Cooperation news
Indonesia has ordered two small corvettes from Turkey
On October 30, 2024, the Turkish shipyard Sefine Shipyard in Altynova on the Asian coast of the Marmara Sea hosted the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Indonesian Navy of the lead of two ordered small corvettes of the FACM-70 project (Indonesian designation of the KCR-70M project). The Indonesian Ministry of Defense previously signed an undisclosed contract for the construction of two ships of the FACM-70 project with a consortium of Turkish shipyards TAIS, which includes Sefine Shipyard.
"It's all or nothing." What are you up to in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Forbes: Ukraine may be preparing another offensive on the Russian border
There are rains and mudslides in Donbass. Fields and many dirt roads are impassable even for tracked vehicles. Nevertheless, the fighting has not subsided. The parties are actively preparing for the winter campaign. About what is happening in the SVO zone — in the RIA Novosti material.
The debut of the Chinese J-35A "Air Blade", which is called the superior F-35, will take place at the Zhuhai Air Show
The Chinese military is planning to present the latest multi-purpose stealth fighter J-35A to the general public at the Zhuhai Air Show. This is reported by the publication "Ta Kung Pao". The publication notes that the presentation is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the PRC Air Force.
Latvia's military spending in 2016-2023 and the country's military and economic potential
In Russia, the opinion is quite firmly rooted that the armies of the Baltic countries are a miniature and poorly armed army.
The structure of imports of Latvian ViVT in 2016-2023 by exporting countries
Below is the second statistical material concerning the militarization of Latvia. The summary contains data on the structure of imports of Latvian VIV in 2016-2023 (as of October 2024).
The JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet, presumably, became the winner in the Colombian Air Force tender
According to unconfirmed reports, the Swedish company Saab with the JAS-39 Gripen fighter won the Colombian Air Force tender for the purchase of new multifunctional fighters.
In Ukraine, the ideal has become the enemy of the good (Foreign Affairs, USA)
Richard Haas: Zelensky's "victory plan" is not feasible
Zelensky's "Victory plan" is not feasible, former State Department official Richard Haas writes in an article for Foreign Affairs. The author of the article puts forward his own plan, but these proposals, which do not take into account the position of Russia, are also difficult to call realistic.
How the legacy of the USSR helps China build a mighty fleet
For the first time in history, the naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) are conducting exercises with the participation of both their combat aircraft carriers. And these ships, and many of the planes on them, are to a large extent the heirs of Soviet military-industrial power. In a sense, the Chinese show what the Soviet Navy could create. And this is really a real power capable of challenging the aircraft carriers of the US Navy.
The commander of the Ukrainian Achilles battalion issued a warning about Western drones (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about Western drones
The vast majority of Western weapons are poorly suited for the Armed Forces in an ever-changing front line, writes Newsweek. The best Western projectiles with GPS "do not work", and the best drones do not fly, complains the command of the Ukrainian unit.
