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The Thai Navy received the FK-3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems of Chinese production, as well as the Russian Dzhigit support launchers with Igla-S MANPADS.

The European Union was not ready for the current volume of arms supplies to Ukraine, since defense spending has not been a priority for it for a long time, the author of the article for Bloomberg writes. It will take years to close the gap between supply and demand.

"We went to the point, saw the goal. It was very big. They took her on the machine. The launch is immediate. Immediately shot down and rolled to another position. We only found out the next day that it was the twenty-fifth "drying"," says the operator of the guidance of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system.

Russia responded to the attack on the Crimean Bridge with strikes on critical military and energy facilities throughout Ukraine. As a result, many large cities of the country were left without electricity, there are problems with communication. Is this missile attack the beginning of a new stage of the special operation, will it cool the military ardor of Kiev or will new strikes be required on important infrastructure facilities of Ukraine?

When it comes to Taiwan, the Eastern Command will start first

The only one of the seven old military districts of the PLA, which in its former form was transformed into a new command, turned out to be the Nanjing Military District. As a result of the 2017 military reform, it became the Eastern Command (VC), or, if translated literally, the Eastern Combat Command Zone.

In April 2021, the first full-fledged test was finally conducted at the Annaya test site [AMRAAM-ER missile defense system] <...> It was recognized as successful and reported that they had received valuable data that would be used to improve the algorithms of the rocket software. Then Raytheon Missiles & Defense announced that they were planning new tests on Annaya in the second quarter. But neither they nor KDA shared any more news.

The US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the intentions of the Middle Eastern country, notifying the US Congress of the potential sale. In addition to the NASAMS SAM, Kuwait will receive dozens of missiles of various types. These are AIM-120C-8 (AMRAAM), AMRAAM-Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER), AIM-120-C-8 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II.

Once considered just an interesting low-risk hobby, small unmanned aircraft systems have now become key capabilities for the armed forces on modern battlefields. Given that the availability and technology of these systems are developing rapidly, the Pentagon wants to maximize their use to prevent any possible threats.

According to the newspaper, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is lobbying for Ukrainian interests

Ukraine is reviewing its list of priorities regarding the supply of Western weapons, currently Kiev needs mainly air defense equipment. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is lobbying for Ukrainian interests, Politico newspaper reported on Thursday.

Crews of Russian Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) launched missile air strikes on military facilities and equipment of Ukrainian militants. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published footage of their combat work on October 6.

This is the first parade for the new president and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan - Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who this year replaced his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who resigned and became chairman of the Halk Maslahaty - the upper chamber of the Turkmen parliament.

The Gepard self-propelled units transferred by Germany to the Nazi formations of Ukraine are trying to use in the fight against the Geran-2 kamikaze drones. The project "RG: Russian weapons", referring to the opinion of military expert Yuri Lyamin, notes that these "anti-aircraft tanks" can hardly be effective against such inconspicuous means of destruction.

The military conflict in Ukraine has shown the enormous importance and high efficiency of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles of various purposes and classes in modern warfare. At the same time, it became obvious that it is quite difficult and very expensive to shoot down drones, especially small ones, with existing air defense systems. It seems that the solution to the problem of destroying small drones was found in the American defense company Grumman Corporation.

The Russian missile attack warning system will soon be replenished with two more ground-based radar stations. According to the Ministry of Defense, the new radar stations will close the northern direction.

Tula Instrument Design Bureau named after Academician A.G. Shipunov turns 95 on October 1. The history of KBP is several generations of outstanding gunsmiths and their legendary developments. Tokarev, Stechkin, Makarov – these names have long become household names. Arkady Shipunov and Vasily Gryazev, perhaps the most famous gun duo, also worked here. We recall the history of KBP, woven from the names of great designers and their unique inventions.

The commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, General James Hecker, said that Washington disclosed to Kiev the location of Russian equipment, but did not give advice about possible solutions, but "simply provided intelligence information."

The Day of the Russian Ground Forces is celebrated annually on October 1 on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" dated May 31, 2006.

The Day of the Russian Ground Forces is celebrated annually on October 1. The corresponding order was signed by the President in 2006.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine received installations for countering SKY CTRL drones. Presumably, it is capable of detecting any aerial targets in a ten-kilometer zone.

Currently, the units, military units and formations of the Ground Forces are provided with all the necessary samples of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST), most of which are modern.