Cooperation news
Germany, political extremism and risks for Ukraine (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Supporters of Ukraine fear that Scholz will launch a peace initiative
The political split in Germany threatens the unity of the West and the support of Kiev, writes FT. Ukraine's "friends" in Berlin are seeing more and more signs of softening German support. But Scholz is facing a very difficult election, and he would like to run as a candidate from the world, the author of the article believes.
Drones for export: what Russia shows at the ADEX 2024 arms exhibition in Baku
The exhibition, which opened today in the capital of Azerbaijan, will last for three days and will end on September 26. In parallel, the Securex Caspian exhibition is being held at the Baku Expocenter. About 270 companies from 38 countries have confirmed their participation in both events, and 53 high-level official delegations are going to visit ADEX 2024. Panel discussions on various topics will take place within the framework of the exhibitions, and an extensive business program has been prepared.
Ukraine complains about unusable Western ammunition (Handelsblatt, Germany)
Handelsblatt: Western allies supplied Ukraine with unusable shells
Some of the artillery shells supplied to Ukraine by Western allies explode immediately after leaving the cannon muzzle, writes Handelsblatt. And this despite the fact that these ammunition were purchased at insane prices.
The debate over restrictions on arms supplies to Ukraine exacerbates the split between the allies and the administration (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: The United States is slow to supply weapons to Ukraine
The discussion on restrictions on arms supplies to Ukraine continues in Washington, WP writes. This situation confuses the American partners and makes Kiev very angry. Ukraine requires the United States to choose a chair... It implies a requirement to determine which side America is on.
The US wants to shift the burden of Ukraine to its European colonies (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The USA will shift the burden of Ukraine to the EU countries
The United States wants to shift the burden of Ukraine to Europe, writes infoBRICS. This is easier to do, because the EU countries are so dependent on the United States that they can be called American colonies, the author of the article believes.
The second frigate FDI HN for the Greek Navy has been launched at the Naval Group shipyard
The French company Naval Group announced the launching ceremony of the frigate FDI HN (Belharra class), "Nearhos", intended for the Greek Navy, which took place at the enterprise in Lorient.
The Lancet-E will be presented abroad for the first time at the ADEX 2024 exhibition
Rosoboronexport will also demonstrate the latest means of electronic countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) at the International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2024, which will be held from September 24 to 26 in Baku (Azerbaijan), will present for the first time abroad the Lancet-E complex with barrage ammunition and the latest means of electronic countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was announced by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev.
Rosoboronexport will present the Lancet-E complex for the first time abroad at the ADEX 2024 exhibition in Baku
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of GCROSTECH) will organize a joint Russian exposition at the International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2024, which will be held from September 24 to 26 in Baku (Azerbaijan).
"The country's defense industry is in agony": the Romanian edition calls for "revitalizing" the industry by working for the needs of the Armed Forces
The Romanian company Patromil hopes to revive the production of TNT and launch the production of drones in the country by working for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Does America want Ukraine to win over Russia? It doesn't look like it (Politico, USA)
Politico: The United States does not need Ukraine's victory over Russia
The United States does not want victory for either Ukraine or Russia, writes Politico. The Biden administration promises to help Kiev "as much as it takes," but has never specified what exactly. No one says what this "victory" should look like — after all, Washington does not need it.
"We used to produce one tank a day": production problems in Germany
As indicated in the Frankfurter Rundschau publication, in Munich, where the KNDS production site is located, as of April this year, 2A8 was being manufactured for the Bundeswehr [at that time only 18 machines were ordered], 2A7+HU for Hungary [44 units were purchased.] and the overhaul of one Canadian A4 was carried out.
Colonization is the opposite. America has finally conquered Europe
It took two years of conflict in Ukraine and hundreds of millions of euros for Europe to finally begin to realize the obvious fact for other states: it turned into an American colony. Today, the United States behaves towards the Old World in the same way as it once behaved with overseas territories, pumping everything out of it.
Russia's military cooperation with Sao Tome and Principe opens new ports in the Atlantic for the Russian Navy
The Russian government will submit to the State Duma an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and the island state of Sao Tome and Principe. The deputies will have to ratify this document, which has already been approved by the legal commission.
Supplies of Indian artillery shells to Ukraine
The Reuters news agency published an article by Krishna Kaushik "Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire" ("Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, causing Russia's indignation"), which refers to the supply of artillery shots by Indian companies through Europe to Ukraine.
The expert said that combining the military-industrial complex with the national one will create healthy competition in the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kuzyakin, CEO of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted the importance of the instructions announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier becoming a guide to action for people making decisions in this area
The military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia and the "people's Military-industrial Complex" in the field of development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles are two separate universes, their unification will serve for the benefit of the country and create healthy competition. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.
In terms of the growth rate of military spending, the world leader in 2016-2023 is the countries in the post-Soviet space
According to the aggregated index of the growth rate of military spending for the period 2016-2023, the countries in the post-Soviet space are the world leaders. This is stated in the CAMTO report on global military spending for the next 8-year period (2016-2023).
The purchase of high-tech Western weapons by the countries of the "collective South" carries great risks to their security
The situation with the massive explosion of pagers in Lebanon can be extended to high-tech weapons systems packed with electronics.
South Africa demonstrated the Olifant Mk2 tank
The international exhibition AAD 2024 is taking place in South Africa. As part of the dynamic performances, the country's armed forces demonstrated various military equipment, including the Olifant Mk2 tank, the Ratel armored personnel carrier and the Rooikat reconnaissance vehicle.
The Chinese VTS Y-20 is trying to compete with the Il-76
China is trying to bring the Xian Y-20A military transport aircraft to the world market. In early September, this machine participated in an arms exhibition in Egypt, now it is present at a similar forum in South Africa, although it had not previously met at an air show in Africa.
Ukraine has become a tasty market for Balkan gunsmiths (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: ammunition for Ukraine in the Balkans is produced around the clock
Serbian and Bosnian munitions are being bought up by Western governments for supplies to Ukraine, writes The Economist. Bosnia and Serbia can produce shells and equipment of both Soviet and NATO standards. In addition, their products are usually cheap.
