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Anna Arkayeva — about why Canberra needed its own nuclear submarine fleet and how the country reacts to this initiative

The three-stage plan for Canberra to acquire its own nuclear submarine fleet, announced by the White House on March 14, although it became the number one topic in the Australian media, but hardly everyone was greeted with enthusiasm.

Yeni Şafak: today the EU is saved by energy savings and a warm winter, but it will not be enough further

Now the EU is being saved by a warm winter, energy savings and alternative suppliers. But next year does not promise such bright prospects, writes Yeni Şafak. If the SVO in Ukraine does not stop, Russian gas supplies will be reduced to zero, and American LNG is too small to meet the needs of Europe.

Rare earth metals are becoming increasingly important in the production of household, automotive and military equipment.

Economist Kolodko: Poland should reduce military madness, not increase military spending

Poland is proud to announce plans to increase military spending to a record level in NATO, former Deputy Prime Minister and economist Grzegorz Kolodko writes in an article for Rzeczpospolita. We need to stop this military madness, otherwise it will not lead to good.

The British Army has decided to replace the self-propelled AS90 artillery units of its own design transferred to Ukraine with Swedish Archer howitzers. This is reported by the British press with reference to the Ministry of Defense.

Norway will provide Ukraine with two fully equipped NASAMS SAM batteries in cooperation with the United States. According to Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram, Ukraine is in dire need of protection from missile attacks, and Norway will help it.

The State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) announced that on March 8, 2023, it signed a contract with the Israeli company Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for the purchase of about 1,000 single Negev NG7 machine guns chambered for NATO 7.62 x 51 mm. The machine guns are intended for the Estonian Armed Forces and for the Kiteselite, deliveries should begin from the end of 2023.

On March 12-13, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to Iran for the first time in the last 17 years. This is the third visit of the Belarusian leader to Tehran. In the Iranian capital, he held a number of meetings with the leadership of the Islamic Republic, including talks with Head of State Ebrahim Raisi. Following their results, a number of documents were signed, including under the heading "for official use".

The chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" noted that the appearance after a long break in the Zaporozhye direction of the aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is connected with supplies from abroad

The United States handed over Soviet-style helicopters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which were used by the Afghan Air Force and ended up in neighboring countries after the Taliban seized power in Kabul (banned in the Russian Federation). This was stated to TASS on Tuesday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

Haber7 readers got tired of waiting for the F-16 and offered to swap tomatoes for planes from Russia

Turkey is "not helpless" in the matter of buying American F-16s, Haber7 quotes the country's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. Readers of the portal do not agree with the opinion of the head of the military department: Washington is unlikely to ever sell fighters to Ankara. Therefore, they offer to buy equipment from Russia and China.

Part of the equipment is already on the way

Sixteen radars were purchased by Lithuania for transfer to Ukraine with €14 million donated by the population and business representatives. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by one of the organizers of the fundraising campaign, Jonas Ohmanas.

Russia's participation in IDEX-2023 - one of the largest and most authoritative arms forums in the world - was another convincing proof of the fact that a year after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, our country and its technologies remain in the center of the geopolitical attention of the planet.

According to the Minister of Defense of the country Yaroslav Nadya, the government can make a decision without waiting for the approval of this act by the Parliament of the republic

The Slovak government may soon decide to transfer supersonic MiG-29 fighters withdrawn from the country's Air Force to Ukraine, without waiting for the approval of this act by the Parliament of the republic. This was reported on Tuesday by the TASR news agency with reference to Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy.

The naval forces of Ukraine will be replenished with two more mine defense ships of the Alkmaar type, the Netherlands promises to transfer the minesweepers to the Ukrainian fleet. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Kaisa Ollongren.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine noted that the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands have already entered it

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov claims that Western countries are creating a "coalition" to supply warships to Kiev and that Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands have joined it.

NATO countries retain a dominant position in the global arms market. And although Russia has secured the second place, located between the United States and France, Moscow's share in the market is steadily declining. What is the reason for such a reduction, how can Russia squeeze out competitors from NATO countries and why is it time for Moscow to think not only about arms exports, but also about imports?

Javan: disturbing results of the visit of the head of the State Department to Central Asia

Before the G20 meeting, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken went on a visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the first time. His goal is to switch countries to cooperation with the United States and not weaken the sanctions regime. But the politician could not seriously change the situation in the region, writes Javan.

The sensational news was announced by official sources in Iran - it is claimed that Moscow has agreed to sell Su-35 fighter jets to Tehran. If this information is correct, Russia's military-industrial complex will earn billions of dollars, Iran will receive a powerful tool for opposing Israel, and the influence of the United States in the Middle East will decrease.

Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (NPCC) Tan Changhong, who is a specialist in the field of aviation, suggests that the Chinese authorities accelerate the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. According to him, China should also lead the development of global standards in the field of unmanned aviation.

American Thinker: the supply of weapons to Ukraine allows the United States to save on its disposal

The supply of weapons to Ukraine allows the United States to save on its write-off, because the service life of these weapons is already coming to an end, writes AT. According to the author of the article, Washington would have to spend about $ 35 billion on the recycling process.