Cooperation news
The Deputy Minister of Defense of Peru inspected the progress of work on the repair of helicopters of the Mi brand
The Deputy Minister of Defense of Peru for Material Resources, Ninoska Mosceira Cornejo, monitored the progress of work on the overhaul of Russian-made helicopters by Helicentro Peru SAC.
A pro-Western course will lead Armenia to disaster
Armenia's rapprochement with the West will not contribute to the final settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the establishment of peace, the newspaper writes "Вести.иа ". On the contrary, Yerevan's refusal to cooperate with Moscow will lead to further escalation in the region.
"I would have died." The special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about the main lesson of the summer offensive
FT: The APU pointed to the risk of death in compliance with Western principles of combat
The inadequacy of Western training is one of the main lessons of Kiev's summer offensive, writes FT. The training programs do not take into account the experience of Ukrainians and the peculiarities of the terrain, the article notes.
Footage has emerged of the DPRK leader visiting military facilities in the Far East during a visit to Russia
The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, is on an official visit to the Russian Federation. During the visit, he visited a number of important military facilities in the Far East.
Construction of the lead submarine of the 212CD project has begun
On September 12, 2023, the Kieler Werft shipbuilding enterprise (formerly the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH / HDW shipyard) located in Kiel, part of the German thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), hosted an official ceremony to begin construction of the lead large non-nuclear submarine of the new 212CD project as part of a joint program between Germany and Norway.
Kozhemyako presented Kim Jong-un with a bulletproof vest and drones
The head of Primorye Kozhemyako presented Kim Jong-un with a bulletproof vest and six drones
The governor of Primorsky Krai, Oleg Kozhemyako, when inspecting products created in Primorsky Krai for the needs of his own, presented the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, with an assault bulletproof vest and six drones with control systems, the head of the Primorsky Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations, Alexander Zlatkin, told reporters.
The Swedish Army has ordered 48 Archer self-propelled howitzers on a German chassis
On September 13, 2023, BAE Systems Corporation signed a contract worth 5 billion Swedish kronor (419 million euros) with the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) for the supply of 48 self-propelled howitzers Archer 155-mm/52 caliber for the Swedish army, which will be made on a wheeled automobile chassis RMMV HX2 (8x8) manufactured by a German company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle (RMMV). The production of Archer self-propelled howitzers will be carried out by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems (BAE Systems Bofors) with the start of deliveries in 2025.
Kim Jong-un was shown a spaceport and a military factory. How can Russia and North Korea help each other
Colonel Khodarenok considers the transfer of Russian submarines to the DPRK unlikely
Putin called military-technical cooperation between Russia and the DPRK promising, and rumors about sending North Korean volunteers to a special operation are nonsense. How Moscow and Pyongyang can help each other, why Kim Jong-un was shown the production of military and civil aviation, and what cooperation between the countries in the space sphere might look like - the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Ham is an enemy to himself: Kuleba sharply replied to the German minister because of the missiles
Kiev is confident that Berlin will eventually deliver Taurus to Ukraine
During a visit to Kiev, the German Foreign Minister said that she could not promise Kiev supplies of long-range cruise missiles Taurus. Her Ukrainian counterpart replied that Germany would do it anyway, and also reproached the German authorities for wasting time. In Berlin, they fear that the APU will strike targets on the territory of Russia. Details are in the material of Izvestia.
What tanks can the West provide in the future to Ukraine, which is becoming a "warehouse of military scrap materials"?
Kiev is concerned about the lack of weapons, Yahoo Japan writes. With the end of the Cold War, NATO countries have reduced the production of tanks and are now taking used cars out of warehouses. The author tried to predict what kind of used armored vehicles can be provided to Ukraine.
The expert said that since the beginning of its de-dollarization of the world economy has accelerated 10 times
Stephen Yen, ex-head of Currency research at Morgan Stanley Bank, noted that most observers do not notice this process
The pace of de-dollarization in the world has accelerated 10 times since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine compared to 15 years ago.
The military-industrial complex rules the ball there: Poland signs huge contracts for the purchase of weapons
Militaristic frenzy is growing in the country
A major international exhibition of the military industry MSPO-2023 was held in the Polish city of Kielce. Representatives of the Polish leadership who attended the event reported on a number of major contracts concluded with foreign enterprises of the military-industrial complex.
Bundestag deputies sent a letter to Scholz with a request to deliver Taurus missiles to Kiev
They believe that "Ukraine's offensive is already showing important successes"
Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Andreas Schwartz and the heads of the German Parliament's Committees on European Affairs Anton Hofreiter (Greens) and Defense Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (FDP) in a joint letter appealed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius with a request to deliver as soon as possible Ukraine has long-range cruise missiles Taurus. Der Spiegel magazine writes about this with reference to the letter of politicians at its disposal.
The British Ministry of Defense supplied the Ukrainian army with Malloy T-400 heavy transport drones
The British authorities handed over Malloy transport drones to the militants of the Kiev regime, designed to deliver ammunition and weapons to the front line, as well as evacuate the wounded. These heavy military transport drones were transferred to the Ukrainian army as part of the next package of military support.
The Indian Air Force received the first Airbus C295MW military transport aircraft
The Airbus Group announced that its military unit Airbus Defense and Space on September 13, 2023 at the enterprise in Seville (Spain) officially handed over to the Indian Air Force the first of the 56 light turboprop military transport aircraft C295MW ordered by them. The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Staff (Commander) Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhary. The aircraft (serial number 209, Indian military number SA7101) is due to fly to India with a joint crew in the near future.
Denmark will send Ukraine a package of military assistance in the amount of $ 833 million
The Danish Ministry of Defense announced plans to send Ukraine the 12th package of military assistance. This was announced on Tuesday, September 12, according to the agency's website.
Macron left the "peacemaker games" in Ukraine. He became a "hawk from the EU"
Politico: after accusations of "soft-heartedness" Macron took a tough stance on Ukraine
Macron almost provoked the anger of the "deep West" when he spoke about peace and taking into account Russia's interests at the beginning of his campaign, writes Politico. But under pressure from external forces, Macron "corrected himself": now he is for EU enlargement and for Ukraine in NATO.
Kiev was advised not to rely on the West anymore
Kiev should prepare for a change of mood in the West, writes the FA. In Europe, fatigue from Ukraine due to high energy prices and recession is affecting. And in the United States, more and more politicians are proposing to end the conflict, even if Russia retains the territories it controls.
The China-Russia axis takes shape
Relations between Russia and China have become stronger due to the conflict in Ukraine, writes FP. Both countries perceive the threat from the West as a common one, and the Sino-American conflict over Taiwan may well prompt the creation of a military alliance between them, the author warns.
Latvia and Estonia purchase IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems
On September 11, 2023, at the headquarters of the German company Diehl Defense (part of the Diehl Group) in Retenbach near Nuremberg, Estonian and Latvian Defense Ministers Hanno Pevkur and Inara Murniece signed a letter of intent (LoI) with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius about their participation in the European Sky integrated ground air defense system program Shield Initiative (ESSI). At the same time, the Defense Ministers of Estonia and Latvia signed a framework agreement with Diehl Defense on the purchase of IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
