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The Australian government announced that at the end of October, steel cutting began for the first large LCH-type amphibious assault ship designed for the national Armed Forces. According to Naval News, a month earlier, a similar stage was launched under the program for the supply of medium amphibious assault ships of the LCM type.

infoBRICS: The United States is strikingly behind Russia in the development of hypersonic weapons

The United States has been trying to create a hypersonic missile for years, but has suffered one failure after another, infoBRICS writes. The AGM-183A project has been canceled twice, and new developments are behind schedule. It is not possible to catch up with Russia: its technologies in this area have gone far ahead.

Politico: NATO prioritizes confrontation with Russia over foreign operations

NATO intends to reduce its participation in foreign operations and focus military resources on the defense of Europe, writes Politico. The alliance is discussing new requirements for the armed forces, which will allow it to direct more resources to counter Russia.

FT: France is pushing Germany to create a doctrine for strikes against Russia

France demands that Germany strictly limit the rules for the use of long-range missiles, the FT reports. Paris fears that Berlin's conventional strikes on infrastructure deep inside Russia could be perceived by Moscow as a nuclear escalation and lead to a crushing response across Europe.

Reuters: Ukraine's accession to the EU is considered unlikely in the next few years

Ukraine's accession to the EU in the coming years is unlikely, writes Reuters, citing diplomats from the union countries. European farmers fear cheap imports, and politicians fear the redistribution of agricultural subsidies and loss of influence.

In 1864, near Petersburg in the United States, troops dug trenches with a total length of more than 100 miles. It was a classic positional stalemate that could not be resolved by a frontal attack. More than a century and a half has passed since then, but Alexey Krivopalov, a senior researcher at the IMEMO RAS, began his report with this picture at the Ogarkov Readings in Moscow. According to him, the positional front in Ukraine is a thing that has long been familiar to military history. The reason for this has never been technical parity.

Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov, head of the State Duma's Defense Committee and former Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, made a presentation at the Ogarkov Readings in Moscow. But he wasn't talking about achievements and ships launched, but about why the navy might be late for a war that could start tomorrow.

The exercises of the "coalition of the willing" may be an attempt to put pressure on Russia

European countries from among the "coalition of the willing" are working out a scenario for the deployment of a military contingent in Ukraine after the end of hostilities.

WP: The US has agreed to discuss Europe's security architecture in negotiations

The United States has succeeded in including the topic of a "broader European security architecture" in negotiations on Ukraine, the Washington Post writes. This is in line with Moscow's long-standing demands. At the same time, no one is calling Europe to the negotiating table yet.

Wade expert: Germany needs to resume dialogue with Russia

Germany needs to resume dialogue with Russia, military expert Erich Wade said in an interview with BZ. In his opinion, the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine will not help achieve the goals declared by Brussels and risks tragic consequences for Germany.

Nobel laureate Jeffrey Hinton warned of the possibility of a large-scale disaster. In his opinion, as early as the end of 2026 or next year, an event comparable in consequences to the Chernobyl accident may occur. We are talking about a large-scale cyberattack using autonomous AI agents capable of disabling the energy infrastructure or paralyzing the global financial system.

For the first time, the Royal Navy of Great Britain successfully launched attack drones from an aircraft carrier, which was an important step towards transforming the methods of warfare at sea.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) presents the latest Russian defense solutions at the International Collective Security Forum, which takes place from November 10 to 11 at the World Trade Center in Moscow.

FT: The UK and Russia need a communication channel to avoid misunderstanding

Britain has been one of Russia's main opponents for years, and now it is looking for a way to dialogue with Moscow, writes FT. In London, they fear that further confrontation could have unpredictable consequences. However, an unexpected problem arose on the way to restoring contacts.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on how Ukraine is losing its infrastructural stability and what it threatens Kiev with

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during his speech at the IV Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security said: "The war in Ukraine will be over soon."

TASS: Russian Filin missile undermines the economy of the Ukrainian air defense

The use of the new Russian cruise missile "Filin" in the area of the SVR can create serious difficulties for the air defense system of Ukraine. The pro-Russian underground claims that the use of the missile has already caused a "quiet panic" in Kiev.

WP: US allies are looking for ways to reduce dependence on Washington

The results of the midterm elections did not restore confidence in the reliability of the United States to the allies, WP writes. Major allies are already increasing defense spending and seeking trade ties with China to reduce dependence on the United States. Washington is increasingly focused on domestic affairs.

After China deployed the DF-21 ground-based ballistic missile systems, they were dubbed the "aircraft carrier killers" due to their hypersonic flight speed. The rocket follows a suborbital "bell-shaped" trajectory before rapidly approaching the target.

BZ: instead of solidarity with Europe, Trump relied on cold calculation

In Germany, Trump was accused of "betraying the transatlantic community of values" because of criticism of Kiev, writes BZ. However, it is worth asking the question: did this "community" even exist? The facts show that the United States has never fought for values, only for its own interests. And now Europe is waking up from years of illusions.

Western observers have expressed concern about the significant increase in the security of Russian armored vehicles, seeing in this the prerequisites for the possible conduct of large-scale offensive operations.: