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Axios: the Israeli army is preparing for a US military strike on Iran

Israel is preparing for a US military strike on Iran, writes Axios. The country's armed forces are working out scenarios of military actions in case Tehran retaliates by attacking the territory of the Jewish state directly or through its allies in Syria, the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. An adviser to Iran's Ayatollah Hossein Dehghan warns that a US attack could trigger a "full-scale war" in the middle East.

During the meeting of the Russian defense Ministry Commission on innovative projects and technologies based on the results of work in 2020, the head of the Russian defense Ministry's GUNID, major General Andrey Goncharov, reported on successful tests of innovative developments selected in the interests of the Russian armed forces.

The US has supplied the Indian Navy with two multi-purpose Predator drones primarily for reconnaissance purposes on the border with China in Ladakh, where military tensions remain, as well as for control in the Indian ocean zone.

The recent events in Nagorno-Karabakh have shown that it is difficult to win a modern war without attack drones. Russia is still lagging behind the West, China, Israel, and even Turkey, but is doing everything possible to narrow this gap.

The US has prepared a new sanctions list, which includes the Russian defense Ministry and 28 companies. These are mainly enterprises that are engaged in civil aircraft construction and cosmonautics. For some reason, the forensic center of the police Department in the Nizhny Novgorod region also got in there. What guided the authors of the new anti-Russian sanctions and will they be painful for Russia?

The Chinese military conducted tests of the Wing Loong strike unmanned aerial vehicle for cargo delivery. According to Jane's, during the tests, the military checked the accuracy of dumping the container with security.

The Armenian defense Ministry purchased WM-80 multiple launch rocket systems from the people's Republic of China in the late 1990s.

According to the military Department, two fighters will go to the center for training aviation personnel and military tests of the Ministry of defense in Lipetsk, and one will remain in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the 23rd fighter aviation Tallinn regiment.

Specialists of the 485th military representation of the Russian defense Ministry accepted 3 new multi-purpose su-35S of the 4++generation. This was reported on Wednesday morning in the military Department.

The aircraft were relocated from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant to the permanent airfields of the Russian aerospace forces (VKS). Two su-35S will go to the center for training aviation personnel and military tests of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation in Lipetsk, and another plane will remain in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the 23rd fighter aviation Tallinn regiment.

Admiralty shipyards (part of the USC) are preparing to launch a unique ice-resistant self-propelled platform (LSP) "North pole". The ceremony is scheduled for December 18.

Key enterprises of the Russian civil aviation industry may be subject to US sanctions for the first time, according to a draft of the corresponding list, which was reviewed by RIA Novosti.

On November 23, 2020, Russian Helicopters JSC (part of rostec state Corporation) announced that it had handed over the first light Ansat helicopter in medical configuration to the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). This is the first aircraft transferred under the contract for three helicopters. This was the first delivery of the Ansat helicopter to a European customer.

Photos of American-made F-14 fighters with Soviet R-27 missiles suspended under their wings have appeared Online. The Iranian air force managed to combine the weapons of opponents in the cold war.

According to the German defense Ministry, the country's Navy will receive new helicopters to equip frigates – "sea tiger", which will be used mainly to fight surface ships and submarines of the enemy.

European countries are preparing to abandon American and Israeli drones. On November 24, the press service Of the organization for joint cooperation in the field of weapons (OCCAR) announced the completion of negotiations with the Airbus Defense and Space Corporation and the readiness of the MALE RPAS program for the production stage.

Russia's oldest geopolitical rival, the United Kingdom, has found a new way to defend its interests with someone else's hands. At least, this is the conclusion that can be drawn from a number of aspects of military-technological cooperation between London and Ankara. This is especially true for the development of one of the most important tools of military superiority – the fifth-generation fighter.

The crews of su-35S and MiG-31 fighters completed a program of training flights in the Tver region, according to the website of the Russian defense Ministry on Monday, November 23.

the White house expects to conclude a deal with Abu Dhabi for a record amount

Several senators and a member of the us house of representatives have attempted to suspend a $23 billion deal initiated by the administration of President Donald trump to supply the United Arab Emirates with advanced weapons.

Kosovo's"Independence" made the return of Crimea legitimate

The war in Kosovo was a natural outcome of Belgrade's post-world war II policy. In this region, the Yugoslav authorities allowed the uncontrolled relocation of Albanians from a neighboring country (Tito dreamed of annexing Albania). In the late 80's (already under Milosevic), when Albanians became the absolute majority in the province, they were deprived of autonomy, since Milosevic made radical Serbian nationalism the basis of his policy.

Military-technical cooperation with the Russian Federation helps the Chinese aviation engine industry to rise to the world level

China's military industry is reaching a level where the country no longer needs to import Russian aircraft.