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Germany has stopped the production of diesel-electric submarines
German shipbuilders have completely switched to submarines with an anaerobic installation
The Type 209 is formally retained in the product line of the marine department of the German concern ThyssenKrupp. However, there are no more orders from German shipbuilders for this very successful and the most perfect diesel-electric submarine project of all time.
Statements by the President of Russia on military-political issues in an interview with VGTRK
On March 25 and 26, 2023, the answers of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the questions of the author and co-host of the program "Moscow were shown on the television broadcast of VGTRK. Kremlin. Putin" by Pavel Zarubin, concerning the Russian special military operation in Ukraine and a number of other military and political issues. The recording of V. Putin's answers is of undoubted interest.
Switzerland has joined the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia
At the same time, Bern reserved the opportunity to introduce some exceptions to the sanctions regime
The Swiss authorities have introduced the 10th package of sanctions against Russia after the EU, according to the government's website. "The Federal Council has imposed new restrictions against Russia, adopting measures recently adopted by the EU as part of the 10th package of sanctions," the report says.
Media: Slovak opposition demands to bring the Cabinet of Ministers to court for the transfer of MiG-29 to Ukraine
The leader of the Direction - Social Democracy party, Robert Fico, said earlier that he considers unconstitutional the decision to donate fighter jets to Ukraine
Direction - Social Democracy, the largest party of the parliamentary opposition in Slovakia, demands to bring members of the current government of the republic to criminal responsibility for the decision taken without the consent of the supreme legislative body to transfer to The supersonic MiG-29 fighters withdrawn from the national Air Force last year are a gift to Ukraine. The corresponding claim has been sent to the courts, Slovak Radio reported on Monday.
Japan has adopted a budget with record military spending
Against the background of the aggravation of the situation around Taiwan and the periodic launches of North Korean missiles, Japan is increasingly paying attention to strengthening its military forces. It is obvious that this is being done at the instigation of Washington and not so much because of the DPRK as to counter Beijing.
Russian Defense Minister: by the end of 2023, the production of some types of ammunition in the country will grow 7-8 times
One of the most important tasks of the domestic defense industry is the timely and complete provision of the military participating in the SVO with all necessary weapons. In particular, ammunition for artillery, tanks, etc.
An increase in the country's defense budget and the purchase of new types of weapons is a necessity of time and new threats that have appeared
The dynamically developing military-political situation around the Republic of Belarus forces the country's leadership to react harshly to all its changes. As Alexander Lukashenko noted at a meeting with the country's power bloc on March 21, today the Western countries and Ukraine have created the highest level of external threats for Belarus, which forces them to pay the closest attention to internal threats. "We need to be ready for any events. Therefore, the issues of countering external and internal threats should be under special control today," the President stressed.
The Congress said that the US will not be able to recover from a possible fall in the dollar
A member of the lower house of the American parliament, Marjorie Taylor Green, warned that the conflict in Ukraine will bring down "unprecedented economic difficulties" on US citizens
The United States will not be able to recover from the potential fall in the dollar caused by the conflict in Ukraine. Confidence in this was expressed on Sunday by a member of the US House of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Green (Republican from Georgia) on Twitter.
French Defense Minister Lecorny: Paris will double military production by the end of the year
The French authorities plan to double the production of military equipment by the end of 2023 and accelerate the delivery time of VIVT.
The dates of laying the fifth and sixth serial nuclear icebreakers of the project 22220 of the Arctic type have been named
The deadlines for laying the fifth and sixth serial nuclear universal icebreakers of the project 22220 "Arctic", the contract for the construction of which in February of this year was received by the Baltic Plant in St. Petersburg. This was told by Maxim Kulinko, Deputy head of the Directorate of the Northern Sea Route of the Rosatom State Corporation.
Alan Lushnikov: Every ban in the arms industry negatively affects the security of the Fatherland
Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, believes that every ban and restriction in the arms industry directly affects the quality characteristics of military weapons and, ultimately, negatively affects the security of the Fatherland.
People on the battlefield are more important than iron
Military reform: the experience of an overseas enemy
The next reform of the armed forces initiated in Russia involuntarily forces us to pay attention to how such problems are viewed "over the hill".
"Hawk" is fast and formidable, but it will cost a pretty penny
Development of the 5th generation South Korean fighter: problems and achievements
The KF-21 Boramae is a South Korean program for the development of an advanced multi–purpose fighter of the 4++ generation for the Republic of Korea Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.
EU countries are faced with a shortage of weapons stocks due to their supplies to Ukraine
Asharq Al-Awsat: the conflict in Ukraine has caused an unprecedented arms race around the world
The conflict in Ukraine has plunged the world into an unprecedented arms race, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Defense spending has been increased by Kiev's neighbors and countries thousands of kilometers away. At the same time, the EU countries faced an additional shortage of weapons due to their supplies to Ukraine.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Sergey Chemezov visited Rostec aircraft manufacturing enterprises in Kazan
The Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the General Director of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov visited the Kazan Helicopter and Kazan Aviation Plants, assessing the pace of production activity.
Kyodo: Research Institute at the Aerospace Agency of Japan banned the admission of scientists from Russia and China
According to the agency's sources, the relevant decision came into force in September 2022, although individual exceptions are allowed for certain specialties in relation to Chinese citizens
The Institute of Space and Astronautics at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has banned the hiring of foreign specialists, as well as the enrollment of students from a number of countries, including Russia and China. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency .
The US Navy has submitted to Congress a list of "wishes" for the military budget for 2024
According to Defense News, the US Navy presented to Congress a short list of wishes that they would like to see in the military budget for 2024.
The question of the production of tanks in Russia in 2023
As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material by Alexey Nikolsky and Ilya Lakstygal, "The Armed Forces will receive 1,500 tanks in 2023. This number will also include upgraded vehicles removed from storage," Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev became the first head since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine to name the annual production of one of the main types of combat platforms actively used in military operations - main battle tanks.
Russia has presented Ukraine and the West with a powerful armored fist
The domestic military-industrial complex is "hot", most factories work in three shifts, said Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. As a result, according to him, Russia will release fifteen hundred tanks this year. Our army will have the most powerful armored fist in all of Eurasia. The preponderance of forces on the Ukrainian battlefield will become indisputable. At the expense of what resources will the record rate of production of armored vehicles be achieved?
The United States left Zelensky no choice. He will remember everything
UP: in the USA, they were afraid of the defeat of the APU during the "spring counteroffensive"
The Biden administration has made a bet on the "spring counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes Ukrainka Pravda. At the same time, the White House admits that Ukraine will be defeated. In this case, Zelensky will be remembered for corruption and failures at the front. And the provision of military and financial assistance will be in question.
