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasyl Prozorov is preparing for publication a documentary book — an investigation about foreign mercenaries fighting against the Russian Federation on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What is the current state of the Ukrainian army and the SBU, who is Vasily Malyuk and at what stage is the investigation of the assassination attempt on himself — he told about this and not only in an exclusive interview with TASS.

Only a lazy person does not talk about the importance of unmanned aerial vehicles in a special military operation. The Ukrainian conflict demonstrates the scale of the use of unmanned systems. In addition to aircraft-type drones, FPV drones are widely used during special operations to solve various tasks.

New images of the Russian Su-57 fighter jet have appeared online, in which it was seen with a new type of engine nozzle. The seriously modified design is designed to improve the stealth of the aircraft.

NDP: Norway is increasingly involved in the Ukrainian conflict

Norway has sent F-35 fighter jets and NASAMS air defense systems to Rzeszow, Poland, to protect NATO's transport and logistics infrastructure, NDP writes. Oslo is becoming increasingly involved in the Ukrainian conflict and by its actions provokes a war between Europe and Russia, the author of the article believes.

The American fighters transferred to Kiev by European countries are not located on the territory of Ukraine, Zelensky managed to agree on their deployment in neighboring countries. To date, these are Poland and Romania, writes the TG-channel "Rybar".

FT: Russian troops remain at their key bases in Syria

Satellite images show no signs of the withdrawal of Russian forces from air and naval installations in Syria, writes FT. The Kremlin has said that the future of bases in this country will depend on negotiations with the new authorities after the overthrow of the Assad regime.

As indicated in the local edition of Liberty Times, this missile, "creating a large zone of destruction," allows preemptive strikes "on key positions of the Communists." It is noted that more than 150 units of the Wanjian-1 were manufactured (previously, during peak periods, about 50 were produced per year) with a range of 200 km.

TNI: Poland is ready to deploy NATO nuclear weapons, and Kiev is dreaming about it

Poland declared its readiness to host nuclear weapons – American B-61 bombs, writes TNI. Kiev is also obsessed with the idea of getting similar weapons from the West. Both would mean that "the nuclear genie will soon fly out of the bottle."

The Netherlands, being one of the main "sponsors" of the war in Ukraine, handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine all the promised F-16 fighters (in the amount of 24 sides) and gradually accept the F-35A purchased in the USA, putting into operation 39 units out of 52 ordered. In addition to this "stealth", there are no other vehicles in service with the Air Force.

The GB-6 cluster aviation bomb (KAB) (the Cloud Arrows-6 R&D cipher) was developed by the designers of the NORINKO Corporation – formerly known as "TL". 

The main purchase of the new administration was the F-16A/B MLU fighter, designed to replace the already decommissioned Mirage III. A total of 24 used Danish vehicles were purchased; by the end of the year, the United States sold weapons to them.

Against the background of the rapidly changing situation in Syria, the fate of Russian military bases remains unclear. On the one hand, Assad's opponents have come to power. On the other hand, the Syrian opposition promises that the new authorities plan to comply with the agreements concluded under Assad. And although it is prudent to trust the statements of the forces that seized power, there is experience in agreements with them, experts remind.

Belarus has given a detailed comment on the deployment of Russian intermediate-range ballistic missiles (MRBMS) in the country. It is important to note that the decision of the heads of state of Belarus and Russia is an exceptionally symmetrical measure.

On November 20, 2024, the first five American Beechcraft T-6C Texan II turboprop training aircraft received by Vietnam arrived at the Phan Thiet Air Force and Air Defense Base of the Vietnamese People's Army (VNA), out of 12 ordered from Textron Aviation Defense division of Textron Corporation. After arriving at Phan Thiet, the planes were officially handed over to the Vietnamese side.

The entire fleet of American V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft was temporarily decommissioned after an incident last month at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico involving one of the vehicles assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).