Cooperation news
The Norwegian Armed Forces will receive the Leopard MBT in the latest version 2A8
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Norwegian Defense Procurement Agency (NDMA) to coordinate the specification of 54 new Leopard-2 MBT.
InfoBRICS: The APU has already lost most of the M2 Bradley BMP thrown into battle in the Zaporozhye direction
Ukrainian troops lost most of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles transferred to the United States and thrown into battle during the AFU counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction. Egyptian analyst Ahmed Adel writes about this in the InfoBRICS publication.
The head of USC: about 25-30 billion rubles a year will cover all the needs for capital investments for civil shipyards
Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, spoke about the situation in the shipbuilding industry, how the United Shipbuilding Corporation copes with new challenges, the results of the corporation's work in 2022, as well as plans for the construction and delivery of ships, necessary state support measures and prospects for international cooperation in an interview with Interfax on the eve of SPIEF-2023..
The Japanese authorities intend to develop the production and export of weapons
On June 7, Japan adopted a law on the support of the production and export of PVN, aimed at overcoming negative trends in the national defense industry, which seeks to expand its capabilities to compete in this area with Western manufacturers.
"The anti-aircraft system will protect several countries at once": Germany intends to purchase the Israeli Arrow 3 air defense system to combat nuclear missiles
The German government intends to improve the country's air defense system by acquiring the Israeli Arrow 3 air defense system, which is allegedly capable of effectively fighting nuclear missiles.
"The answer to the Russian system "Agriculture": Poland buys remote mining equipment Baobab-K
The Polish press drew attention to numerous shots that recorded the defeat of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the minefields placed by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Observers are forced to admit that "it is possible to partially stop the Ukrainian offensive." At the same time, it is pointed out that in the Polish army there are practically no modern means of setting barriers, similar to the Russian engineering system of remote mining (ISDM) "Agriculture".
Indonesia bought 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from Qatar
According to Indonesian and Israeli resources, Indonesia eventually signed a contract for the purchase of 12 French-made Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters withdrawn from the Qatar Air Force (nine single-seat Mirage 2000-5EDA and three two-seat Mirage 2000-5DDA).
Russia is moving towards independence in civil aviation
Russia does not abandon plans to create an entire line of civil aircraft of completely domestic production. A regional SSJ-100 New is on the way, followed by the newest medium–haul MS-21, and in the longer term, Russia will have its own long-haul liner. Why do we need such a car and when will it appear?
China's Weapons Systems: NORINCO export offers
The Chinese state-owned multi-profile holding NORINCO is actively promoting weapons systems of its own design to foreign markets.
Piriou Company handed over the first OPV-58S ship to the Senegalese Navy
A ceremony of the official transfer of the first OPV-58S (Offshore Patrol Vessel) class patrol ship, "Walo", to the command of the Senegalese Navy took place at the enterprise of the French company Piriou in Brittany.
The United States compensates Ukraine for the loss of Western armored vehicles by supplying an additional batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
The heavy losses of Western armored vehicles suffered by the AFU during the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction will be compensated by new supplies. The United States is ready to transfer another batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This is reported by the American press with reference to sources in the Pentagon.
Australia may transfer F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers to Ukraine
The United States and Australia continue to discuss the issue of supplying 41 F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers, which have been decommissioned by the Australian Air Force, at the request of Ukraine.
"They fail faster than the Soviets": In Kiev, they were disappointed in the German Leopard 2 tanks
The Western armored vehicles supplied by the sponsors of the regime for the Ukrainian army turned out to be too delicate for use in combat conditions in Ukraine, besides, about 20% of the received vehicles were delivered in absolutely non-working condition.
The US will approve the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine
The United States decided to follow the example of Britain and thought about transferring depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, the WSJ reports. The UN has repeatedly warned about their chemical toxicity and consequences for human health. But the Pentagon continues to insist on the "safety" of weapons.
F-16 fighters will not save Ukraine. And here's why
The enormous costs of preparing the Ukrainian army for the offensive may be meaningless. Training thousands of APU fighters according to NATO methods, "Leopards" and "Bradleys", "Patriots" and "Cheetahs" — all this was not enough. Russia has maintained full air superiority from the very beginning and does not intend to lose it. And the miracle F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters are still in no hurry to fly to Ukraine.
The US will force Ukraine to fight with old uranium shells
The United States is ready to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition. Such a decision is being made against the backdrop of the failures of the AFU counteroffensive and the destruction of previous supplies of this type of shells from Britain in Khmelnitsky. Why is the United States taking such a risky step and what consequences can it lead to?
"Ukrainians themselves will suffer." The APU will have more depleted uranium shells
WSJ: The Biden administration is ready to approve the supply of depleted uranium shells to the APU
The Biden administration is ready to send depleted uranium shells to Kiev, media reports citing sources. The White House decided to give the APU these shells for tanks after a "series of debates" about what the American Abrams M1 sent to Ukraine should shoot with. Earlier, the UK began supplying depleted uranium shells. Earlier, the Serbian Minister of Health warned of the danger of using such ammunition for civilians.
"There will be more than 100 of them by the end of the year." Berlin has promised to increase Leopard supplies to Ukraine
Defense Minister Pistorius said that Germany will not be able to replace every damaged tank in Ukraine
Germany, amid reports of the loss of German Leopard tanks by Ukraine, promised to continue supporting Kiev. At the same time, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the German side would not be able to undertake obligations to repair every tank transferred to Ukraine that was damaged in battle.
Moscow and Beijing are moving on different courses, but in the same direction
From military-technical cooperation to military-political
Russian-Chinese relations are characterized by a desire for cooperation. Another important factor that unites Russia and China is the complementarity of their economies. In the long term, China needs ever-increasing amounts of energy from Siberia and the Far East, as well as technologies, especially military ones.
Do Moscow and Beijing need a Pacific barrier
Geostrategic dreams and unexpected solutions
It is often claimed that the conflict in Ukraine has caused the aggravation of Russia's relations with the United States and NATO. In my opinion, these are fairy tales for the unenlightened European inhabitants.
