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The Valdai Club raised the topics of strategic deterrence and defense doctrine

The plenary session of the Valdai discussion Club on October 5 was remembered for speeches in which the topic of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was raised.

This will make it possible to make security corridors for aviation over the line of combat contact

The arsenal of the Russian army will be replenished with helicopters equipped with fundamentally new electronic warfare (EW) complexes. The novelty is already being tested and its deliveries to the troops are expected in the near future, sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

New Russian ships will be able to use the Poliment-Redut air defense system as a dual-use complex

The arsenal of the Russian Navy includes new ammunition for the anti-aircraft system. They are potentially capable not only of intercepting aerial threats, but also of destroying objects on the water and on the ground. Missile tests on surface targets were successful, they are currently being finalized to hit targets on the ground, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. According to experts, this will significantly enhance the firing capabilities of modern warships.

The information is confirmed that due to the massive rocket attacks on the territory of Israel, which were carried out on the eve of (the eighth) and especially on October 7, the Israeli air defense missile defense system turned out to be overloaded, depleted, having spent a significant amount of ammunition. Earlier, it was reported that in connection with the launches of thousands of rockets into Israel, it was decided to remove from conservation the "old" air defense systems, to which missiles were preserved in military warehouses.

During the attack on Israel, the radical Palestinian movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad use cheap missiles and simple attack drones that were able to overcome the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, writes The New York Times (NYT).

The Palestinian movement Hamas has published footage of the operation of a short-range air defense system of its own design "Mubar-1". It is reported that the Palestinian air defense system is designed to hit targets on approach to the defended objects.

Experts assessed the results of strengthening air defense to protect the capital region

"Serious additional efforts have been made to protect cities. And the first results are already visible." In these words, experts explain the fact that the APU's attempts to attack the capital region with drones are increasingly unsuccessful. What was done for this by the Russian military?

In September, the world media was full of reports that the United States had agreed to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, and immediately published refuting statements. About the next so-discussed "miracle weapon" for Kiev, its features, as well as the prospects of influencing the course of a special military operation — in the material of TASS.

MWM: Russia has armed India with modern S-400 air defense systems

Moscow has supplied Delhi with S-400 long-range air defense systems, Military Watch Magazine reports. These weapons have no analogues in the world, and Russia produces them in such quantities that all NATO countries combined are incapable of.

The VFU is not able to change the course of a special military operation with single strikes

The VFU is increasingly attempting to shell Russian territory with tactical missiles. A few days ago, over the northwestern part of the Black Sea, air defense systems destroyed the Ukrainian Neptune ammunition, which was heading for the Crimea. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the interception of Ukrainian Thunder-2 missiles. Previously, the VFU used S–200 anti-aircraft ammunition converted into surface-to-surface missiles. All these missiles are the legacy of the USSR. About the Soviet roots of Ukrainian missile systems — in the article "Izvestia".

Spain will strengthen its air defense with American Patriot anti-aircraft systems, and the latest version. According to the Pentagon's Office of Military Cooperation, the US State Department has approved the supply of complexes to the Spanish army.

It is planned to deploy more than a dozen specialized ground-based space controls of a new generation on the territory of Russia by 2025, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.

In the global market of medium-range air defense systems, the number of competing systems and countries at the moment significantly exceeds similar indicators in the segment of long-range air defense systems.

Swedish analyst Bern: The West underestimated Russia and will pay for it

The West has completely underestimated Russia, analyst Lars Bern said on SwebbTV. A lost Ukrainian conflict will cost the powers that be dearly. The expert is surprised by the incompetence of Swedish and Western politicians who openly ask for a direct clash with Moscow.

Ukraine needs air defense systems, the anti-aircraft complexes in service with the AFU Air Forces cannot cope with Russian missiles and drones, and Western sponsors are unable to provide Kiev with the necessary number of air defense systems. Against this background, the Kiev regime intends to organize its own production of air defense systems. This was stated by the head of Zelensky's office, Ermak.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" nullified the efforts of the Americans to ensure an unrequited nuclear strike on Russia, reports L'antidiplomatico. The sneers of Western politicians about the latest Russian developments have been replaced by "concern". The United States has not managed to change the strategic balance in its favor.

Kiev has asked the West for analogues of Russian cruise missiles X-101 and Kalibr. Ukraine allegedly needs these weapons in order to hit factories for the production of drones in Iran and Syria. However, strategic bombers and submarines are required to launch such missiles. What is Ukraine counting on?

The first prototypes of the latest SHORAD short-range air defense system with a 50-kilowatt laser have entered service with the US Army, the press service of the Ground Forces reports on its website.

Recently, with the launch into orbit by the National Intelligence Agency and the US Space Forces of the critically important Silent Barker satellite constellation, the head of the US Air Force Space Systems Command, Lieutenant General J. Michael Getlane (Getlin) he said that this system would "deter aggression", showing that the United States has eyes in space.

Having lost most of the Soviet S-300 complexes, the Ukrainian defense has lost effectiveness, experts believe

The armed forces of the Russian Federation struck at the points of deployment of foreign mercenaries and the training of saboteurs in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted on September 25.