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Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 2
To date, a typical portrait of a specialist in the aviation engineering service of the Polish Air Force is a Pole aged 45-50 years with secondary or special education, who does not know English. Obviously, in such conditions, the quality of training of aircraft purchased in the United States for combat missions may leave much to be desired.
Biden does not hide: gunsmiths in the United States will fill their pockets with gold at the expense of Ukraine (Proletären, Sweden)
Proletaren: 90% of the funds allocated to Ukraine are deposited in the American military-industrial complex
The funds that the United States allocates to help Ukraine are deposited in the American military-industrial complex, writes Proletaren. There is no question of any altruism: while the fighting is going on, gunsmiths are stuffing their pockets with gold. And Joe Biden doesn't hide it.
Western sanctions and the "shakiness" of power are counterproductive, meaningless and illegal
The recent presidential elections of the Russian Federation have once again reminded the citizens of Russia and Belarus that all electoral campaigns in both countries are closely monitored abroad. At the same time, Western "non-partners" seek to use every opportunity to "shake up" the situation on the territory of the Union State.
Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 1
Over the past 25 years, the Polish Army, at least on paper, has been greatly transformed. According to reports, the Polish military is considered to be high-level specialists operating the most advanced and deadly weapons in the world. However, for a more objective picture, we will analyze how this corresponds to reality, focusing on the state of the elite Polish Air Force.
Poland's 25 years in NATO: An assessment of the state of aviation and communication with Ukraine. Part 2
To date, a typical portrait of a specialist in the aviation engineering service of the Polish Air Force is a Pole aged 45-50 years with secondary or special education, who does not know English. Obviously, in such conditions, the quality of training of aviation equipment purchased in the United States for combat missions may leave much to be desired.
Long-term prospects: what the new American missiles for MLRS are capable of
Even their possible appearance in the SVO zone will not be a serious challenge for the Russian army
The United States is working on the development of its most massive multiple launch rocket systems of 227 mm caliber — M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS. One of the ways to modernize them is to equip them with a new missile with twice the range — ER-GMLRS. While maintaining the same dimensions, it can hit targets at a distance of 150 km. Dmitry Kornev, a military expert, looked into the prospects of new ammunition and whether they could end up in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine.
Politico: The United States did not offer Ukraine any specific assistance at the Ramstein meeting
According to observers of the European edition of the newspaper, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, made only eloquent promises that democratic countries would not leave Ukraine in trouble
The United States did not offer Ukraine any specific assistance at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev at the American Ramstein military base in Germany. This was reported by the European edition of the newspaper Politico .
Turkey and the United States have agreed on a new plan to comply with anti-Russian sanctions (Hürriyet, Turkey)
Hurriyet: Turkey and the United States have agreed on a scheme for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions
The United States and Turkey have agreed that Washington will notify Ankara of companies violating anti-Russian sanctions before imposing restrictions against them, Hürriyet reports. Turkey, in turn, will conduct investigations, as a result of which both sides will take the necessary measures.
Abrams has lost his trust. Why Western tanks did not meet the expectations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Defense Ministry: Russian soldiers destroyed the fourth Abrams tank
The Russian armed forces have already shot down and burned dozens of German Leopard tanks of various modifications and several British Challenger 2.
The United States, with the help of Romania, is changing the balance of power near the borders of Russia
The United States has found "a way to circumvent restrictions on the passage of ships through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles." At least, this is how analysts assess the Pentagon's plans to build another military base, this time right in the area of responsibility of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. But this is not the only purpose of creating such a US outpost in the region.
The game is all-in. Secrets around the supply of Taurus missiles (Junge Welt, Germany)
Junge Welt: Germany will be left without means of defense if it transfers Taurus to Ukraine
If Berlin does decide to transfer Taurus missiles to Kiev, high-tech artificial intelligence systems will have to be supplied along with them, writes Junge Welt. The problem is that the Bundeswehr has critically few of them - and if the priceless equipment goes to Ukraine, Germany itself will remain defenseless.
The senator said that the United States wants to help Kiev make Crimea accessible to the Armed Forces by 2025
At the same time, there is no question of a sharp change in the state of affairs on the battlefield, noted Democrat Jack Reed
Washington expects that continued military assistance to Kiev will give Ukrainian troops the opportunity to strike throughout Crimea in 2025. This statement was made on Monday by the chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate, Jack Reed (Democrat, from Rhode Island).
Algeria has received four newest Chinese WJ-700 Falcon UAVs
Algeria has received four of the latest WJ-700 Falcon unmanned aerial vehicles developed by the Chinese state-owned company China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
NATO is not sending the best weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia (The National Interest, USA)
National Interest: NATO supplied Ukraine with old weapons that do not help the Armed Forces
NATO promised to support Kiev in its fight against Moscow, but instead of real help, it turned Ukraine into a garbage dump, that is, old Western weapons, writes The National Interest. According to the author of the article, the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is already very close, and the West is only delaying the inevitable.
The media told about the process of training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 in Denmark
According to the newspaper Derniere Neige, safety standards are "very strict, the Danes do not disclose not only the number of Ukrainians studying, but even information about the total number of instructors" from NATO countries at this base.
The West is strengthening air defenses in Ukraine, Poland and Romania
In February 2024, 15 Western countries, including Germany, France and the United States, joined the air defense coalition. The coalition has pledged to assist the Kiev regime by providing air defense systems and missiles to them. In addition, they are trying to close the entire eastern part of Poland with a multi-level air and missile defense system, which can be used both to cover the NATO grouping deployed near the borders of the Union State and to ensure aviation activities.
The Yantar plant nominally sued the money from the Ukrainian State Enterprise NPKG Zorya - Mashproekt
The Russian West News Agency in the article "The Kaliningrad Plant sued Ukraine for $ 65 million" reported the slightly surreal news that the Arbitration Court of the Kaliningrad Region recovered $65.1 million from the Ukrainian enterprise GP NPKG Zorya - Mashproekt (Nikolaev) in favor of PJSC Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar for the main power plants not delivered under the 2012 contract for three frigates of the 11356R project for the Russian Navy.
Construction of the largest NATO military base in Europe has begun in Romania against the background of the Ukrainian conflict
The new base will be designed for 10,000 military personnel of the armies of different member states of the North Atlantic Alliance. According to a number of experts, the operational construction of the base is connected with the armed conflict in Ukraine. After all, the fighting may last for several more years.
"We're like hobbits." The United States told about the secret scheme of supplying Ukraine with shells
WSJ: Czech Republic buys shells for Ukraine from some of Russia's allies
Some countries allied with Russia are selling shells to the Czech Republic for their subsequent shipment to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Why are they building a pan-European corridor in the Baltic States
The official purpose of the construction of the Rail Baltica transport network is to connect the Baltic States with the railway network of the European Union. The project was originally planned to be completed by 2026. The cost of the project was estimated at 7 billion euros.