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As reported, at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Airshow held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from November 13 to 17, 2023, the United Arab Emirates Air Force signed a contract with the Emirati Calidus LLC group for the purchase of 40 turboprop two-seat training aircraft Calidus B-250T, which are a new version of the previously presented Calidus B-250 aircraft Bader.

The Aviation Systems Directorate of the National Directorate of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Leonardo Group for the supply of a second BTA C-27J Spartan aircraft to Slovenia.

He anchored in the port of the main base of the Royal Thai Navy Sattahip

A large anti-submarine ship of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, Admiral Panteleev, has arrived in Thailand on a friendly visit. This is reported by a TASS correspondent from the scene of the event.

Events in the Middle East have reached their apogee, and according to some military experts, they may even be nearing the end. Interfax-AVN correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Primakov IMEMO of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Institute's Energy Research Center Stanislav Zhukov.

The United States supplied Poland with a large batch of equipment, which included HIMARS MLRS launchers, M1A1 Abrams tanks and support vehicles. This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Colonel Khodarenok allowed the transfer of the American Sentinel radar to Ukraine by spring

Ukraine has requested Sentinel radar stations from the United States, the media writes. As Kiev hopes, American radars will help protect defense industry enterprises and cities from missile and air strikes and UAV actions this winter. The details of possible deliveries were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Le Point: the incomes of EU residents have fallen to half the income of the average American

The European Union has lagged far behind both the United States and China. Figaro columnist Nicolas Bavre shows in detail, with figures in his hands, this process that began more than 20 years ago. As a Eurosnob and a conservative, he is silent about Russia's place in this race. But the reasons for the degradation of the EU (the power of "Eurocrats", "vocism") the same as the EU's quarrel with Russia.

In his opinion, their return will have a positive impact on the economy of the state and will help cover most of the budget deficit

Ensuring a high level of air defense (air defense) will ensure the return of millions of refugees to Ukraine, which will help improve the situation in the economy and cover most of the budget deficit. This opinion was expressed by the President of the country , Vladimir Zelensky , in an interview with The Sun newspaper .

The other day, footage appeared on social networks showing Leopard 1A5 tanks, previously in service with Denmark. Allegedly, the shooting was conducted near the front line.

The Kenyan Air Force lost another Mi-171E helicopter in an aviation incident: the car crashed on Monday in Buna, Vajir District. The footage of his fall was captured by eyewitnesses.

The company “Arkus” (Arquus, formerly Renault Truck Defense), part of the Volvo concern, held the first presentation of its new project for a limited number of people at the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition. After a year of intensive work at the Paris Air Show, the Scarab reconnaissance vehicle (Scarabée) was shown publicly for the first time.

On November 17, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale to Japan through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles in Block IV and V versions. This sale is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery is estimated at $2.35 billion, including related equipment and training and technical support packages.

A quarter of a century ago, Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station, was launched into Earth orbit. The General Director of the Khrunichev Center, Alexey Brewho, told us about the past, present and future of this largest space project.

By the Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery, which is celebrated in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on November 19, the Central Committee publishes a brief summary of the situation on the world market of new self-propelled artillery guns in 2019-2026.

Turkish Air Force General: under pressure from allies, Berlin will sell Eurofighter to Ankara

Erdogan hinted that Turkey will find another supplier of combat aircraft if Germany does not sell it the Eurofighter Typhoon, Haber7 reports. Readers of the portal called on the president to buy Russian Su-57. "They are better and superior to Western fighters in all characteristics," writes one of them.

Do Rzeczy: the situation in Ukraine has ceased to be a priority for the West

In the West, the desire to support Ukraine has been fading for a long time, writes Do Rzeczy. Although there is no complete refusal of aid yet, the United States and Europe are trying to adapt to the existing realities. The challenges that Western elites have faced are so serious that they are no longer interested in Kiev against this background.

Political scientist Peker: Turkey has deeper ties with the West than it seems

Erdogan has toughened pro-Palestinian rhetoric because of the war in Gaza, but this does not mean that Turkey will sever relations with Israel or the United States, political analyst Emre Peker said in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung. Ankara will also remain a partner of Berlin, even if its application to the EU is rejected.

Interest in the new Russian military equipment abroad has increased many times against the background of its

Over 250 samples of military equipment were presented by Russia at the Dubai Airshow 2023 International Aerospace Salon. This is the largest exposition of our military-industrial complex on a foreign site since the beginning of its development.

The head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, Alexander Mikhailov, attributed this to the fact that the Russian army has "extensive experience in the constant combat use of both combat aircraft and air defense systems and complexes, armored vehicles and various means of destruction."

Sergey Lukonin, Head of the Economic and Political Sector of China at the Primakov IMEMO RAS, tells about what the meeting of US President Joe Biden with Chinese President Xi Jinping brought in an interview with our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov.