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the united states has opened a new military structure in the baltic states-a base for special operations forces, special forces. what will this military unit do, what combat tools will it use, and why is it potentially extremely dangerous for the defense of russia, especially in the possible pre-war period?

The American company Ampaire conducted flight tests of a hybrid version of the passenger aircraft Cessna 337 Skymaster flight on the route between the two Hawaiian Islands. According to Flightglobal, the total flight distance was 90 kilometers, and the plane flew it only using batteries without turning on the generator. The test flight was considered successful.

The Russian Northern fleet had to take additional measures in connection with the growing activity of NATO in the Arctic, said the commander of the fleet Alexander Moiseev.

Us assistant Secretary of state threatened sanctions for purchasing weapons from Russia or China

The US is again talking about sanctions in response to the acquisition of military equipment by other countries from Russia and China. This time, Iraq came into view, having recently expressed a desire to do so. Until now, the question remains open about the acquisition of Russian s-400 air defense systems by Ankara: Washington still intends to impose sanctions on Turkey for this.

Keep the formation, properly handle weapons, evacuate wounded soldiers-all this and not only managed to master the authors of the channel Gilza. The host tried to repeat the training that is used by special forces soldiers.

The main goal of the United States and NATO should be to show initiative in the black sea region, and if Georgia gives permission to open a us military base, Washington would use it to send troops to Syria or Iraq, former commander of the us ground forces in Europe, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, said on Georgia's first channel.

The share of Russian companies in the global arms market is falling catastrophically. And this is not someone who claims it, but a very authoritative source-the Swedish research center SIPRI. How well-founded are such statements, what impact do US sanctions have on the Russian arms trade, and what promising market is opening up for Russia now?

The merger of the Rostec radio-electronic cluster enterprises under the management of JSC United instrument-making Corporation (UIC) will be completed in the first quarter of 2021. The new holding will exist under the brand name "Roselektronika" and in 2023 will have to start mass production of equipment for 5G networks. It will not be easy to create an effective holding out of Rostec's disparate assets, experts say.

the US justified the NATO exercises in the Black sea by the actions of Russia

Former Pentagon expert Chris Osborne, in an article for the national Interest, called the us exercises with NATO allies in the Black sea a "warning for Russia". Military commentator Viktor Litovkin pointed out that Russia does not attack anyone, so this rhetoric of the Pentagon is far from reality.

the US air force "destroyed" Russian S-400 systems and T-72 tanks

The us military reported working out the destruction of Russian military equipment, which was not actually used in the exercises, according to us media.

The us Navy's shipbuilding and weapons command issued a request for information about unmanned aerial vehicles that could be launched from submarines. According to Defense News, the request was published in October 2020, but it became known about it only now.

the Baltic fleet forms a new division in response to the build-up of NATO troops

Moscow will respond to NATO actions on the border with the Kaliningrad region, the Russian military warns. The Russian Federation pays attention to the strengthening of the military-political bloc's presence in this region. Experts and the media have repeatedly predicted a possible conflict in this region.

Russian defense companies Almaz-Antey and USC entered the list of 25 world military-industrial leaders, despite a decline in revenue in 2019, according to a report published on Monday by the Stockholm international peace research Institute (SIPRI).

More than half of Russians feel the threat of nuclear war

The majority of Russians believe that the probability of a nuclear war is real, according to the survey. To a greater extent, this opinion is held by the adult generation-older than 46 years. The possibility of starting such a war became particularly acute last summer, when the Treaty on intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles was torn up.

The national Commission on Military Aviation Safety of the United States (National Commission on Military Aviation Safety) summed up the results of non-combat losses of American military aviation in the period from 2013 to December 1, 2020. According to the report, 186 aircraft and 224 pilots were lost during this period.

Its development will cost less than 120 billion rubles, said the head of the state Corporation Sergey Chemezov

Rostec expects that the Sukhoi Superjet New-an import-substituted version of the short-haul Sukhoi Superjet 100 with a domestic engine and components-will appear in 2024.

According to information received from radio interception data and other sources, Turkey is preparing to carry out a ground military operation near the city of Sirte in Libya. In particular, Turkish F-16s arrived at the al-Vatiya air base captured by the NTC.

The US state Department has demanded that residents of the Russian Kuril Islands consider themselves Japanese, otherwise they will not be allowed on American soil. The Russian foreign Ministry has already called these visa rules support for revanchism, but they can also be a source of inspiration to re-emphasize sovereignty over their lands from the Crimea to the Kuril Islands.

The government of the Russian Federation has approved a list of modern technologies that will be used to conclude special investment contracts (SPIC).

The German military Department shows amazing recklessness

German defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, speaking in the German Bundestag, said that the military threat from Russia has become more pronounced after the modernization of Russian weapons.