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The United States has sent 43 specialists in the field of cyber operations to Ukraine. This was announced on April 24 by William Hartman, commander of the cyber-national forces at the Ministry of Defense.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in global Politics" published material by Alina Vernigor and Ilya Kramnik "Lessons from the second echelon. The Turkish defense industry as a tool of political influence", in which the publications of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) and the bmpd blog are widely used.

Professor Chosudovsky: the USA planned the undermining of the Nord Stream to the detriment of the EU, but the EU endured

The sabotage on the Nord Stream was planned by the United States to the detriment of 400 million Europeans, Professor Michel Chosudovsky says in an interview with Pechat. Now Americans confidently rule Europe, which is in an economic crisis and deep social depression.

The Palantir company founded in the USA 20 years ago (specializes in the development of software for data analysis; the main customers are special services, investment banks, hedge funds — ed. TechCult.ru ) has recently been actively cooperating with the US Immigration and Customs services, has offered new services to the Pentagon.

May Day is now taking place in a situation that paradoxically returns to the agenda some Marxist principles of the relationship between labor and capital.

The informational and psychological factor decided the outcome of the Vietnam War

The belligerents have been trying to influence the psychological state of their own troops and the population, as well as the psychological state of the enemy's army and population, since wars have existed. But it was in the twentieth century that the importance of the information and psychological component of war began to grow rapidly - in connection with the development of the mass print press, then radio, then television and, finally, the Internet.

In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published interesting material by Dmitry Stefanovich and Alexander Ermakov "A U-turn through solid. Lessons of the armed conflict in Ukraine 2022-2023: first assessments". The bmpd blog cites this publication with some abbreviations due to the LJ format.

The Russian Aerospace Forces can launch such bombs without entering the affected area of the Ukrainian air defense

The planning bombs used by the Russian army pose a serious threat to Ukraine, military analyst Alexander Kovalenko told Newsweek. According to the expert, such bombs are dropped by Russian aircraft beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense systems. However, Russia is not the only one who uses this type of ammunition. Ukraine also uses similar bombs on the battlefield.

Lockheed Martin Corporation has received a contract for the supply of guided missiles worth $4.8 billion

This week, the Ground Forces of the US Armed Forces signed a $4.8 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of GMLRS-type missiles to the highly mobile HIMARS army missile systems, which the US supplies to Ukraine in large quantities.

Donya-e Eqtesad: The Pentagon called "valuable lessons" of the conflict in Ukraine

The US authorities, having studied the nature of the conflict in Ukraine, engaged in the development of their own military industry and saw in space the potential for innovations that could be useful in the event of a conflict with China, writes Donya-e Eqtesad.

"Whoever becomes a leader in the field of artificial intelligence will be the ruler of the world," Vladimir Putin said six years ago. Since then, AI has come a long way, including in the military sphere. About the application of these developments — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation clarified that the equipment has been successfully tested

The first serial complexes of automated artillery control of the airborne forces "Zavet-D", doubling the efficiency of its use, will be delivered to the troops by the end of this year. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation.

How are unpopulated combat technologies developing overseas

The US leadership is modernizing and updating the weapons systems of the national armed forces, increasing the ability of troops to respond promptly and flexibly and adequately counter threats to national security. Priority is given to new models of weapons and military equipment, including robotic complexes (RTK).

Electronic warfare was born together with radio

On the eve of the Day of the EW Specialist, the author of these lines visited the electronic warfare regiment of the Black Sea Fleet, commanded by Colonel Sergei Trebuntsov.

Once upon a time, the capabilities of GPS navigators were limited to a single function - indicating the user's location on a digital map. Today, this is clearly not enough, so the list of functions offered by developers is constantly being updated.

A source of RIA Novosti told about the use of Armata tanks in Ukraine

The Russian armed forces began using the latest T-14 Armata tanks to fire at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, media sources said. Combat vehicles have not yet taken part in tank battles and attacks.

Lithuania will hand over to Ukraine a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars designed to detect aerial targets, as well as for use in counter-battery warfare. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to the Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/ Yellow, created specifically to help the Kiev regime.

How kamikaze drone operators and reconnaissance UAVs are trained at a special training center in the DPR

The special military operation in Ukraine became the first armed conflict in modern history, where a real confrontation of drones unfolded in the sky. Such a massive use of this type of equipment by troops on both sides has never been noted.

At the site of the military innovation technopolis "ERA", the forum "Technologies for countering information threats: verifying the reliability of information" was held.

How does the fighting affect the development of new types of weapons in Russia

The Russian defense industrial complex (MIC) is tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine and the introduction of an unprecedented number of sanctions against Russia in history.