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Next year, the US Military Command plans to begin implementing a program to replace the Stinger MANPADS, which has been in service for a long time and is considered obsolete, Breaking Defense reported.

Ukraine recognized that the American Patriot is powerless against Russian "Daggers"

Aviation expert, researcher at the National Aviation University of Ukraine Valery Romanenko believes that two Western Patriot air defense systems, which the United States and Germany have promised to transfer to Kiev, will not be enough for Ukraine.

The sensational news was announced by official sources in Iran - it is claimed that Moscow has agreed to sell Su-35 fighter jets to Tehran. If this information is correct, Russia's military-industrial complex will earn billions of dollars, Iran will receive a powerful tool for opposing Israel, and the influence of the United States in the Middle East will decrease.

After the Second World War, naval anti-aircraft artillery systems were successfully used at various times on land mobile platforms, such as cars, wheeled and tracked armored personnel carriers, etc. As the project "RG: Russian weapons" notes, they were actively involved in military conflicts in various parts of the world.

Changes in the world arms markets in 2023

Despite the disruption of global supply chains and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, arms sales by companies from the SIPRI Top 100 rating are growing. The growth is observed for the seventh year in a row, in 2021 it amounted to 1.9% by 2020. In absolute terms, sales of military products by the largest companies in the industry amounted to $592 billion, according to a recent report by the Stockholm Institute.

FA: The EU is completely dependent on the US for defense

After the start of the Russian SVO, Europe had to "get rid" of the United States in matters of defense, but nothing has changed, writes the FA. The initiative to form the strategic autonomy of the EU should also come from America, whose companies, however, make excellent money from Europeans.

Western means of air defense do not always help the APU to defend itself from attacks from the air. Often they themselves become the objects of blows. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation demonstrated footage of the destruction of the British-made Stormer HVM anti-aircraft missile system by high-precision barrage ammunition.

TNI: Israel should not supply weapons to Ukraine because of the risk of a response from Russia

Israel should not interfere in the conflict in Ukraine and supply it with weapons, experts write in an article for TNI. This will dramatically complicate his relations with Russia and run counter to his regional and strategic interests.

Hypersonic weapons were used to destroy particularly important objects

The Russian armed forces launched a retaliatory missile strike in response to the terrorist attack in the Bryansk region. In Ukraine, key military and energy infrastructure facilities, enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) and drone bases were hit.

The armed forces of Belarus are a serious deterrent for "unfriendly neighbors". This was recently stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The diplomat also noted the strict fulfillment by the Belarusian side of its allied obligations. "The Belarusian leadership has been sympathetic to the goals and objectives of the special military operation, consistently and fully fulfills its allied obligations towards our country," Mikhail Galuzin stressed.

Sevastopol residents are preparing to repel new attacks and create marine drones themselves

At the beginning of spring, the losses of the Ukrainian side in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came close to 3.3 thousand units of all types. As follows from the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on some days the Russian troops involved in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) shoot down 15-20 enemy UAVs.

The aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses due to the operation of air defense systems. Both Russia and Ukraine have managed to create and organize an effective air defense system that prevents the large-scale use of combat aircraft.

The representative of the department did not name the exact dates

The US military cannot yet name the exact date of dispatch of the first Patriot air defense battery, which the US promised to provide to Ukraine, but the system may appear in this country in the near future. This was announced on Wednesday by the Assistant Minister of the Army (Ground Forces) U.S. Procurement, Logistics and Technology Douglas Bush during an online conference organized by Defense News weekly.

The United States is returning to operation a floating radar complex – the SBX-1 Sea-Based X-band radar (Sea-Based X-band radar), which has completed maintenance in Hawaii. According to Navy Recognition, in the near future the complex will return to performing its intended tasks.

The Polish Defense Ministry denied the words of its head about the arrival of the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said in an interview on March 7 that the first Patriot air defense systems and Leopard 2 tanks had already reached the APU. But his department had to explain that the minister had something else in mind, and the missile systems had not yet arrived on the territory of Ukraine. Later, Blaszczak clarified that four Leopard 2 tanks had already been transferred to Kiev, and the remaining 10 of those promised by Warsaw would be sent this week.

RIA Novosti: the Russian military has successfully tested the anti-drone gun "Harpy" in the zone of its

A new Russian anti-drone rifle "Harpy" was effectively used near Donetsk. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok tells what the Harpy can do and what kind of drone she managed to cope with.

The Soviet ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" (2A6) anti-aircraft self-propelled gun adopted in the first half of the 60s was in service with four dozen countries of the world at various times.

TASS — about the new Russian missile defense system

At the IDEX 2023 International Arms Exhibition, held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) in February, Russia presented to foreign customers a layered non-strategic missile defense (ABM) system consisting of three elements: an intelligence subsystem, a control subsystem and a three-echelon fire damage subsystem. It was created on the basis of Russian air defense-missile defense systems.

Russia's special operation in the Donbas against the Kiev regime has been underway for more than a year, and all this time air defense complexes and systems have been showing themselves in the most effective way. Calculations of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems are on combat duty in the Donbas around the clock, providing the Russian troops with an ultra-reliable shield against enemy air attacks.

Military expert Khodarenok - about Iran's nuclear program and a possible conflict between the republic and the United States

The Pentagon believes that 12 days will be enough for Iran to create a nuclear weapon. Israel is convinced that only the threat of the use of military force can deter Tehran from this step, and they do not rule out strikes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok tells how a hypothetical war between the United States and Israel with Iran will look like and what price the parties will pay for it.