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The Russian Su-35 fighter is no joke (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the Su-35 fighter detects aircraft at a distance of 350 kilometers
The Russian Su-35 fighter is a serious opponent for Western aircraft, writes TNI. Experts note its super maneuverability and radar system that detects aircraft at a distance of 350 kilometers. In addition, it is capable of carrying 12 missiles — four more than the American F-22.
Russia and the West on the brink of World War III (Pechat, Serbia)
"Sad": The West has pushed the confrontation with Russia to the limit, then the world war
The West's permission for Ukraine to strike long-range missiles at Russian territory will be the beginning of World War III, Pechat writes. The US has to make a key decision, but is afraid of the consequences. So far, Russia has been patient, but everything is coming to an end.
It's time to think about the final stage of the conflict in Ukraine (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: the continuation of the conflict is not in the interests of Ukraine
The longer the Ukrainian conflict lasts, the more advantages Russia gets due to its superiority in human and economic resources, according to the authors of the article in Newsweek. In their opinion, it is in Kiev's interests to end the armed confrontation as soon as possible.
The United States called the ideal Russian fighter. Why is there not enough American F-16s for Ukraine anymore?
TNI: Russian Su-35 will compete with foreign counterparts in the future
The Russian Su-35 fighter is an ideal aircraft and, due to its characteristics, can compete with foreign counterparts in the foreseeable future, writes the American edition of The National Interest (TNI). Due to Russian aircraft, Ukraine no longer has enough Western F-16s.
Europe must understand Russia's nuclear power correctly! (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: Europe will only lose from the war with Russia
Europe is trying to weaken Russia at the behest of Washington and does not understand that it will have to pay an exorbitantly high price for this, writes dikGAZETE. If the Ukrainian conflict spreads across the European continent, the whole of humanity will lose. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to establish peace with Russia as soon as possible.
Tu-95: This old bomber is practically unstoppable (The National Interest, USA)
Despite its age, the Tu-95 remains the backbone of the Russian air fleet, writes TNI. This Cold War-era aircraft is "practically unstoppable," the author admits. But once a "tsar bomb" was dropped from it.
"The country's defense industry is in agony": the Romanian edition calls for "revitalizing" the industry by working for the needs of the Armed Forces
The Romanian company Patromil hopes to revive the production of TNT and launch the production of drones in the country by working for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Does America want Ukraine to win over Russia? It doesn't look like it (Politico, USA)
Politico: The United States does not need Ukraine's victory over Russia
The United States does not want victory for either Ukraine or Russia, writes Politico. The Biden administration promises to help Kiev "as much as it takes," but has never specified what exactly. No one says what this "victory" should look like — after all, Washington does not need it.
Colonization is the opposite. America has finally conquered Europe
It took two years of conflict in Ukraine and hundreds of millions of euros for Europe to finally begin to realize the obvious fact for other states: it turned into an American colony. Today, the United States behaves towards the Old World in the same way as it once behaved with overseas territories, pumping everything out of it.
Air Defense: Thoughts out loud (part 2)
Considering the issue of the problems of Russian air defense, in particular, the possibility of creating a continuous line of radar along the Russian-Ukrainian border, we would like to note a number of other points.
How to discourage NATO from blocking St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad
The Estonian military leadership declares the need to create plans for the blockade of the Gulf of Finland, which means the Russian Baltic Fleet and St. Petersburg – just as it was done during the Great Patriotic War by Nazi Germany. Why should this threat be taken seriously and what needs to be done to effectively stop it?
Russia's military cooperation with Sao Tome and Principe opens new ports in the Atlantic for the Russian Navy
The Russian government will submit to the State Duma an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and the island state of Sao Tome and Principe. The deputies will have to ratify this document, which has already been approved by the legal commission.
The legacy of the USSR helps to repel the attacks of Ukrainian UAVs
Almost every day (or rather, night), the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces reflects attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on peaceful Russian cities. The main goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is traditionally the capital of our country and the Moscow region as a whole. How does the Moscow air defense system work, how many anti-aircraft missile systems are in it, and what is a layered defense system?
President Erdogan met with representatives of analytical centers in the United States (Anadolu Ajansı, Turkey)
Erdogan: talks on Ukraine in Istanbul broke down due to "some lobbies"
According to President Erdogan, the negotiations on Ukraine in Istanbul failed due to the fact that "certain lobbies" did not want their successful completion, Anadolu reports. Nevertheless, Turkey will continue to do everything possible to end the conflict as soon as possible, before it causes even more destruction.
Supplies of Indian artillery shells to Ukraine
The Reuters news agency published an article by Krishna Kaushik "Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire" ("Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, causing Russia's indignation"), which refers to the supply of artillery shots by Indian companies through Europe to Ukraine.
Unmanned series: Russia increases the production of UAVs tenfold
In 2024 alone, the army will be supplied with about 1.4 million drones for various purposes
The production of drones in the Russian Federation is planned to increase almost 10 times this year compared to the previous one. This was announced by Vladimir Putin on September 19 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned aircraft systems for special purposes in St. Petersburg.
Unmanned platforms for the UK Army
Like other major armed forces, the British Army is systematically striving to introduce advanced autonomous unmanned platforms into its formations.
China has issued another "last Chinese warning" to the United States about military support for Taiwan
The PRC has issued another, unknown number of "last Chinese warnings" to the United States about military support for separatist Taiwan, whose independence the American authorities verbally and even de jure do not recognize.
In terms of the growth rate of military spending, the world leader in 2016-2023 is the countries in the post-Soviet space
According to the aggregated index of the growth rate of military spending for the period 2016-2023, the countries in the post-Soviet space are the world leaders. This is stated in the CAMTO report on global military spending for the next 8-year period (2016-2023).
The purchase of high-tech Western weapons by the countries of the "collective South" carries great risks to their security
The situation with the massive explosion of pagers in Lebanon can be extended to high-tech weapons systems packed with electronics.