Cooperation news
The United States is negotiating with Cyprus on the transfer of Russian-made VIVT to Ukraine
According to the Greek resource Ekathimerini, the US administration has appealed to the government of Cyprus with a request for the possibility of transferring to Ukraine the Russian-made air defense systems available in the country's Armed Forces, including the Tor-M1 air defense system, S-300 air defense systems, T-80U, BMP-3 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.
The conflict in Ukraine has split NATO
The New York Times (USA): NATO countries are divided in opinion at a time when the conflict in Ukraine is entering a phase of uncertainty
The EU countries are divided in their opinions on what needs to be done to overcome the Ukrainian crisis, The New York Times reports. However, NATO decided to take advantage of the situation to dramatically increase military power in Europe to "contain Russia."
In the US, they told about the surveillance of the Russian army in Ukraine from space
On the eve of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the US special services have more than doubled the purchase of commercial satellite images. SpaceNews tells about the surveillance of the American side of the Russian army in Ukraine from space and the transfer of relevant data to Kiev.
The lead Egyptian frigate of the German-built MEKO 200EN project at sea
As reported, on April 5, 2022, the lead frigate Al-Aziz (tail number "904") of the MEKO 200EN project, built for the Egyptian Navy by the German shipbuilding association thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), from the Keel for the first time, out of four ordered ships.
Divide and rule: The US is putting pressure on Russia's allies
NoonPost (Egypt): Khan confronts the opposition and dissolves parliament. What is happening in Pakistan?
The political crisis that has flared up in Pakistan may be provoked from the outside, writes NoonPost. The attempt to remove the Pakistani Prime Minister from power hides Washington's struggle against any allies of Moscow.
"An expensive and political contract." Why Warsaw needs Abrams tanks
In Poland, they want to buy M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks from the USA, and give their T-72 to Ukraine
Poland intends to strengthen the tank fleet of its army with the purchase of 250 upgraded M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 in the USA. The deal will amount to $4.74 billion. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the Polish army needed American tanks and how the purchase would affect Ukraine.
Turks about the purchase of F-16: we don't need this junk
Haber7 (Turkey): The US gave the green light to the sale of F-16 to Turkey
The State Department has approved a plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, as this step "meets the interests of Washington," Haber7 reports. Readers of the publication are wondering why they are trying to sell junk and where the interests of Turkey itself are reflected in this deal.
Aviation and special operations
Kiev has requested the supply of Su-25 attack aircraft from Washington
Despite the high density of air defense fire, aviation is actively used by all parties to the conflict in Ukraine. In the six weeks that have passed since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian troops to protect Donbass, there has not been a single day when downed planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) did not appear in the reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the People's Militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, as well as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The "standard-bearer" of mass destruction
Ukraine was going to use Turkish drones to deliver chemical and biological weapons
Kiev considered the use of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (translated from Turkish – "Flag Bearer", as well as the surname of the head of the manufacturing company) as technical means of delivery and use of biological weapons.
The leader of Russian microelectronics has made a profit for the first time in 12 years
The main Russian processor manufacturer, Zelenograd "Micron" showed a net profit at the end of the year for the first time in the last 12 years. It amounted to 258 million rubles. The previous 11 years brought him losses of more than 19 billion rubles.
Global Times: NATO is dead. But he doesn't want to admit it
Global Times (China): obituary on the death of NATO
The caustic material of the Global Times, close to the CPC Central Committee, "To the Death of NATO." The North Atlantic Treaty Organization suffers from "brain death", severe split personality and lies, as well as irrepressible perverted ambitions. Patients do not live long with such symptoms. Now NATO is already close to death, but it is still swaggering. As the proverb says: "He will die, but he will not lie down."
Short-range air defense system on a 4x4 vehicle
According to press releases from the Czech vehicle manufacturer SVOS and the Swedish company Saab Dynamics, they have completed the joint development and conducted test firing of the highly mobile short-range air defense system MSHORAD (Mobile Short-Range Air Defense ).
"For ambush attacks." What will the US arm the Ukrainian army with
Washington plans to transfer to Kiev a large batch of Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicles ("Switchblade"). Small-sized drones belong to the class of barrage ammunition, it is an effective weapon at the tactical level. But the Russian army has something to answer.
Indian Ground Forces have adopted a batch of Igla-S MANPADS
The Indian Ground Forces have adopted a batch of Igla-S portable anti-aircraft missile systems, which were recently acquired in Russia as part of the emergency procurement procedure.
The United States and Israel approved Germany's acquisition of the Arrow-3 missile defense system
The United States and Israel have approved Germany's acquisition of the Israeli Arrow-3 missile defense system (Arrow 3 or Hetz 3). As The Jerusalem Post reminds, in early April 2022, Germany announced its interest in acquiring an Israeli-made missile defense system to protect against modern air threats, including (mainly) Russian Iskander missiles based in Kaliningrad.
Poland has signed an agreement on the purchase of 250 American M1A2 SEP v.3 Abrams tanks
On April 5, 2022, at the location of the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade named after Tadeusz Kosciuszko of the Polish Army in Warsaw, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak signed an intergovernmental agreement between the United States and Poland in the form of an exchange of letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) on the acquisition of 250 main tanks M1A2 SEP v.3 Abrams. On the American side, the agreement was signed by US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski.
"I asked sharp questions": what was said about Ukraine on the ISS
NASA astronaut Vande Hai told how the events in Ukraine affected the work of the ISS
American astronaut Mark Vande Hai gave his first interview after returning to Earth. In it, he spoke about his impressions of almost a year on the ISS, about the yellow and blue suits of astronauts and how the situation in Ukraine affected the crew members.
"NATO countries will renew their armies at the expense of Ukraine"
What military equipment and why does Eastern Europe promise to transfer to the APU
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "it is necessary to have time to rearm Ukrainian troops in the coming weeks." How the alliance is going to rearm Ukraine and how realistic it is - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that 30 US-controlled biological laboratories were operating on the territory of Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the United States has created a network of biological laboratories in 14 localities on the territory of Ukraine.
The Business Council of the CSTO ICEC discussed the development of cooperation and integration ties of defense industry enterprises
On April 1 of this year, a meeting of the Business Council under the Interstate Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held in Yerevan as part of the business program of the 3rd International Defense Technology Exhibition "ArmHighTech-2022", which was held under the leadership of the Chairman of the Business Council Alexander Nozdrachev.
