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All surveillance cameras in Russia will be combined into one AI tracking system
The Ministry of Finance proposed to create a single centralized platform for storing and processing information of all urban video surveillance systems in Russia. Currently, only half of the cameras installed at the expense of the state are connected to regional centralized systems. And the authorities have no access to private cameras at all.
Starlink may become a legitimate military target of Russia. How do Elon Musk's satellites help the APU?
Satellites of the Starlink system, owned by American businessman, founder of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk, may become a legitimate military target of Russia. According to experts of the British newspaper The Telegraph, they face destruction due to assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
This is how sea glory passes
For 70 years, the British Royal Navy has catastrophically shrunk
The insular position of Great Britain made the navy the main type of the British armed forces several centuries ago. And since Great Britain was the strongest and largest country in the world for most of this period, its naval forces had enormous geopolitical significance, being literally "all of them".
It is dangerous and unprofitable to exchange guided missiles for drones
Short-range anti-aircraft guns are looking for a new ecological niche
Anti-aircraft artillery quite successfully served as a means of short-range air defense not only during the Second World War, but also for some time after it, when long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) already appeared.
Invaders of the Galaxy: will the Houthis become a new military force in the Red Sea
The capture of the Galaxy Leader vessel may affect world trade and the geopolitics of the Middle East, experts believe
The Yemeni paramilitary group Ansar Allah has announced that it will seize all vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and related to Israel.
The West has disappointed Georgia. She decided to gradually get closer to Russia
Al Jazeera: It is not profitable for Georgia to break off relations with Russia in favor of the West
The United States and Europe are trying to lure Georgia to their camp, writes the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel. Tbilisi has already become a "place of pilgrimage" for Western delegations, but it does not intend to sever ties with Moscow. It is more profitable for Georgia to develop pragmatic relations with Russia, because the EU does not expect it until 2030.
CCBR: skillful application increases the effectiveness of combat FPV drones in winter
The general director of the center Dmitry Kuzyakin stressed that the enemy least of all expects the arrival of a drone in a blizzard or frost with wind
Skillful and competent use of combat FPV systems can bring their effectiveness to a new level during a special operation in the upcoming winter period. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.
Israeli OTRK "Laura": Chinese assessment
According to Chinese specialized sources, the designers of the Israeli military-industrial company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) began developing the highly mobile LORA RTR in mid-2000 for several reasons.
The West did not understand the main thing. It is not only Ukraine that is losing now
GW: The West will suffer a hard fiasco together with Ukraine
Russia is triumphant, realizing that victory is close, writes GW. On the opposite side, the mood is different. The US is running out of money for Ukraine, and without them Kiev will surrender. In the EU, there are continuous quarrels, disputes, hesitation, fear. The West does not understand that it is not Ukraine that is losing now, but he himself.
A common threat. It became known how the CSTO countries will resist NATO
Asharq Al-Awsat: The CSTO has taken a new step to combat common external threats
The CSTO summit was held in Minsk, Asharq Al-Awsat reports. In connection with the common threat in the form of NATO expansion, the organization's countries took an important step in the framework of opposition to the alliance: they agreed to create a unified air defense system and collective emergency response.
Rosgvardiya showed footage of an intercepted UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine disguised as an eagle
In order to ensure the breakthrough of their unmanned aerial vehicles to targets on the territory of the Russian Federation or their reconnaissance of Russian positions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use a variety of ways to disguise UAVs. In one of the districts of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Rosgvardiya servicemen intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle disguised as an eagle bird.
The expert called the purchase of the Mi-35 by Serbia from Cyprus a profitable option for Russia
Korotchenko: Cyprus could have transferred the Mi-35 to Ukraine if it had not sold them to Serbia
Serbia's acquisition of Mi-35 helicopters from Cyprus is a profitable option for Russia, since there was a risk that these machines would be transferred to Ukraine under pressure from the United States, Igor Korotchenko, a well-known military analyst and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti on Friday.
"We won't see it until spring." American "Abrams" are not suitable for the Ukrainian winter
BI: there is little use of Abrams tanks in Ukraine until spring
In winter, due to weather conditions, American tanks in Ukraine will not be useful, writes Business Insider. According to analysts, Kiev will not use them until spring. Moreover, the APU has too few such vehicles to have any significant impact on the course of the conflict.
Missed the target. Russia has proved its superiority over NATO in the field of electronic warfare
The Economist: The West could not help Ukraine in the field of electronic warfare
During the conflict in Ukraine, Russia demonstrated complete superiority over NATO electronic warfare systems, writes The Economist. Western-made missiles supplied to Kiev stopped hitting targets, and drones began to fail regularly.
Scholz stated his desire to continue helping Ukraine, despite budget problems
According to the German Chancellor, Germany wants to "mitigate the consequences of the Russian aggressive war against Ukraine"
The German authorities intend to continue to support Ukraine and implement measures to mitigate the consequences of the conflict for Germany, despite the blocking of budget €60 billion and the freezing of funding for a number of projects. This was stated by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a video message to citizens published on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
India is going to launch three procurement defense megaprojects
The Indian newspaper The Economic Times reports that the Indian government plans to implement three major defense procurement projects by the national industry, including the purchase of 97 Tejas Mk 1A fighters, the construction of its second aircraft carrier (IAC-2) and the acquisition of 156 Prachand light combat helicopters (LCH).
Economist: Russia successfully uses electronic warfare against UAVs and missiles of Ukraine
The publication notes that the Russian Federation paid great attention to the development of electronic warfare technologies and this area was well funded
Russia is successfully using the superiority of its electronic warfare (EW) to neutralize Ukrainian drones and knock off course missiles, including rockets for the HIMARS MLRS. As The Economist weekly notes, so far Ukraine's Western allies have shown no desire to help Kiev in the fight against this problem.
In the USA, they told about Russia's new strategy for using Iskanders. Ukraine should be afraid of massive strikes
Russia has begun to apply a new strategy with regard to the Iskander-M tactical missile system (OTRK), increasing the production of missiles. Now it can massively apply it in Ukraine, writes the American magazine Military Watch Magazine (MWM).
"Shocking tactics of Moscow": the West called the reasons for the success of the Russian army
Western experts have greatly underestimated Russia, according to Responsible Statecraft. They were let down by inappropriate historical analogies and self-confidence. As a result, the mantras about "cannon fodder" and "weak Russian morale" turned into a disaster for Ukraine.
For the first time, the Russian Armed Forces used black-painted Geran-2 UAVs for night strikes on Kiev
Today's night attack by the Russian Armed Forces on the capital of Ukraine and the Kiev region with the use of kamikaze drones "Geran-2" has become the most massive for the entire time of the special military operation. This fact was recognized by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while cheerfully reporting that 74 out of 75 drones were allegedly shot down by the forces of the valiant Ukrainian air defense, and this is only in the sky over the capital region.