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Ukraine is depleting the arsenal of democracy: the US was afraid of a shortage of ammunition
Newsweek: Ukraine is running out of reserves, the US should expand its military-industrial base
Due to military supplies to Ukraine, the United States is seriously depleting its arsenal of ammunition, writes Newsweek. Military columnist Caleb Larson believes that the States urgently need to "remove" the economy from the rails of peacetime and introduce a system of long-term contracts for ammunition.
An Israeli armored car spotted in Ukraine was hit by a Lancet
The rare Israeli-made Amir armored car was in service with the AFU for a relatively short time. As soon as he lit up the other day on the line of combat contact, information about his destruction by the Lancet kamikaze drone appeared almost immediately on the Network. This is reported by "RG: Russian weapons"
Project Convergence 2022: British Rangers in the Mojave Desert
The Command of the future of the US Army (Army Futures Command, AFC ) in the period from September 19 to October 18, 2022 completed the next stage of the integrated program "Project Convergence" (Project Convergence).
In the USA, they told about the Chinese "mother of all bombs"
The Chinese "mother of all bombs" may resemble the American high-explosive aviation munition GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB). This is told by the publication The Drive, which drew attention to the picture posted on Twitter.
Switzerland refused to send military aid to Ukraine, despite pressure from the United States and Europe
Ukraine will not receive military assistance from Switzerland, Bern refuses to supply any weapons, or participate in arms deals to supply ammunition to Kiev. This was stated by the country's president Ignazio Cassis.
"Everything will happen quickly." The Pentagon has figured out how to "defeat Moscow"
The magazine of the Russian Defense Ministry "Military Thought" reports that the Pentagon is developing fundamentally new weapons that will allow attacking strategic enemy targets with impunity. They will bet on non-nuclear forces. About the conclusions of analysts — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The United States landed a pallet with cruise missiles in the sky over the Arctic
The Pentagon called the goals of the exercises "provocative" to Russia
During the exercises of the US special operations forces in the Arctic on November 10, a package (pallet) with AGM-158B long-range cruise missiles was dropped from a military transport aircraft.
What are the secret negotiations between Russia and the United States about
Recently, there have been more and more reports that, nevertheless, negotiations are underway between the main antagonists of international politics - Russia and the United States. What are Moscow and Washington talking about now, which makes us doubt the sincerity of the United States - and are there any chances to agree on Ukraine?
The big race of medium-range missiles
The Kremlin and the White House went to disarmament for a long time, and then abandoned it
The Treaty between the USSR and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles (INF) officially terminated on August 2, 2019. The parties that concluded it in December 1987, apparently, reacted to this event without much regret. And there were plenty of reasons for this.
The US is modernizing its nuclear arsenal: digging a hole in Europe and driving the world into chaos
People's Daily: American obsession with nuclear weapons will ruin Europe
The US Department of Defense will accelerate the deployment of B61-12 atomic bombs in Europe as part of a plan to modernize nuclear weapons, the People's Daily reports. But Washington's true goal is to strengthen control over The EU and suppress its independence, the author of the article believes.
The American system of "war for profit" threatens nuclear destruction
Asia Times: the US military-industrial complex will not allow Washington to stop sending weapons to Ukraine
The greatest influence on US foreign policy is exerted by arms manufacturers, Asia Times writes. The conflict in Ukraine has become a real success for them. Even under the threat of nuclear war, they will not allow the American government to resort to diplomacy.
The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is being upgraded taking into account the experience of use in battles in Ukraine
The flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" will increase the firing range and accuracy, work on the modernization of the system is currently underway. This was told by Denis Petrov, Chief Engineer of Omsktransmash JSC.
Cambodia will send sappers to Poland to train Ukrainian military in mine clearance
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen stressed his country's firm position on the inadmissibility of the threat of the use of nuclear weapons
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, during bilateral meetings with European Council President Charles Michel, US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said that his country intends to send its specialists to Poland in coordination with the Japanese authorities to train the Ukrainian military in mine clearance skills. This is stated in the statements of the Foreign Ministry of the kingdom published on Sunday by the Prime Minister's office following the talks held on Saturday.
Lithuania will be supplied with HIMARS and ATACMS missile systems
On November 9, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Lithuania through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Lithuanian government of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $495 million, including missiles, and training and technical support packages.
The military of the RCBZ ZVO told about their work in the special operation zone
The troops of radiation, chemical and Biological protection (RCBZ) continue to perform tasks in the zone of special military operation (SVO). On the eve of their professional holiday, the soldiers of the units of the RHBZ troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) told about their work, and also demonstrated firing from the TOS-1A "Solntsepek". The footage was shown by the Russian Defense Ministry.
WSJ: South Korea will sell 100 thousand artillery shells to the United States for shipment to Ukraine
We are talking about a secret deal between Seoul and Washington, the newspaper clarifies
The Republic of Korea will sell 100 thousand artillery shells to the United States for their subsequent transfer to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing sources.
New shipments of American weapons for Ukraine
On November 10, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 400 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now amounts to more than $18.6 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $21.4 billion.
Qatar: FIFA World Cup in exchange for Rafale fighter jets
Former president of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Sepp Blatter in an interview with the Swiss newspaper "Tages Anzeiger" said that Qatar received the right to host the World Cup in 2022 under political pressure from France and in particular, in exchange for the purchase of Dassault Rafale fighters in France.
For committing sabotage using pathogens, it is proposed to be imprisoned for up to life - the draft law
The Government of the Russian Federation has submitted to the State Duma a draft law on criminal liability up to life for committing acts of sabotage using pathogens.
Japan plans to modernize the Type-03 air defense system
Japan plans to modernize its anti-aircraft missile systems in service to ensure the interception of hypersonic gliding munitions that are being developed by China and Russia.