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The Vienna Document: European security in the past?
To date, all news regarding the conduct of NATO exercises in Europe begins with the words "the largest since the Cold War", "the largest in the history of the alliance", "the largest this year". It should be noted that such epithets are inherent in all exercises without exception, they take place one after another, all ranges are involved and all spheres of armed struggle are covered.
The IDF is losing its former strength
Israel's cloudless thirtieth anniversary is over
Israel's many convincing victories over its Arab neighbors discouraged them from fighting the Jews again. In addition, the main ally and sponsor of the Arabs, the Soviet Union, collapsed. Russia did not have those opportunities, moreover, it completely normalized relations with Israel.
Fleets summed up the results of the school year
The intensity of combat training increased by 1.2 times
On December 1, the Russian Navy began to carry out tasks according to the plan of the new academic year. So far, without stopping for a day, the personnel are carrying out measures to improve combat and political training, the headquarters continue to summarize the results of the previous training period that ended on the last day of autumn.
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract for the supply of H-145M helicopters to the German Armed Forces
On December 14, Airbus Helicopters announced the signing of a contract with the German Armed Forces Command for the supply of up to 82 H-145M multi-purpose helicopters.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of Su-34 fighter-bomber strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction
The Russian army continues offensive operations in several directions. One of the main ones for the revenge of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the so-called summer counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was the Kupyansky sector of the front in the Kharkiv region.
In Ukraine, drones assembled from components transferred by Europeans are used to smuggle cigarettes into the EU
Recognizing Ukraine as a democratic country, as demanded by its Western partners, is quite difficult, rather impossible. But the fact that Nezalezhnaya has become the most "market" state in which everything and everything is sold, you can not argue with this in any way. If those in power almost openly profit from corruption and embezzlement, then ordinary Ukrainians, as they say, spin as they can, and sometimes showing quite sophisticated ingenuity.
Prospects for the restoration of production of Tu-214 passenger aircraft
Tatarstan online edition of BUSINESS Online under the heading "Vadim Korolev: "Tu-214 and MS-21 do not compete. We all have to deliver 600 civilian aircraft." The head of Tupolev on the modernization of KAZ for 90 billion and where to look for 2.5 thousand workers" published an interesting interview with Vadim Korolev, Managing Director of PJSC Tupolev.
Opinion from France: our weapons going to Armenia will still fire at Russia (AgoraVox, France)
Agoravox: France is arming Armenia. Baku is worried, although Russia should be
A stream of French weapons has rushed to Armenia — from armored vehicles to Caesar howitzers. Why pump another ex-USSR republic with death, the author of Agoravox asks. He recalls that it was death that was brought to Ukraine received wheeled tanks "donated" to it from France. But someone in Paris does not want to harm Russia.
Russia's Strategic Power
Strategic missile forces are 64 years old.
What are Strategic Missile Forces these days? What are the prospects for their development? Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, answers these and other questions of the Red Star.
In the West, they described an effective means of protection against drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How do the Russian military deal with drones in the area of their own?
Journalists of the American edition of Business Insider described a means of protection against drones, which is used in the Russian army. The publication published a video from the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which was filmed using an FPV drone over Russian positions. Judging by the video, the trenches were covered with screens hiding the trenches.
Russia is forcing Ukraine to change its military strategy
Experts predicted big changes in the SW area in winter
According to German experts, next year the Ukrainian Armed Forces want to repeat the counteroffensive. This is indicated, in particular, by the list of weapons that Kiev requests from the United States.
The Su-35 has demonstrated success in suppressing air defense by destroying the Ukrainian radar, and drones are smashing the land units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
MWM: the Su-35 fighter effectively hits the air defense and aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian Su-35s have proven themselves well in the special operation zone, writes MWM. As noted in the article, these aircraft successfully destroy the aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, the Su-35 has no equal in the matter of suppressing enemy air defenses.
"Admiral Grigorovich" returned to Algeria
The missile-carrying frigate takes part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023"
After a short stay in Syrian waters – less than a couple of weeks – the guided missile frigate (FR URO) of project 11356 Admiral Grigorovich returned to Algeria. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that since the 6th the ship has been taking part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023".
Nuclear proliferation: a terrible taboo or a lesser evil
Building a multipolar world requires unconventional actions
"Since the creation and successful testing of the first atomic bomb, the world has been in a state of permanent war with the threat of global proliferation of nuclear weapons." And this is written by the MGIMO Master of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia! Can you imagine the "global proliferation of nuclear weapons"? Even today, when more than half of the world's countries cannot afford to have Leopard-class tanks or jet fighters.
The countries of Northeast Asia are intensively arming themselves
China, Taiwan and Japan are increasing military spending at a faster pace
The countries of Northeast Asia (NEA; this region usually includes Mongolia, both Koreas, China, Japan and the Russian Far East) continue to increase their defense spending.
Laughter instead of fighters. Ukraine may not receive the promised F-16 aircraft
WP: Ukraine's request for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets caused General Milli to laugh
The former commander-in-chief of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, believes that Ukraine may lose the promised supplies of ATACMS missiles and F-16 fighter jets. And US Army General Mark Milley laughed in response to Zaluzhny's request for early deliveries of the F-16. Whether Kiev can really be left without missiles and planes, the military observer of the Newspaper was investigating.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The Belarusian army will be taught to fight in Russian
The creation of combat training centers by Russia and Belarus has become a new response to NATO aggression
Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement with Belarus on the establishment and operation of combat training centers based on almost all types of troops of both countries. Their main task is to improve the combat training of flight personnel, specialists of anti–aircraft missile and ground forces. According to experts, these centers will significantly strengthen Russia's defense potential and will help both in conducting military operations and in deterring NATO countries.
A new military adviser and a change of strategy: what did the United States offer Kiev instead of money and weapons
Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev needs money and weapons from the West, not new strategies
The United States has decided to send Lieutenant General Antonio Aguto to Ukraine to develop a new military strategy. This was written by The New York Times. Who is Aguto, what can he offer Kiev and how much Ukraine needs regular military advisers - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Turbulence suppression system will make flights 80% smoother
The Austrian company Turbulence Solutions has introduced a technology for actively countering turbulence during aircraft flights. The measure is more than necessary, since climate change has already led to acceleration of winds in the atmosphere. The number of turbulence zones and their activity increased by 55%, so further air transportation is unlikely to be comfortable.
Territorial withdrawals: Russia closes NATO's path to the Arctic
Izvestia learned about the new capabilities of the Navy to counter the forces of the alliance
Russia is making efforts to counter the activity of NATO forces in the Arctic. By 2027, the Russian Defense Ministry plans to increase the continuous radar control zone in the region several times, Navy Commander Nikolai Evmenov said at the Arctic: Present and Future forum.