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Colonel Khodarenok: possible F-16 losses in Ukraine will hit the reputation of the United States

Senior Ukrainian military officials told the American edition of Politico that the F-16 fighter jets, which Kiev expects to deliver in the summer, "were needed in 2023," and they "will not fit" for 2024. Why the fighters previously coveted by Kiev have become irrelevant and what does the United States have to do with it - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodorenko.

Indonesia has become the second country in the region after the Philippines, whose army is armed with medium tanks. But if the Philippine army has Israeli–made tanks from Elbit Systems, then Indonesia has tanks developed jointly by the Turkish company FNSS and the Indonesian company Pindad.

The Kalashnikov assault rifle is an ageless classic of small arms, which is produced by the Russian and international flagship of the industry, the Kalashnikov Concern. At the same time, modern drones, on which the outcome of the battle often depends in modern warfare, are also Kalashnikov. High–speed landing boats - Kalashnikov. High–precision machines, equipment for performing special tasks, ammunition, civilian vessels and dozens of other types of products - all these are Kalashnikov.

In the exercises, which took place under the unified control of the headquarters of the PLA Southern Command, fighter, bomber and army aircraft were lifted into the air, as well as the tasks of joint patrolling the area, conducting reconnaissance and organizing air defense were practiced. In addition, firing attacks on ground and air targets were practiced.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 2, 2024, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the Situation Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

NYT: Kiev has decided to increase the production of weapons, but it will take time

Kiev has decided to increase its own production of weapons, writes the NYT. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine depend on the defense enterprises of the West, which has already led to a "shell famine", which is why Ukraine has taken care of restoring its military-industrial complex. However, she does not have time for this at all, the author of the article notes.

To date, Chinese and Western military experts are reliably aware of the use of heavy anti-tank missiles "Chrysanthemum-C" 9K123 (according to the NATO classification AT-15 Springer) from the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army (Rostov region, Novocherkassk) from the beginning of May 2022 as part of a Special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Military District.  

On April 2, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the situation center of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

India's defense exports in 2023/24 fiscal year amounted to 210.83 billion. rupees ($2.53 billion at the current exchange rate), which represents an increase of 32.5% compared to the previous financial year.

The conflict in Ukraine forces us to rethink many well-established concepts and paradigms of conducting military campaigns in modern conditions, including not only methods of application, but also requirements for the technical and combat characteristics of armored vehicles. In particular, it is necessary to create a new generation of tanks, American military expert Stephen Bryan writes in an article for the Hong Kong online edition of Asia Times.

Military expert Igor Korotchenko clarified that the task of obtaining samples of foreign-made weapons and military equipment, especially from Western countries and NATO member countries, has always been a priority for the relevant structures of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Rheinmetall CEO Papperger: The US will not come to the EU's aid in case of military threats

The United States will not come to Europe's aid in the event of a military threat, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told the FT. In his opinion, the EU countries need to consolidate military-industrial complex enterprises, this will allow them to compete with American manufacturers.

Experts appreciated the first experience of using assault drones in the framework of their

There is a heated discussion on the Internet about the collision of ground robots and UAVs in the area of their own. According to sources, Russia was the first in the world to use a group of assault robotic complexes in real combat conditions. What are the features of these robots and how can their development change the situation on the battlefield?

Forbes: the Challenger 2 tank, "donated" by Britain to the Armed Forces, has dangerous defects

The British Challenger 2 tank, it turns out, is "not suitable for Ukraine." This is the conclusion reached by the business publication Forbes. The reasons for considering the tank unsuitable are listed quite convincingly: poor armor, weak engine, short-lived cannon. Why give such a marriage? The author gives a strange answer.

According to official data, Slovenia handed over 28 M55S tanks to the Armed Forces, some of which have already been destroyed by Russian troops. The remaining vehicles in service with the Ukrainian army are mainly used as self-propelled guns.

The T-14 Armata MBT presented at the Victory Parade in 2015 surprised the West, whose observers had previously believed that the Russian defense industry was not capable of making a breakthrough in tank construction. Nevertheless, at that time the T-14 was perceived as the most modern solution: the car was equipped with a robotic turret, the latest composite armor and weapons, KAZ "Afghanit", and the crew was located in a capsule providing it with increased protection.

The Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.S. sent a new medium tank "Kaplan MT" (Kaplan MT; known in the Indonesian Armed Forces as "Harimau") to Brazil for testing as part of the ongoing tender.

Due to the transition of civilian transport to electric propulsion in Western countries, a similar trend has emerged in the segment of combat vehicles. At the same time, many analysts question the rationality of attempts to "electrify" the troops. Spanish expert Juan Carlos Andres Herrero disagrees with them, who voiced his thoughts on the pages of the Infodefensa publication.

Germany continues to sponsor the war in Ukraine by supplying Kiev with military equipment, weapons and ammunition. According to the Ukrainian press, a new package of military aid from Germany has arrived in Ukraine. The basis of the package was engineering equipment.

The first videos appeared on social networks showing M1117 armored personnel carriers in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine should receive a total of 250 cars of this type.