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The US Pacific Fleet has published the results of an investigation conducted last year against the command and crew members of the universal landing ship Bonhomme Richard.

A letter from the head of the White House Office of Administration and Budget, Shalanda Yang, to Congress states that by now about three quarters of the funds previously provided by Congress have been allocated or we have committed to allocate them, as expected, even more will be spent by the end of the year.

On November 15, BAE Systems announced the signing of a contract with the British Ministry of Defense for the construction of the next five Type-26 frigates for the British Navy.

EP: Ukraine should not count on the former generosity of the United States after the congressional elections

Today it is impossible to say exactly how much the financial support of Ukraine from the United States will decrease, writes Evropeyska Pravda. However, there is enough reason to believe that it will be more difficult to accept the next aid packages with the new congress.

Geopolitika.news: the real winner in the conflict in Ukraine is the American military-industrial complex

The West has practically emptied its arsenals of weapons in Ukraine, writes Geopolitika.news. Now they need to be replenished, which is what the American military-industrial complex will do. This conflict has become manna from heaven for him, so the United States is trying to delay its hot phase, the author of the article believes.

After the meeting of the heads of defense departments in Brussels, the European Defense Agency (EDA) issued a statement on the need for a significant increase in defense spending of all EU countries.

The head of the department Guido Crozetto indicated that the shipment of weapons to Kiev continues to be carried out according to five decrees approved by the previous government

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Tuesday that a new interdepartmental decree on sending weapons to Ukraine is not being prepared.

In its annual report on shipbuilding for the Navy, the Congressional Budget Office warned that uncertainty about the final parameters and capabilities of the next-generation destroyer suggests that its final cost on average may differ significantly from the estimates of the US Navy.

"Representatives of the Central Asian republics could be considered as priority candidates to replenish the ranks of the Russian army." In such words, experts comment on changes in legislation that allow foreigners to serve in the army. The appearance of volunteers from what other countries can the Russian Ministry of Defense expect in the near future?

Turkish authorities have blamed Kurdish organizations for yesterday's explosion in Istanbul

According to the publication "Wirtschaftswohe", the German military industry may be dealt a serious blow due to the initiation by the Bundeswehr of the procedure for the early purchase of weapons from the United States.

According to Dutch Foreign Minister Vopke Hoekstra, the money will also be used to purchase food, first aid kits and ambulances

The Dutch government will allocate €20 million to the NATO-created assistance fund for Ukraine. This was announced on Monday by Dutch Foreign Minister Vopke Hoekstra following talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Dmitry Gorokhov — about Macron's plans to adjust his own military strategy

On board the landing ship Dixmude, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a list of new tasks to the armed forces of the republic. And although the future military program is designed for 2024-2030, the French leader decided to present it now, in his November speech at the naval base in Toulon. He also did not wait for its January consideration in the country's parliament. What made the president hurry?

Russian foreign policy against the background of the Ukrainian crisis

Since March 2014, the West has been trying to turn us into a "rogue state". This year, these attempts have become fiercely hysterical. The result, to put it mildly, is not obvious. Except for the "collective West" itself (aka the "world community", aka the "civilized world"), no one is going to break off relations with us.

Saildrone, an American manufacturer of small and medium-sized unmanned surface ships, expects an increase in the number of seabed exploration tasks that its platforms will perform in 2023 in the Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, and the Middle East. This was stated in one of his interviews by the company's CEO Richard Jenkins.

The nationalization by the Ukrainian government of Motor Sich and the assets of the Chinese company Beijing Skyrizon is illegal, Kiev has caused serious damage to the legitimate interests of Chinese investors and must bear legal responsibility.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky earlier put into effect the decision of the NSDC on the impossibility of negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said that Ukraine's refusal to negotiate with Russia is enshrined in Ukrainian legislation. The senator wrote about this in his Telegram channel, commenting on the words of the head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, that the United States is waiting for signals from Russia about readiness for serious negotiations on Ukraine.

Politico: the US was scared by the possible decision of the EU to abandon sanctions against Russia

The United States is concerned that Europe may refuse to support anti-Russian sanctions, writes Politico. Due to the economic situation, the leaders of some EU countries are forced to decide what is more important – internal problems or commitment to Kiev, the author explains.

Countries across Europe have faced protests over economic problems, while officials in the US are asking questions about Kiev's support, Newsweek notes

The EU's plans to provide assistance to Ukraine in the amount of € 18 billion in 2023 may be under threat due to the position of individual countries of the association, which are going through a difficult period in the economy. This is reported by Newsweek magazine .

Among the transferred APU there are samples of new types of weapons of Ukrainian production, according to the report of the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov

Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian authorities have purchased 13 million units of weapons, military equipment and ammunition for their armed forces. This was reported on Saturday by the UNN agency with reference to the report of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov on his activities for the year after his appointment to this post in November last year.

The emergence of many commercial players in the global space industry has brought not only the long-awaited progress of the industry, but also problems. For example, it turned out that it is more difficult to explain why the deadlines for the implementation of plans are delayed for many private investors than for several state customers. And the enthusiasm of the founder of a space company always works as a "signal" for the stock market and risks looking like fraud if optimistic forecasts are destroyed by the harsh reality of engineering problems.