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For the 18th International Aerospace Exhibition Dubai Airshow 2023, which will be held in Dubai from November 13 to 17, CAMTO publishes statistical material on the position of the UAE in the structure of world arms exports/imports.

The Czech authorities are trying to present the process of transition to NATO standards as a "revolution" in military affairs. Against this background, local observers are looking for ways to justify the rearmament of the army with Western models of equipment, in particular, they are looking for advantages in replacing the T-72 with the Leopard 2. Moreover, Prague not only receives the 2A4 version for its assistance to the APU, but is negotiating the acquisition of the 2A8 modification.

The author of an article for Le Figaro discovered one oddity with the military equipment supplied to Kiev. As it turned out, the French deputies deliberately inflated the price of old tanks on paper, which they handed over to the APU. Bragging or stealing? Such a question is asked by a journalist.

Experts appreciated the desire of Paris to stop the free transfer of weapons to Ukraine

Western countries are increasingly trying to compensate for losses from the help of the Armed Forces. Thus, France offered Ukraine to transfer arms supplies to a commercial format, and some European countries directly declare their unwillingness to continue sponsoring Zelensky's office. Will Paris be able to replenish the budget after the failure of the AFU counteroffensive and how will Western aid to Ukraine change in the near future?

Military expert Khodarenok called the competitive advantages of the Checkmate fighter

A prototype of the fifth-generation Checkmate light fighter may appear before the end of 2025, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on November 13. What kind of plane it is and what advantages it has over foreign analogues, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

New Delhi has approved the first investment project in the country's history in the defense sector, fully funded by foreign capital: the Swedish company Saab invests 100% of funds in the creation of a plant for the production of the latest generation Carl-Gustaf M4 RPG.

The United States aims to demonize the Lebanese paramilitary Hezbollah party by spreading information about the alleged Russian Yakhont missiles it is armed with, a source close to the political leadership of Hezbollah told Izvestia.

On November 9, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale of 54 M1A2 SEP v.3 Abrams main tanks to Romania through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS), with an appropriate set of weapons, equipment, property, special machines and support machines. This sale is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery is estimated at $2.53 billion, including training and technical support packages.

Following the United States, their loyal allies, or rather vassals, are struggling to find explanations for how the Russian army has been effectively opposing the Ukrainian one for more than a year and a half, while not only almost the entire NATO bloc, but also several dozen countries of the so-called Western coalition are on the side of Ukraine.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a demonstration of modern Russian military products for the Air Force, air defense forces and electronic warfare at the Dubai Airshow 2023, which will be held from November 13 to 17 in Dubai (UAE).

The press service of the holding reported that the complex is capable of working on stealth targets

Almaz - Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will present at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Aerospace Exhibition models of the S-350E Vityaz medium-range anti-aircraft missile system and Viking medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), the press service of the holding reported.

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted that Washington has evidence that Chinese firms and financial institutions are providing assistance to the Russian defense industry

The administration of the United States has warned China about the possibility of applying further sanctions in case Russia provides assistance in connection with the conduct of its own, said Finance Minister Janet Yellen, speaking in San Francisco (California) following a meeting with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China He Lifeng. Her speech was broadcast by American news broadcasters.

Armenia has started receiving military assistance from France, the first batch of armored vehicles for the Armenian army is already being delivered to the territory of the republic through Georgia.

Israel sold Finland a multilevel missile defense system "David's Sling" for €317 million

The Israeli Defense Ministry has concluded a "historic" agreement on the first-ever sale abroad of the David's Sling missile defense system. The value of the transaction with Finland is estimated at €317 million. The Finnish authorities announced their desire to purchase the system on April 5 - a day after the country's accession to NATO. Why Helsinki "David's Sling" - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The destructive nature of the political course pursued by the collective West presupposes the destruction of the fundamental norms and values of international law, increases the disproportions of economic development and provokes the emergence of new conflicts. This opinion was expressed by the Secretary General of the CIS Sergey Lebedev on November 8 in Moscow at a meeting of the secretaries of the Security Councils of the CIS countries.

Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation, told in an exclusive interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta about what novelties will be shown at the Dubai Airshow-2023 exhibition, and why, even under Western sanctions, Russian equipment is in stable demand in the world.

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien noted that Washington has leverage in this discussion

The collective West will not return to Russia its frozen assets of about $300 billion until it pays for a special military operation in Ukraine. This statement was made on Wednesday by the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.

There were no Russian exhibits at the Defense and Security exhibition in Bangkok

For the first time in 22 years, there were no Russian exhibits at the international exhibition "Defense and Security 2023" (Defense and Security 2023) in Thailand, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

Pentagon: escalation of the conflict is possible due to the transfer of Yakhont missiles to Hezbollah

The Pentagon warned of the threat of a "colossal escalation" of the conflict in the Middle East in the event of the transfer of Russian air defense systems to Lebanese Hezbollah. Earlier, the WSJ newspaper wrote about the plans of the Wagner PMCs to transfer the Pantsir-S1 to the group, and the Reuters news agency reported that "powerful Russian anti-ship missiles" are already in service with the movement. The Kremlin called the reports on the supply of weapons groundless.

Italy occupies a prominent place in the global arms and military equipment market

The standard definition of the military-industrial complex (MIC) from the textbook of military economics: "A set of research, testing organizations and manufacturing enterprises that carry out the development, production, storage, arming of military and special equipment, ammunition, ammunition, etc. mainly for state law enforcement agencies, as well as for export."