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Forbes: the US worked out fire missions on the Black sea from Romania

The US ground forces, with the help of military transport aircraft, transferred multiple launch rocket systems to Romania, where they worked out several firing tasks at one of the ranges. According to American journalists, such actions pose a serious and unpredictable threat to Russian troops in Crimea. The actions of the us military were analyzed by the observer of the newspaper.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok.

preparations for the West-2021 military maneuvers have Begun.

Minister of defense of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Khrenin officially stated that the exercises to be held next year at five training grounds with the participation of the armed forces of the two States will be one of the largest and will surpass the scope of the "Slavic brotherhood" exercises that took place recently.

Exactly five years ago, Russia and Turkey were on the verge of a real war – a Turkish fighter shot down a Russian su-24 bomber. Relations were restored only after Erdogan's apology, but were these apologies actually made? Has Turkey paid Russia the promised compensation? And did Ankara draw the necessary conclusions from this story?

The middle East is rocked by sensational news-the leader of Israel paid a secret visit to the crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. It is possible that the Jewish state and the country-leader of the Islamic world will soon establish diplomatic relations, putting an end to the 75-year feud. The two countries are clearly drawn together by a shared hatred of Iran. However, the main peacemaker was Joe Biden – and, it seems, against his will.

Putin spoke about the ownership of Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia, within the framework of the collective security Treaty Organization, should only help a country that is a party to this Treaty in the event of aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded. Since Nagorno-Karabakh was not recognized as Armenian territory, Moscow had no reason to interfere in the armed conflict there.

The ndcc chief, Colonel-General Michael Mezentsev 20 November gave a presentation at the conference "the Development of interagency cooperation in the field of defense in 2020".

If the new Joe Biden administration can't quickly restore the us relationship with China that was disrupted during the administration of Donald trump, the confrontation will escalate into a military conflict.

There are many bright names in the history of Soviet military thought. But in the period of the "nuclear age", a special place is occupied by the outstanding personality of Nikolai Ogarkov, who headed the General staff in 1977-1984. It was he who was the first among the military leaders to draw attention to the next round of revolution in military Affairs. And it is gratifying that with the participation of army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the Ogarkov readings were held in Moscow for the third time, writes Olga Moskovchenko in an article for the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

A British startup founded by former Yota CEO Denis Sverdlov is preparing to enter the Nasdaq exchange. At the same time, Arrival will avoid the IPO process and become public by merging with CIIG Merger.

The American company Aurora Flight Sciences showed a model of the aircraft, the project of which initially provides for the absence of any mechanization necessary for flight control. According to Aviation Week, developers are testing a model aircraft in a wind tunnel. The first such tests took place in 2019 in preparation for the tender of the defense advanced development Agency.

Washington insists on the right to use nuclear weapons first

Christopher Ford, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, Ph. D. in international relations, spoke on November 12 at an online Conference on nuclear weapons and international law in the modern era organized by the new York bar Association.

Military programs are slowed down by political decisions

In recent years, the Turkish defense industry has made impressive progress in development, as evidenced by the spectacular actions of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles in Libya, Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh.

The fact that the Arctic is a potential region of confrontation has long been clear. But Russia's position there is well-established, and this is what NATO countries are most concerned about. However, they can't do anything about the" frost resistance " of the Russians yet.

In the disputed area of Ladakh, clashes continue between PLA units and the Indian armed forces. The parties are bringing heavy weapons to this area, intending to resolve the conflict by force, rather than through diplomatic negotiations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called unexpected attempts to slow down the implementation of the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, noting that those who do this should understand that the alternative is war.

Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and defense Minister Vagharshak Aratyunyan in Yerevan. Armenian sources reported that during the talks, Shoigu said that our country intends to prevent further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh.

trump wants to withdraw most of the US troops from Afghanistan

The us Congress is trying to thwart President Donald trump's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Members of the house of representatives are hoping for the support of the state Department and retired Pentagon chief Mark Esper. The us presence in Afghanistan has been going on for almost 20 years, but, as the expert notes, it has not brought any significant result.

The United States is expected to withdraw from the open skies Treaty on November 22. Six months ago, on may 21, US President Donald trump announced that he had decided to withdraw from the open skies Treaty. The country leaves the agreement six months after the official notification of the partners.

The team of the Chinese mission "Chang'e-4" published new photos of the surface of the back side of the moon, obtained by the lunar Rover "Yutu-2", including a circular panorama and a three-dimensional image of the surrounding area. To date, the lunar Rover has traveled several hundred meters on the surface of The earth's satellite and worked for almost two years, although initially its service life was estimated at three months, according to the website Space.com.

In the first half of November, the NATO command conducted a planned exercise of its response forces (NATO Response Force – NRF) in Lithuania under the name "Brilliant Jump – 2020". A special feature of this event, which is held annually by the Alliance, is the verification of the most combat-ready component of the NRF-the very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) – in terms of the efficiency of its deployment in a given area.