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Passivity has brought Berlin to a standstill
German elites will have to make difficult choices
Russia's special military operation in Ukraine (SVO) and the explosions of the "Northern Streams" shook the foundations of Germany's strategic culture and forced the Germans to think about the correctness of the chosen path.
The strongest Europeans in NATO
Poland does not hope for an alliance and is arming itself against the Russian Federation
Poland has managed to be a European superpower in its history, and twice completely disappear from the political map of the world.
America will pull Australia into the nuclear club
President Biden unveiled a $368 billion underwater shipbuilding program
US President Joseph Biden announced his decision to transfer three Virginia-class nuclear submarines to Australia in the next decade, and then a couple more. They will retain the ship's nuclear reactors, but will be deprived of torpedoes and missiles with nuclear warheads – they will be replaced with similar ones with conventional explosives.
Australia has become another victim of America's hypnosis
"The three countries chose to ignore the concerns of the international community and decided to take a dangerous path." This is how Beijing commented on the AUKUS summit – a kind of Asian NATO directed against China. Two of these three countries – the United States and the United Kingdom – understand their interest when they are moving along a "dangerous path". But Australia is being dragged along it, as if to the slaughter.
Poland and the Baltic states are expanding the network of operational airfields with US money
Today, as part of the strengthening of NATO's eastern flank in Poland and the Baltic states, the airfield network is being expanded, which is planned to be used for the transfer of troops, weapons and military equipment directly to the borders of Belarus and Russia.
The conflict in Ukraine has prevented NATO from hiding a deep split in its ranks
TNI: the conflict in Ukraine has made Europe even more dependent on NATO
The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the lines of division in NATO over its policy towards Russia, writes The National Interest. Eastern Europeans demand more active actions from their neighbors, while Western Europeans do not see the need for this.
Australia's plans to acquire nuclear submarines under AUKUS have been detailed
On March 13, 2023, a meeting of the leaders of the United States, Great Britain and Australia, representing the expanded security partnership of these three countries, called AUKUS, created in 2021, took place at the American naval base Point Loma in San Diego (California). During the meeting, US President Joe Biden, along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, adopted a joint statement detailing the main AUKUS program - plans for Australia to acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines.
The Pentagon plans to spend about $ 300 million in 2024 on the purchase of 6.8 mm rifles and machine guns
U.S. Army officials have not yet publicly disclosed which of their melee units will be the first to receive the new rifle, machine gun and ammunition for them. However, they reported how much the army spends and how many weapons will be released early next year.
The Ukrainian delegation studied the use of marine drones, visiting the headquarters of the US Navy in Bahrain
One of the main "fixed ideas" of the Kiev regime is the acquisition by Ukraine of the "status of a maritime power". Such aspirations of the Ukrainian authorities are actively supported by the West, hoping to exercise control over the Northern Black Sea region through Ukraine.
The Spanish Defense Ministry has ordered the second batch of TC RS-21
On March 10, the official signing ceremony of the contract for the supply of the second batch of 16 TC RS-21 (national designation E.27) took place at the General Academy of the Spanish Air Force in San Javier (Murcia).
A group of US senators called on the Pentagon to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
The letter from the politicians says that such a decision "would be a significant contribution that could have a decisive impact on the battlefield"
A group of US senators sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding to study the possibility of sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday evening by the Fox News channel .
Aydinlik newspaper: delivery of the second regiment of the S-400 air defense system of Turkey was delayed due to Ankara's objections
The delivery of the second regimental set of S-400 air defense systems to Turkey is delayed due to Ankara's objection to the clause prohibiting the sale of the complex to third countries, which is generally accepted in the world practice in the field of military-technical cooperation.
The reason for the delay in the delivery of the second batch of S-400 air defense systems of Turkey is named
The second batch of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, intended for Turkey, is delayed. Aydınlık writes about this, referring to informed sources in the country's military department.
German General: During training at the training ground in Germany, Ukrainian tank crews are trained to hit 8 targets out of 10 from a distance of up to 2 km
Ukrainian tank crews are trained to control German Leopards-2, American Abrams, as well as French-made AMX-10 armored fighting vehicles (BBM).
Poland said that Ukraine will receive MiG-29 fighters from several countries
Warsaw clarified that there are already "clear declarations of which countries they will be"
Several countries intend to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. This was stated at a press conference on Wednesday by the press secretary of the Polish government, Piotr Muller, answering a question about the planned deliveries of these aircraft.
The Malaysian Navy is considering the possibility of acquiring Turkish ADA-class corvettes
The Malaysian Navy is considering the possibility of acquiring Turkish ADA-class corvettes (MILGEM project), which can be built as part of the second stage of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch II warship procurement program.
"Helicopter of European shame": Turkish press criticized NH90
The European defense industry had high hopes for the program of creation and production of the NH90 helicopter, believing that the new product would be successfully promoted on the international market. However, the project eventually turned into a technological fiasco.
The Slovak Cabinet of Ministers has not made a decision on the transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine
According to local media, there are 11 MiG-29s in the country, 10 of which can be transferred to Ukraine, and one can be sent as an exhibit to a museum
The Slovak government at a meeting on Wednesday did not make a decision on the transfer to Ukraine of the MiG-29 fighters decommissioned by the national Air Force. This was reported to journalists by Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy.
The Pentagon said that nine countries have pledged to supply Ukraine with 150 Leopard tanks
According to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the number of countries providing Kiev with air defense equipment also continues to grow
Nine countries have committed to supply Ukraine with 150 Leopard tanks. This was announced on Wednesday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the next online meeting of the contact group of Western countries on military assistance to Ukraine.
NATO is waving a carrot in front of Ukraine, if only it would fight with Russia
Politics: Ukraine will have to pay for all weapons received from NATO
NATO has promised a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine to fight against Russia, writes Politika. All the "gifts" to Kiev are by no means free and are not made out of disinterested motives. Ukraine will pay for all this after the end of the armed conflict, the author of the article believes.
