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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

The US has provided the AFU with a new package of military assistance

American military experts are closely monitoring the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the framework of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Since the beginning of its, Americans have already learned certain lessons concerning the military-technical policy of the United States in the changing conditions of the international situation. Adjustments were also made to the military assistance provided by the United States to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

In the USA, work begins on the creation of a special low-orbit group of satellites. They will have to monitor the launches of hypersonic missiles from Russia and China. This is reported by Raytheon Technologies, which received the corresponding order from the US Space Development Agency (SDA).

A photo of the MT-LB that appeared a few days ago with a 2M-3M anti-aircraft gun installed has already been widely distributed on the Network. As it turned out, this is not a single craft of army craftsmen who decided to invent a new anti-aircraft installation, but quite a serial version. At least, an echelon with similar installations moving towards the front has already been filmed.

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.

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.

Ukraine sends different types of UAVs to civilian objects, stuffing them with British explosives

Several types of drones participated in the air attacks that four regions of Russia were subjected to on February 28. Among them is a commercial UAV turned into a kamikaze drone and stuffed with British explosives RE8, as well as a Soviet Strizh, but modernized by Ukraine, sources told Izvestia.

Haqqin: The United States demanded money from Turkey for the F-35 production program they disrupted

The United States unreasonably demanded additional payments from Turkey in connection with the increase in costs for the production of the F-35 fighter, writes Haqqin. Moreover, the Americans are not going to return the money spent on this program to Ankara, nor are they going to restore Turkish participation in it.

Deputy Pentagon Chief Kahl said that the conflict in Ukraine could last from 6 months to 3 years

The Pentagon reported that the United States decided not to supply Kiev with F-16 fighters, so they did not begin training Ukrainian pilots. The House of Representatives of Congress also believes that the transfer of new and older models of combat aircraft to Ukraine would be an "unreasonable use of resources."

Germany will supply two Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to the APU

Germany will transfer two Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to Ukraine. It is claimed that these systems can withstand even a swarm of drones. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what Skynex is capable of.