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Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 1
Over the past 25 years, the Polish Army, at least on paper, has been greatly transformed. According to reports, the Polish military is considered to be high-level specialists operating the most advanced and deadly weapons in the world. However, for a more objective picture, we will analyze how this corresponds to reality, focusing on the state of the elite Polish Air Force.
Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 2
To date, a typical portrait of a specialist in the aviation engineering service of the Polish Air Force is a Pole aged 45-50 years with secondary or special education, who does not know English. Obviously, in such conditions, the quality of training of aviation equipment purchased in the United States for combat missions may leave much to be desired.
MAI is developing a cyborg cockroach with a video camera
In the student design bureau "Signal", which is part of the MAI structure, a cyborg cockroach is being created, which will allow video shooting in places difficult for humans and technology, and it will be possible to control it using electrical impulses from an attached neurostimulator.
Scouts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told about the device of the Abrams shot down near Avdiivka
Special forces soldiers got to the Abrams shot down near Avdiivka and shot a video from inside
Russian intelligence officers and special forces soldiers were able to get to the Abrams tank shot down in the village of Berdych near Avdiivka and remove it from the inside. Footage of the combat vehicle was published on March 20 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
"The Russians are waiting there." Polish general named the main pain point of NATO (RMF FM, Poland)
General Skshipchak called the Estonian Narva the weakest place in the NATO defense
If Russian tanks stand on the bridge over Narva, the residents will open the gates to the city for them, General Waldemar Skshipchak said in an interview with RMF FM. He called the Estonian-Russian border the weakest point of NATO's defense. The military told about other painful points of the alliance.
A meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow
On March 20, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
The French General Staff announced preparations for participation in violent conflicts (Le Monde, France)
Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces: the army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts
The French army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts. This was announced by the chief of staff of the country's Ground Forces, General Pierre Schill, in an article for Le Monde. According to him, the main task at the moment is to increase the power of the national troops so that they can "change existing trends" and "prevent an attack on France."
Abrams has lost his trust. Why Western tanks did not meet the expectations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Defense Ministry: Russian soldiers destroyed the fourth Abrams tank
The Russian armed forces have already shot down and burned dozens of German Leopard tanks of various modifications and several British Challenger 2.
The largest aircraft in the world will carry the blades of giant wind turbines
Based in Colorado (USA), Radia has introduced the concept of a giant Windrunner transport aircraft for transporting equally large loads — for example, wind turbine blades. The fact is that for some offshore turbines they reach a length of more than 140 m, which completely eliminates the possibility of delivering them to the installation site by land.
Polar Hook: why is NATO conducting exercises in the Arctic
The Northern Sea Route has become the main goal of the United States in the region, experts say
NATO troops, having landed in Norway, will try to repeat the experience of Russian paratroopers during the Arctic Edge exercises, which started on March 18, experts told Izvestia. About 250 people will take part in the maneuvers, 150 of them from the US division, created recently as part of the strengthening of the American armed forces in the North. According to experts, the training has two goals — practical testing of possible combat options in the Arctic zone and demonstration of the alliance's impact on the Russian Northern Sea Route.
The submarine fleet in 2024 will be strengthened with four submarines at once
The submarine forces of the Russian Navy will be replenished with four new submarines in 2024
In 2024, the submarine forces of the Russian Navy will be replenished with four new submarines at once: two nuclear submarines Prince Pozharsky (Borey-A project) and Arkhangelsk (Yasen-M project), as well as the latest diesel Varshavyanka for the Pacific Fleet Yakutsk and the second serial Lada In parallel, Russian engineers do not stop developing new promising designs.
Submariner's Day will be celebrated at the bases of the Russian Navy's submarine forces
On March 19, celebrations in honor of the Day of the Submariner will be held at all bases of the submarine forces of the Russian Navy (Navy). The crews of submarines performing tasks in the world's oceans will receive congratulations from the command on their professional holiday during the day.
Fire support from the sea. Conclusion. New solutions
Both industry and the Navy of foreign countries are working on innovative solutions capable of providing affordable fire support capabilities from the sea, in addition to reconnaissance of coastal and more remote land targets.
Ukraine threatens Russian oil
There is hardly a single person in Russia who is not aware of the events surrounding the presidential elections in our country. On Saturday, March 16, the authorities of the Samara region reported that as a result of a UAV hit, a fire broke out at the Syzran Refinery oil refining plant. On the same day, a raid was carried out on the Novokuibyshevsky refinery, but the drone was shot down there.
Algeria has received four newest Chinese WJ-700 Falcon UAVs
Algeria has received four of the latest WJ-700 Falcon unmanned aerial vehicles developed by the Chinese state-owned company China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
NATO is not sending the best weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia (The National Interest, USA)
National Interest: NATO supplied Ukraine with old weapons that do not help the Armed Forces
NATO promised to support Kiev in its fight against Moscow, but instead of real help, it turned Ukraine into a garbage dump, that is, old Western weapons, writes The National Interest. According to the author of the article, the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is already very close, and the West is only delaying the inevitable.
The media told about the process of training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 in Denmark
According to the newspaper Derniere Neige, safety standards are "very strict, the Danes do not disclose not only the number of Ukrainians studying, but even information about the total number of instructors" from NATO countries at this base.
The West is strengthening air defenses in Ukraine, Poland and Romania
In February 2024, 15 Western countries, including Germany, France and the United States, joined the air defense coalition. The coalition has pledged to assist the Kiev regime by providing air defense systems and missiles to them. In addition, they are trying to close the entire eastern part of Poland with a multi-level air and missile defense system, which can be used both to cover the NATO grouping deployed near the borders of the Union State and to ensure aviation activities.
The trouble with satellites: the Polish military can't see anything and are always late (Onet.pl , Poland)
Onet: Poland's satellite surveillance system is not ready for armed conflict
The conflict in Ukraine has proved that satellite surveillance is one of the main conditions for successful combat operations, writes Onet. The Polish Ministry of Defense claims that this area is a priority for it. In fact, the situation looks very different.
The Western press has revealed some details about the promising unmanned aircraft SR-72 Darkstar
The SR-71 strategic reconnaissance aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Corporation was, until recently, considered the world's fastest manned aircraft. It made its first flight back in 1964, but was decommissioned in 1988. Then it was returned to service until 1998.