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On November 15, 2023, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that it had selected a new generation Boeing E-7A Wedgetail long-range radar detection and control aircraft to replace the existing fleet of Boeing E-3A AWACS and NATO control aircraft.

The US hegemony was an anomaly in history, writes Al Khaleej. A stable environment has formed in the Middle East, opposing American expansion at the expense of Arab interests. Russia is playing an increasingly important role here, having built strong relations with the countries of the Persian Gulf.

The Field Training Center of the Central Military District (CVO) for the training of kamikaze drone operators using captured aircraft captured from the enemy in the special operation zone teaches reconnaissance, combat strikes against objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and leafleting their positions with leaflets calling for surrender. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on November 19 showed how the training center works.

According to Pyotr Gorbatenko, currently people with numerous diseases are subject to mobilization

Ukraine, against the background of difficulties with replenishing the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, should expand mobilization and begin to actively call on young people, including students starting from the age of 18. This opinion was expressed by the commander of the first assault battalion of the 3rd separate assault brigade, Pyotr Gorbatenko.

The Israeli defense industry is confidently developing competencies not only in the field of UAVs, but also in the field of marine drones. One of its products is the Seagull surface vehicle developed by Elbit, which the country's Navy is actively using in the fight against Hamas as part of the current military confrontation.

The European Union continues to try to push through the introduction of sanctions against Rosatom. They tried to push them through in the tenth package of sanctions, now they are talking about the 12th package. Who will benefit and who will lose from this kind of sanctions? And what are the chances that Europe will finally succeed in this venture?

Zelensky admitted that the APU will begin to retreat without the help of the West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that the Ukrainian army will have to retreat if the Western allies stop providing assistance to Kiev.

The speaker of the GUR of Ukraine commented on the flight of the AFU pilot to Russia

On Saturday, it became known about the transfer of the pilot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Russian side. According to unofficial data, he arrived on a hijacked Su-27 plane. The author of the Telegram channel "War. History. Weapons" announced an interview with a Ukrainian who arrived in Russia. According to the Information Minister of the DPR Bezsonov, the pilot secretly cooperated with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since the beginning of its. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The French President stressed that collective support for Ukraine should not be weakened due to other conflicts, including the situation in the Middle East

France intends to take part in the discussion of the re-export of Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine. This was stated by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron at a press conference in Bern following talks with his Swiss counterpart Alain Berse.

"Politics": Russia will not agree to NATO membership even of a part of Ukraine

The West offers Kiev to accept the loss of territories, and in exchange to join NATO, writes Politika. However, Moscow is not enthusiastic about this idea. She has nowhere to hurry. The conflict will eventually end on her terms, and the "Korean scenario" will no longer be needed by anyone.

Political scientist del Valle: The United States has done the impossible by making Russia an enemy

The political scientist del Valle tries to solve the riddle on the pages of Valeurs actuelles: why has the West ignored the Islamist threat for so long, replacing it with a phantom Russian threat? The author gives a catalog of Russia's grievances, which the United States could have avoided. The question arises: is everything lost or is there a chance for improvement.

The armed forces of our ally received a new MLRS "Polonaise-M" with impressive characteristics

The first divisional set of the Polonaise-M multiple launch rocket system has been transferred to the Armed Forces of Belarus, the State Military-Industrial Committee of the country reported.

Sohu: The USA sent 60 old repaired SAMs to Ukraine

The United States supplies Ukraine with beushnoe weapons to get more profit, writes the user Sohu. Another proof was the sending of 60 anti-aircraft missile systems to Kiev, which were repeatedly resold and repaired. Zelensky is furious, but there is nothing he can do, the author notes.

Izvestia report from the workshop for assembling machine-gunners, mining drones and reconnaissance equipment

Hacking the deeply echeloned defense built by Ukrainian troops in the Donbass often requires non-standard solutions.

Armenia is looking for new partners to supply it with weapons. This was stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on November 15, RIA Novosti reports.

Newsweek Polska: Russia has seized the initiative on the battlefield and is winning

On the eve of winter, Russia has seized the initiative on the battlefield, writes Newsweek Polska. The West has no hope of victory in the Ukrainian conflict. Kiev can hold out for some more time if Washington and Brussels help it at any cost, but they are not ready for that.

The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation also noted that the AFU carried out more than 8 thousand attacks on the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions

The likelihood of Kiev committing sabotage using bioweapons is growing, while other biological threats are emanating from Ukraine, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said at a security meeting in the Central Federal District.

The fighting in Ukraine will drag on for at least another year, writes TIME. The West is secretly persuading Zelensky to negotiate in exchange for joining the EU and restoring the country. But he resists: the people will not forgive him the loss of territories.

The class of tactical bombers is gradually becoming a thing of the past

In the conflict in Ukraine, both sides use Su-24 aircraft. However, Russia is very limited. For Ukraine, it is the only front-line (tactical) bomber. In the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Su-24 has almost completely replaced the Su-34 in this role.

The charges will be taken from old arsenals, the plumage from the previous modification

The Pentagon announced the start of a program to create a new modification in the B61 family of thermonuclear bombs – common Cold War ammunition. The new modification should get the "lucky" index B61–13.