Global security news
Belarus announces joint border patrol with Russia
The decision to increase the air defense forces on duty was made on Thursday by the military department of Belarus. In addition, the press service of the Ministry of Defense clarifies, the air patrol program has also been adjusted together with the VKS of the Union State.
The Russian military began tracking the US destroyer that entered the Black Sea
The Russian military has begun tracking the US Navy missile destroyer Arleigh Burke in the Black Sea. This was reported to journalists on Thursday, November 25, by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Ukrainian military denied the use of Javelin ATGM in Donbass
The Ukrainian military said that Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs) supplied by the United States to Ukraine as part of a military assistance package have not yet been used in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in Donbass.
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan highly appreciated Russia's efforts to ensure the security of the republic
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan highly appreciated Russia's role in ensuring the security of the republic and the contribution of Russian peacekeepers to maintaining peace in Nagorno-Karabakh. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Ukraine has checked the "burning Russian troops" shells
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) checked the combat readiness of multiple rocket launchers "Alder". The corresponding video is published on YouTube.
NASA to test Earth's protection from asteroids
A probe will be launched to one of them
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch on Wednesday the DART probe (Double Asteroid Redirection Test - "Experiment to change the orbit of a double asteroid"), which is designed to test the first of its kind protection of the Earth from potentially dangerous space objects.
The strike aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, under the cover of fighters, worked out strikes on ground targets
Strike and fighter aircraft of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Tuesday evening worked out air strikes against the enemy at the ranges "Wide Lan" and "Kiev-Alexandrovsky", the press service of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
Warspot Figures: After 38 years
The Falklands War lasted a little more than two months and left the locals a legacy of about 24,000 mines, which the Argentine military began laying in the first days after the invasion. When the fighting ended, all the mined areas were fenced with barbed wire, and not a single person was injured by the explosion.
The US wanted to transfer Afghan helicopters to Ukraine
The United States is considering the possibility of transferring Afghan helicopters to Ukraine. The administration of President Joe Biden wanted to transfer the Mi-17 to the Ukrainian military. This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to CNN.
Yomiuri (Japan): Russia conducted missile exercises in the Kuril Islands, taking into account the possible penetration of enemy aircraft
Recently, Russia conducted exercises with S-300 missile systems in the Southern Kuril Islands, one of the leading Japanese newspapers Yomiuri reports. During the maneuvers, the sams successfully repelled the "enemy" raid, and this caused a real panic among the Japanese. Readers of the newspaper are sure: very soon, Russian nuclear missiles will destroy their country.
Falcon 9 rocket launched in the USA to protect the Earth from asteroids
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched in California (USA) with the kamikaze space probe DRAT, which will crash into an asteroid to test the technology of protecting the Earth from collisions with space objects. NASA is broadcasting live on November 24.
S-550 and S-500 will protect strategic facilities together
The S-500 and S-550 anti-aircraft missile systems will become the platform of the new air defense system. They will jointly provide anti-missile and anti-space defense of Russia's strategic facilities.
Russian sappers arrived in the area of tasks in Laos
Sappers will have to perform tasks both in the jungle and in settlements
The squad of sappers of the International Mine Action Center (MPC) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation arrived in Laos to perform humanitarian demining tasks. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Australia is preparing to develop a nuclear fleet
Australia has taken the first step towards creating a nuclear submarine fleet. On November 23, information appeared on the website of the Naval Institute of the US Navy that the United States and Great Britain will share their nuclear power plant technologies for submarines for the first time.
In the State Duma, in response to the statement of the Romanian Foreign Minister about the "Russian threat", they remind about NATO ships in the Black Sea
Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov, in response to the statement by Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu about the concern about the "Russian threat" on the border with Ukraine and on the Black Sea, recalled that several dozen NATO warships were present in the Black Sea this year.
Combat readiness of nuclear forces and strengthening the potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces are a priority against the background of NATO military preparations - Shoigu
The growing activity of NATO near the Russian borders dictates the need to maintain the combat readiness of nuclear forces, increase the potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces, including equipping with high-precision weapons and effective means of destruction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The US Department of Defense reorganizes the UFO tracking group
The US Department of Defense plans to reorganize the unit for tracking unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Now the military department will have a group to monitor air objects, the Pentagon press service reported.
Shoigu: the military construction complex was focused on the nuclear deterrence system
The main efforts of the military construction complex this year were focused on the creation of nuclear deterrence system facilities, locations of incoming weapons, improvement of airfields, infrastructure of the Arctic grouping, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Russian armed forces are protected from COVID-19 - Putin
The armed forces of the Russian Federation are reliably protected from coronavirus and feel confident thanks to timely vaccination and revaccination, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Shoigu called the priority of the combat readiness of nuclear forces, non-nuclear deterrence because of NATO
The growing activity of NATO near the Russian borders dictates the need to maintain the combat readiness of nuclear forces, increase the potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces, including equipping with high-precision weapons and effective means of destruction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.