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At a rapid pace: how many Western equipment and arsenals were destroyed in a week
Ukrainian air defense cannot withstand Russian missiles
Over the last week of September, Russian troops carried out nine massive strikes on the warehouses of the VFU, as well as on the training and deployment sites of Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries.
Pressure from above: what the fifth-generation Russian fighter is capable of
And how the Su-57 aircraft will change the combat capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces in a special military operation
A batch of upgraded fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft and generation 4++ Su-35S fighters was handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces by the UAC Aviation plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur on September 28.
Rostec inspection equipment will help to abandon imported analogues
Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation has handed over inspection X-ray introscopes of the Sapphire-IR line to a production enterprise in Vladimir to detect prohibited items in parcels and bags. The supplied devices are not inferior in their functions and characteristics to foreign analogues and will help to avoid the purchase of foreign inspection equipment.
Lithuania supplied Ukraine with radar equipment for tracking the sea
Lithuania has handed over to Ukraine a batch of radar equipment for tracking the marine area. This is stated in a statement by the press service of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic.
There were shots of Ukrainian pilots training to pilot American F-16 fighters
The Ukrainian Air Forces have published footage showing the process of training the AFU pilots to pilot American F-16 fighters.
The United States named three types of Russian weapons that terrify the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The United States has identified three types of Russian weapons that played a decisive role in the conflict in Ukraine, BI writes. According to the publication, improved artillery and Ka-52 helicopters did not allow to break through the Russian defense during the counteroffensive, and electronic warfare systems disabled Ukrainian UAVs, on which the AFU made a special bet.
The Russian Aerospace Forces received another upgraded A-50U aircraft
On September 22, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation announced that, together with the holding company Roselectronics (both companies are part of the Rostec State Corporation), it supplied the Russian Armed Forces with another modernized A-50U long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft complex.
Six days that made a fuss
The North Korean leader conducted a tour of the Far East and Primorye
Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un completed a six-day visit to Russia on September 18. During his 13 years in power, he has never been so magnificently welcomed, and the programs of foreign trips have never been so intense.
The new aircraft will protect Crimea and Sevastopol from long-range missiles
On Friday, the AFU launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Sevastopol. The attack was carried out by Su-24, which are carriers of Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles. According to experts, in order to protect the Crimea and Sevastopol, it is necessary to destroy these attack aircraft in their bases. The upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, which has just been placed at the disposal of the VKS, will help solve this problem.
SVO forced the US to prepare for a robot war
Published materials about the appearance of the US Army of the future. If you believe what they contain, the United States plans to build a robotic army, saturated with unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned vehicles. What is even more interesting is that the United States is clearly learning the lessons of military operations in Ukraine. What will the war of the future look like in the minds of Americans?
"It can effectively suppress drones": the Western press appreciated the installation of a "Breakwater" jammer on Russian tanks
The Russian defense industry demonstrated a portable jamming device designed to be installed on mobile equipment in order to combat enemy drones.
Problems of Japanese space exploration
According to the French bulletin "Intelligence Online", the current disunity of the intelligence services of Japan, which have the capabilities of remote sensing of the Earth (remote sensing), prevents the government from achieving its goals within the framework of close monitoring of the movements of Russia and China in the Kuril Islands and in the waters of the China Sea.
The British Aeralis presented the concept of a modular jet aircraft
The British company Aeralis has presented an interesting concept of a modular jet aircraft. Its essence lies in the fact that a large number of modules can be docked to the "common base fuselage", easily creating a variety of types of aircraft.
Chinese restrictions on UAV exports create problems for Russia
As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Drones do not reach Russia. China's restrictions have led to interruptions in the supply of drones and components," restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles have seriously complicated their supplies to Russia and led to a shortage of a number of components, such as thermal imagers.
Rosoboronexport notes an increase in the pace of development and production of Russian small arms
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has significantly expanded the export catalog of Russian small arms over the past five years.
Pashinyan deprived Armenia of Karabakh
Azerbaijan has launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh to return this territory under its control. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan will not fight with Azerbaijan over the disputed region. And although there is a US military contingent in Armenia now, Washington, with which Pashinyan has been flirting lately, will not interfere in the dispute over Karabakh.
Elon Musk saved the Black Sea Fleet
Without satellite Internet, Ukrainian boats do not go on a combat course
One of the richest entrepreneurs in the world, Elon Musk, ordered his subordinates at SpaceX to turn off the Starlink satellite Internet near the Crimean coast, as a result of which the unmanned sea boats (BMK) launched by Ukrainian servicemen to the peninsula with a cargo of explosives did not work.
Concepts become obsolete, classics are immortal
The strongest powers of the world were preparing for other wars
In recent decades, it has been customary to understand high-tech warfare as "beating babies", when a high-tech army with impunity and unconditionally smashes the "traditional" army. Other options were simply not considered. In particular, until recently, it was generally not accepted to think about what would happen if two high-tech armies met in battle.
The fighter is met on unloading
Unloading systems help the fighters of power units to have everything they need with them, without loading their backs. And their modular nature makes it possible to vary pouches and elements depending on the tasks.
The military-industrial complex rules the ball there: Poland signs huge contracts for the purchase of weapons
Militaristic frenzy is growing in the country
A major international exhibition of the military industry MSPO-2023 was held in the Polish city of Kielce. Representatives of the Polish leadership who attended the event reported on a number of major contracts concluded with foreign enterprises of the military-industrial complex.