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The US will give Ukraine a version of the ATACMS missile with a range of 140 km. They will be equipped with cluster warheads.

On September 18, 2023, during joint exercises with the Danish Navy, the US Navy for the first time carried out the transfer to the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the deployment of a ground-based mobile launcher of Raytheon Standard SM-6 multi-purpose (anti-aircraft) quasi-ballistic missiles, which can be used to defeat both air, ground and surface targets. It is reported that the exercises "to protect convoys" with the deployment of this launcher ("SM-6 modular launcher system") on Bornholm will last about a week.

Published materials about the appearance of the US Army of the future. If you believe what they contain, the United States plans to build a robotic army, saturated with unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned vehicles. What is even more interesting is that the United States is clearly learning the lessons of military operations in Ukraine. What will the war of the future look like in the minds of Americans?

Washington is afraid to give Kiev scarce ATACMS missiles

On Friday, Western media wrote that Washington is close to making a decision on the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Kiev. However, we are talking about a small amount. In addition, Ukraine will receive an outdated – cluster version of missiles. Why is America so reluctant to part with ATACMS?

On Friday, the AFU launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Sevastopol. The attack was carried out by Su-24, which are carriers of Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles. According to experts, in order to protect the Crimea and Sevastopol, it is necessary to destroy these attack aircraft in their bases. The upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, which has just been placed at the disposal of the VKS, will help solve this problem.

The North Korean leader conducted a tour of the Far East and Primorye

Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un completed a six-day visit to Russia on September 18. During his 13 years in power, he has never been so magnificently welcomed, and the programs of foreign trips have never been so intense.

The AFU strike on Sevastopol did not cause irreparable damage to the Black Sea Fleet

On the eve of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, where another attempt is expected to begin the process of peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in Ukraine, Kiev for the first time conducted a massive strike with long-range cruise missiles (CRBMS) on a large industrial facility deep in Russian territory.

Russian supersonic strategic bombers-missile carriers Tu-160 received new cruise missiles X-BD with a range of more than 6.5 thousand km. This is stated in the video, made public...

A distinctive feature of the special military operation in Ukraine was the massive use of high-precision long-range weapons placed on ships, submarines and long-range bombers. The Russian Military Department has repeatedly reported group strikes against important targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), military industry and infrastructure facilities.

According to Business Insider, the interception of high-explosive aircraft bombs, which the Russian Armed Forces allegedly use during a special operation, turned out to be "especially painful" for the AFU

The Patriot air defense system demonstrates low efficiency in the fight against high-explosive aerial bombs, which the Russian Federation allegedly uses in Ukraine. This was reported by the Business Insider portal .

On September 21, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 325 million.

According to the American broadcaster NBC, US President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during talks in Washington that the United States would provide Ukraine with a small number of ATACMS tactical missiles to help in the war with Russia.

Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur of the World Organization on the issue of torture and ill-treatment, said that the damage from their use would be indiscriminate and would last for decades.

Aeroscan has created a new domestic kamikaze drone. Russian developers showed journalists this new long-range barrage ammunition "Italmas".

During the remote strikes on the positions of the Armenian troops in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani troops used the Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS and the Belarusian B-200 Polonaise.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have faced serious problems due to Russian drones. This was stated by Forbes columnist David Axe.

The Vostok Design Bureau announced plans to start mass production of a new Scalpel barrage ammunition, which should compete with the Lancet-3 from Zala Aero, widely used by the Russian army in Ukraine.

The network has published footage showing Ukrainian-made BMP-1U "Shkval" armed with Russian units.

A large number of competing systems and countries are represented on the world market of short-range air defense systems.

North Korea has mastered the production of powerful rocket launchers, which, due to their tactical and technical characteristics, are currently admired by many military experts, both in Russia and abroad.

What is remembered about the only type of Mikoyan and Gurevich strike aircraft

The Design Bureau developed the 32-24 light attack aircraft in 1969 for actions against ground targets with bombs and unguided projectiles, with the possibility of attacking air targets with thermal missiles and cannon fire.