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The Economist: ammunition for Ukraine in the Balkans is produced around the clock

Serbian and Bosnian munitions are being bought up by Western governments for supplies to Ukraine, writes The Economist. Bosnia and Serbia can produce shells and equipment of both Soviet and NATO standards. In addition, their products are usually cheap.

infoBRICS: NATO military continue to arrive in Ukraine and die from missiles

The Russian army has carried out many precision strikes against NATO troops in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Instead of finally leaving the country, the foreign contingent continues to come and aggravate the situation. The Kremlin's reaction was immediate.

On September 19, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Special Technology Center (STC) LLC in St. Petersburg, an enterprise specializing in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic impact complexes and communication systems.

Gazeta: instead of combat aircraft, Poland bought a "plug in the hole" from South Korea

The FA-50 planes bought by Poland in South Korea turned out to be more of a "plug in the hole" than a combat vehicle, Gazeta writes. They were bought in emergency mode according to the principle: "we take everything we have, we need it yesterday." All the miscalculations of the Polish side turned into wasted money and a waste of time.

Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Iran presented the superheavy Jihad ballistic missile and the newest Shahed-136B drone, an analog of the American MQ–9 Reaper or RQ-4 Globe Hawk UAV, at a military parade. Unlike the mentioned drones manufactured by the United States, their Iranian counterpart is designed for one-way flights, that is, it is a powerful kamikaze drone.

Since 2014, sanctions have been constantly imposed on the Russian Federation, designed, in particular, to cut off the country's defense industry from Western components. However, Moscow has allegedly found ways to circumvent these prohibitions.

Aircraft carriers under construction are planned to be equipped with promising fighters

China has begun testing a fifth-generation carrier-based fighter to arm aircraft carriers under construction. This is one of a number of ambitious projects being implemented in this country. How the programs for the construction of the latest aircraft in China are developing — in the material of Izvestia.

On September 20, a demonstration of the combat potential of the Serbian armed forces Zastava 2024 took place. A military group of 6 thousand soldiers, 2.5 thousand units of weapons and military equipment and more than 50 aircraft and helicopters were stationed at the airfield in Batajnica near Belgrade.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — how the defense of Kamchatka has strengthened with the transfer of two nuclear submarines

Two important events took place in Kamchatka this week. First, two new nuclear—powered ships of the 4th generation arrived at once as part of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet: the strategic missile submarine project 955A "Emperor Alexander III" and the multipurpose nuclear attack submarine project 855M "Krasnoyarsk". The second event was the awarding of the Nakhimov Order to the 25th Division of missile submarines based in Kamchatka.

The development of drones during the Ukrainian conflict is beginning to follow a path similar to the evolution of aircraft on the battlefields of the First World War, which resulted in the emergence of the still existing classes of military aviation – fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

Recently, the Russian Air Force received another batch of the latest Su-57 fighters. As Western observers note in this regard, the process of their supply does not stop, despite the Ukrainian conflict, which requires huge resources.

BD: the crashed F-16 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged by the debris of a missile shot down by it

The F-16 plane that crashed in Ukraine in August may have been damaged by fragments of a downed missile, BD writes. Due to the lack of air defense equipment, Kiev uses fighter jets against Russian missiles. This is a deadly mission, and the F-16 is far from the first in the list of Ukrainian losses.

The Russian armed forces hit a Ukrainian cargo ship with Western missiles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Maritime transportation makes it possible to transport large volumes, and the Armed Forces depend on such supplies, because heavy weapons require a constant influx of ammunition. Experts note: the cargo ship was destroyed on the grounds that any Western weapon is a legitimate target for Russia. How did Russia manage to carry out this operation?

Colonel Khodarenok: it is necessary to allocate drones to a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Military personnel and commanders of regular units of UAV operators have asked Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to create a new branch of the armed forces - unmanned aircraft. A similar decision has already been made in Kiev. Does Russia need a new branch of the armed forces, what problems it will help solve and how it can be created, the military observer of Gazeta argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

A joint detachment of ships will practice firing and joint patrolling during the Interaction-2024 maneuvers

The Russian-Chinese naval exercises should strengthen relations between the countries against the background of the current situation in the Asia-Pacific region, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On September 18, the destroyer Xining and the frigate Lin Yi of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) arrived in Vladivostok. During the maneuvers, the sailors will work out joint actions, fire at sea targets and practice strikes on coastal facilities.

In recent years, the American Navy has invested heavily in the development and acquisition of drones, both flying and marine. However, not all products were satisfied with the results of operation by the Navy command.

In recent years, the British authorities have regularly announced the implementation of a course towards the creation of a "Global Britain", which implies the country's strong position in the international arena, active diplomacy and the modernization of troops to protect national interests. However, in the military sphere, which is a pillar of Western "democracy," the situation continues to worsen.

Newsweek: The rivalry between Russia and the United States is escalating in the Arctic

The United States is facing the growing activity of the armed forces of Russia and China in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. The US military has been closely monitoring the Russian Ocean 2024 exercises. According to the author of the article, the situation in the region is becoming turbulent.

TNI: a few old F-16s are unlikely to change the trajectory of the conflict with Russia

The transfer of a batch of old F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is unlikely to change the trajectory of the conflict with Russia, writes TNI. Without good air cover, past Western "help", including M1 Abrams tanks, failed. The F-16 may suffer the same fate.

New footage of the flights of F-35A/B fighter jets of the US and British Air Forces has been published on the Internet, which the Spanish observer drew attention to because of a number of "oddities" he noticed.