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The Ministry of Defense: digital equipment has increased the accuracy of long-range aviation weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces

Long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces receives upgraded combat aircraft equipped with digital equipment that allowed more accurate use of weapons and increased their reliability, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

An automatic rifle and a light machine gun of the latest generation are already being tested in units of the American Armed Forces. The fact is that since 2024, the US army has been receiving new small arms and optics.

Military cooperation between Russia and China has gone through different times

The Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China have practically no real combat experience. Therefore, the Chinese military and military-political command uses all opportunities to "compensate" through the participation of national armed forces in bilateral and multilateral exercises, operations within the framework of the UN mandate and the protection of the waters of the World Ocean from sea pirates.

The Russian army needs protection from small drones. President Vladimir Putin said in his speech at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense that the work of air defense should be improved in this direction. What are the capabilities of small drones revealed by its own and how can our army create effective protection against enemy UAVs?

Arms supplies to Russian troops have tripled compared to the previous year, purchases of equipment in high demand as part of a special military operation have increased 7 times, and the production of artillery ammunition has increased more than 17 times. Such statements were made by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday during a speech at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. What kind of equipment did the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation receive and how did the capacity of the domestic military-industrial complex increase — in the TASS material

A group of American journalists claims to have uncovered supply chains for Western high-tech components to Russia, bypassing sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine.

According to media reports, the first ship of the British Navy received a new anti-ship missile system NSM (Naval Strike Missile) produced by the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

Alexander Lopatin, Deputy Director General of the state Corporation for Launch Facilities, operation of ground-based space infrastructure, quality and reliability assurance, in an exclusive interview with TASS, told what is the secret of trouble-free operation of Russian launch vehicles, how many remarks are eliminated during the preparation of the rocket for launch without the need to postpone the launch and how the modernization of verification measures is taking place.

Raytheon has received a $10 million contract to build a prototype wireless distributed energy transmission system for DARPA in two years. It is being created within the framework of the Energy Web Dominance program, the purpose of which is to be able to transfer any amount of energy from an arbitrary number of sources to the desired point on the planet. The military, for whom this technology is being created, at the first stage simplified the task to obtain energy without having to pull communications and carry fuel for generators.

It is currently being tested, said Dmitry Kuzyakin, director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions

Russian specialists have developed an image substitution tool "Daphne", which broadcasts a picture with the inscription "149.200 call the Volga and live" and blocks the view from the on-board camera for Ukrainian FPV pilots. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.

In the context of a global hybrid war, it is no longer possible to delay

Disruptive actions in the economic sphere are an essential component of the American strategy of global hybrid warfare.

The Nex-T company, which is a resident of Technopolis Moscow and is known to many under the NexTouch trademark, has started mass production of motherboards for Russian Elvis and Baikal.

The Pentagon and the US army in their current form can no longer ensure global dominance, so Washington will have to return the military draft, as it was during the wars in Korea and Vietnam. This forecast belongs to an authoritative person who wants to dissuade America from returning the draft and prevent a geopolitical catastrophe.

Britain and Norway will lead a coalition to support Ukraine on the Black Sea

Britain has announced that, together with Norway, it will lead a new coalition to support Ukraine at sea. The Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Grant Shapps, ordered the transfer to Kiev of two Sandown anti-mine minesweepers from the country's navy. What kind of ships are these and what Ukraine's plans to recreate a combat-ready navy can lead to - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The new committee of Soyuzmash of Russia for the development of promising competencies in the field of vocational education, personnel management and social policy has begun its work to strengthen the human resources potential of Oboronki enterprises. The expert structure will consolidate proposals on personnel development for cross-sectoral analysis and subsequent elaboration at the legislative level. The most effective practices will be replicated in defense industry organizations.

The Russian research Institute "Vector" has agreed with partners from Egypt on the licensed production of anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "Protection" complexes. The signing of the relevant agreement took place on the sidelines of the international arms exhibition Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) 2023, which is currently taking place in Cairo. TASS talks about threats from drones and the developments of Russian engineers designed to counter UAV attacks.

Attempts to diversify supplies cause practical difficulties

The political leadership of the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC) considers military-technical cooperation (MTC) as one of the most important components of improving the military potential of all countries belonging to this community.

One should not underestimate a developed natural intelligence and a complete personality

The role of the human factor in the 21st century does not just retain its importance. It increases as a guarantee of combat capability and combat readiness.

After that, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter visited aerospace facilities

Since December 2, the General State Administration for Aerospace Engineering of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been exercising full control over the recently launched Mulligan-1 reconnaissance satellite.

Together with electronic warfare systems, it will be able to protect entire areas on the line of contact from drones

Russian developers have created a small-sized Antidron complex capable of warning about the approach of enemy drones. The new device consists of a small radar and a target direction finder.