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The discrediting relationship of Elon Musk
The richest businessman in the world is burdened by relations with Ukraine
The richest man on the planet, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, put forward the plan "Peace of Ukraine and Russia" (Ukraine – Russia Peace). An important detail: the SpaceX company controlled by him has been providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for almost eight months secure space communication services, independently paying for the lion's share of them.
The United States displaces Russian aircraft from Egypt
Instead of the Su-35S, Cairo is offered an ancient F-15 in a new version
Security in the Middle East has traditionally been provided either by a single dominant force or by external actors on the basis of agreements. Today there are no institutions and mechanisms responsible for ensuring security – with the exception of agreements within the framework of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC).
The United States recognized the lack of an alternative to Starlink for Ukraine
The Starlink satellite Internet system, whose services are provided by the American company SpaceX, headed by engineer and businessman Elon Musk, has practically no alternatives in Ukraine. Experts interviewed by the American edition of Breaking Defense admitted this.
Ankara is looking for Swedish love
Turkey is interested in a European alternative to American weapons
Turkey and the United States are still negotiating a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 Viper fighter jets, which are crucial to Turkey's efforts to modernize its air force. While US President Joseph Biden is in favor of the deal, there remains strong opposition in Washington.
The Pentagon said it could not confirm Iran's delivery of ground-to-ground missiles to the Russian Federation
In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.
Israel said that the country did not sell weapons to Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of the Jewish State, Beni Gantz, noted that Israel provided only medical and humanitarian assistance
Israel did not supply weapons to Ukraine, limiting itself only to medical and humanitarian aid. This was stated on Tuesday by the Minister of Defense of the Jewish state, Beni Ganz.
The US is not ready to go to war with China. Ukraine "deprived" them of weapons
The conflict in Ukraine has revealed the shortcomings of the American military-industrial base, writes the author of the article in the WSJ. The aid to Kiev depleted the stocks of weapons and showed that the US military-industrial complex is sharpened to work in peacetime, he claims.
Self-propelled 155 mm TRF1 guns transferred from France to Ukraine
France supplied neo-Nazi formations of the Kiev regime with self-propelled 155-mm TRF1 guns. It is reported that a total of fifteen units have been delivered.
Hungary received the first Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle
On October 15, 2022, at the Petefi Sandor Barracks in the Budapest Military Garrison, a ceremony was held for the transfer by the German Rheinmetall AG group to the Hungarian armed forces of the first serial new infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx, out of 209 units ordered by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense under the 2020 contract. Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger presented a symbolic key to the head car to Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Salai-Bobrovnitsky. The transfer took place during the swearing-in ceremony of new volunteers who entered military service in the Hungarian armed forces. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Frosts will show what the West's military assistance to Ukraine is worth
Guancha: The US planned the conflict in Ukraine to destroy Russia
The US national debt will soon reach the established ceiling, which will endanger the very existence of the country, writes a user of the portal "Guancha". Washington will save the conflict in Ukraine. He expects to get Russian resources and European capital. Winter will show whether his plans will come true.
The source reported on the completion of the Ukrainian complexes "Buk" and "Osa" by NATO specialists
They are being upgraded to capture the target using optics
The greatest danger to the Russian front-line aviation participating in the special operation in Ukraine is now the Buk and Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) modified by specialists from NATO. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.
NYT: several European countries do not allow the EU to impose sanctions against Russia in certain areas
According to the newspaper, Belgium, when agreeing on new restrictions, protects the introduction of restrictions against Russian diamonds
Some EU countries, when discussing new sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the situation around Ukraine, do not agree to restrictions in industries that benefit them. This was reported on Tuesday by The New York Times .
CAMTO has prepared the next annual report on the world arms trade
The "Yearbook of CAMTO-2022" (volume 1,532 pages, 710 tables and about 60 diagrams) provides a statistical analysis of the world arms trade over the past 8-year period (2014-2021) and a forecast for the next 4 years (2022-2025).
Rosoboronexport at the exhibitions "Interpolitech-2022" and Defexpo India 2022
These days, Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) organizes a joint exposition of Russian military products at the XXVI International Exhibition of State Security Equipment "Interpolitech-2022", and also participates in the International Exhibition of Land, Naval Weapons and State Security Equipment Defexpo India 2022.
Northrop Grumman will supply the AARGM PRLR to the Australian Armed Forces
The US Navy Aviation Systems Command has signed an additional contract with Alliant Techsystems Operations for the supply of a new batch (Lot 11) of advanced AGM-88E2 AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile).
WSJ: Israel provides Kiev with the information necessary to combat Iran's UAVs
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov pointed out that Kiev is optimistic about the possibility of supporting Israel in the fight against threats from Iran from the air and in cyberspace
Israel provides the Ukrainian leadership with military intelligence data and analytical information that is necessary to counter Russia's alleged use of Iranian drones. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to sources .
Sergey Kogogin discussed the development of the Russian automotive industry
On Tuesday, October 18, a meeting was held on the territory of the Dimitrovgrad industrial site of the OAT Group, which is part of the KAMAZ structure, with the participation of the Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region Alexey Russian, the General Director of KAMAZ Sergey Kogogin, the President of AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov and the General director of the OAT Group Firdaus Kabirov.
Israel said it would not supply weapons to Ukraine
As the head of the Defense Ministry of the Jewish state Beni Gantz noted, Israel, together with NATO countries, supports Ukraine
Israel, along with NATO countries, supports Ukraine, but still does not intend to supply Kiev with weapons. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the Defense Ministry of the Jewish state, Beni Gantz, at a meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states, the press service of the military department reported.
TSAMTO: the potential loss of the Saudi Arabian market will have a very painful effect on US military exports
As already reported, American lawmakers intend to submit to the Senate and the House of Representatives a bill to suspend the sale of American weapons to Saudi Arabia.
The factory for the production of AK-203 submachine guns in India will start production by the end of the year
Rosobronexport noted that in the future, 100% localization of the production of Russian automata should be achieved
A joint Russian-Indian plant for the production of AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles in the Indian city of Korve is ready to start production by the end of 2022. This was stated on Monday in the message of Rosobronexport.