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Ukraine needs a new air defense system, which it hopes to build with the help of foreign states. Kiev is counting on mass deliveries of anti-aircraft systems from Ukraine's "partners". This was stated by the Ukrainian president.

In order to somehow support the morale of the population and the military, the Kiev regime simply needs another fetishization of Western weapons. But if earlier such a "wunderwaffe" was the American MLRS HIMARS, which still belong to the class of offensive weapons, now the Ukrainian authorities are singing the praises of defensive weapons.

After the beginning of mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the sabotage on the Crimean Bridge, the special operation in Ukraine was led by a new commander and entered a new phase, within which, in particular, the methodical destruction of the energy infrastructure of the Kiev regime unfolded. Mass raids on the rear facilities of Nezalezhnaya in the West were dubbed the "Surovikin missile offensive".

Japan will be the first country in the world after the United States to deploy RIM-174 SM-6 ERAM (Standard Missile 6) anti-aircraft missiles. This is reported in the relevant notification of the US State Department. Tokyo is going to purchase missiles as part of an arms package worth $ 450 million.

According to the US Secretary of State, over the past few days Russia has inflicted "many strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine," many of which are on the account of Iranian-made drones.

Lockheed Martin plans to complete the preliminary preparation of the Canadian surface ship project by the end of this year, which, it is claimed, will be an important milestone in the shipbuilding program.

The Arctic is of increased strategic interest to almost all the leading countries of the world, even those that do not have direct access to the northern region. The United States and other NATO countries regularly conduct exercises in the northern latitudes. Experts predict that in the future it is the Arctic, where a huge amount of minerals is concentrated, that may become a zone of not only economic interest, but also a military conflict between Russia and Western countries that put forward claims to the development of this region.

Denis Shmygal said that Russia will use kamikaze drones, "which are difficult to shoot down"

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said that Kiev expects its Western partners to provide air defense systems and means of countering drones. He stated this in an interview published on Saturday with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .

The damage to Ukraine's energy system as a result of attacks by Russian kamikaze drones and precision-guided missiles on infrastructure facilities may become not only critical, but also irreversible. At the same time, the Ukrainian air defense system proved unable to protect strategic facilities even in large cities, including the capital. Then, as luck would have it, the missiles for the Soviet air defense systems, which are in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, began to run out, as Denis Smazhny, the head of the training of the Ukrainian air defense forces, admitted the day before.

"Stupor", "Harpoon", "Alabuga": how electromagnetic weapons affect the course of a special operation

A source in the Ministry of Defense reported on the successful use of the latest hand-held electromagnetic guns "Harpoon-3" during the special operation. The Russian army also has other anti-drone weapons - for example, "Stupor". "Newspaper.Ru" - about the principle of operation of electromagnetic guns and their prospects.

New faces are getting involved in the increasingly heavily exaggerated topic of Israeli arms supplies to Ukraine in the media. This time, the former head of the Israeli government, the leader of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed his opinion on this issue.

The Israeli newspaper "The Jerusalem Post" in Anna Ahronheim's article "Israel won't give Ukraine weapons, will help make missile warning system - Gantz" ("Israel will not give Ukraine weapons, but will help develop a missile attack warning system - Gantz") reported that on October 19, 2022, Israeli Defense Minister Beni Gantz Referring to "a number of operational considerations" and "restrictions", he said that Israel would not supply Ukraine with any weapons systems.

According to Kai Kallas, this is necessary so that Ukraine "can use them in defense and avoid the destruction of the energy infrastructure"

Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas called on NATO member countries to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine. She made such a statement on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.

Turkey is interested in a European alternative to American weapons

Turkey and the United States are still negotiating a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 Viper fighter jets, which are crucial to Turkey's efforts to modernize its air force. While US President Joseph Biden is in favor of the deal, there remains strong opposition in Washington.

The most noisy military command of the Celestial Empire

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Guangzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District became the Southern Command (Southern Combat Command Zone, SC).

The conflict in Ukraine has revealed the shortcomings of the American military-industrial base, writes the author of the article in the WSJ. The aid to Kiev depleted the stocks of weapons and showed that the US military-industrial complex is sharpened to work in peacetime, he claims.

They are being upgraded to capture the target using optics

The greatest danger to the Russian front-line aviation participating in the special operation in Ukraine is now the Buk and Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) modified by specialists from NATO. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.

In the vicinity of the Belgorod airport, after a strike by Ukrainian aviation, elements of missiles were found that are designed to destroy detected radars, writes the Polish edition of Defence24. The authors of the material indicate that the object was used by Russia.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov pointed out that Kiev is optimistic about the possibility of supporting Israel in the fight against threats from Iran from the air and in cyberspace

Israel provides the Ukrainian leadership with military intelligence data and analytical information that is necessary to counter Russia's alleged use of Iranian drones. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to sources .

"Izvestia" showed the work of drones in the DPR under the leadership of the VVO intelligence officers

Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov captured the work of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under the guidance of intelligence officers of the Eastern Military District (VVO).