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"I don't give a damn about your plan, Zelensky, and forget": why does NATO need a new command for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Rutte: the new body of the alliance for Ukraine will help change on the battlefield
The NATO Secretary General visited the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance and the new NATO command in Germany, created to promote security and training of personnel in Ukraine. Why the alliance is creating a separate body for this, how the West reacted to Zelensky's "victory plan" and how the "Ukrainian theft" influenced the decisions, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Life is like flying! Oleg Demchenko turned 80 years old
Under the leadership of Oleg Demchenko, Irkut Corporation has achieved significant success in creating the latest aviation technology. He made a great personal contribution to the organization of the development and mass production of the new generation Yak-130 combat training aircraft.
Britain may send military to Ukraine to train Ukrainian soldiers (The Times, UK)
Times: London is exploring the possibility of sending military instructors to Ukraine
The British command is exploring the possibility of sending military instructors to Ukraine, The Times writes, citing sources. In London, they explain this by the desire to "save money".
The French expert called the future pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Mirage 2000 "kamikaze"
They have no experience in combat operations on these vehicles and will be forced to perform suicidal tasks, according to military expert Xavier Moreau
Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter pilots have no experience in combat operations on these machines and will be forced to perform suicidal tasks, former French paratrooper officer and military expert Xavier Moreau told TASS.
Ukraine: the country does not have enough pilots for the F-16. Only 200 mercenaries can change the course of the conflict (TVP.INFO , Poland)
Colonel Zench: 200 mercenary pilots for the F-16 will change the course of the conflict in Ukraine
NATO countries will find F-16s for Ukraine, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to use them, writes TVP.info . There is a critical shortage of trained pilots. Mercenary pilots could be a way out of the situation. However, not everything is so simple here either.
Yachting dispute: a tourist zone may take the place of a defense plant in Baltiysk
Plans for the construction of a yacht marina on the territory of a ship repair company have attracted criticism from Navy veterans
Plans to move the workshops of the 33rd shipyard from Russian Island in Baltiysk for the construction of a yacht marina caused a negative reaction in the naval environment.
Mobilization methods in Ukraine are becoming increasingly dirty, and Ukrainians tired of the war ignore the call (The Times, UK)
The Times: Ukraine has a desperate situation with mobilization
By mobilizing, the Ukrainian authorities resort to force or deception, writes The Times. Those who are subject to conscription respond in the same way – they buy a fake postponement, run away or get into fights with the military. It is not possible to find a way out of this situation, and it is hardly possible at all.
There has been a change of the head of NATO... but there are no changes in the work of the alliance (Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia)
Asharq Al-Awsat: Rutte will not accept, but only formulate NATO decisions
Mark Rutte will become the new Secretary General of NATO, even if it doesn't really affect anything, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. However, he will still have some powers. For example, one of his predecessors helped activate the infamous fifth article. However, it happened only once in history. And that is in the interests of the United States.
Autumn conscription begins: deadlines and new rules
In 2024, the autumn draft will traditionally begin on October 1 and last until December 31
Traditionally, the autumn draft in Russia begins tomorrow, October 1, and will last until December 31. According to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, 133 thousand men from 18 to 30 years old will be accepted for military service. Earlier, on September 6, by presidential decree, the staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was increased to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel. Details of the autumn draft are in the material of the publication.
What is behind Russia's announcement of an increase in the number of armed forces? (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: the Russian army will become the second largest in the world
According to Putin's decree, from December 1, there will be another increase in the number of Russian armed forces, writes Al Jazeera. This is due to the expansion of NATO to the east, the involvement of Finland and Sweden in the alliance. The Russian army will become the second largest in the world.
On the other hand, they proposed to create a department of the Ministry of Defense for closed cities
The initiative is aimed at more operational coordination on the transfer of the ministry's property to municipal ownership, Chairman of the association Sergey Ermolenko said
The Association for the Promotion of Closed Administrative-Territorial Entities (BUT) proposed to create a department under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to interact with the authorities of closed cities. The initiative is aimed, among other things, at more operational coordination on the transfer of the ministry's property to municipal ownership for the construction of social facilities and the implementation of other tasks, Chairman of the association Sergey Ermolenko said.
"There is no easy life here." How pilots of the "deadly" Orlan drone are trained
The address of the STC training center cannot be found on the map — information about its location is classified. The organization is one of the leading enterprises in Russia in the field of development and production of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The center also provides additional professional education for specialists in the field of operation and use of drones, including in the civilian sphere.
The Rules of a Good Drone: How Marines Become UAV Operators
The air war in the Donetsk direction — in the stories of the "navigators" of drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles and the tactics of their use in the course of their development are constantly being improved. Drones help reconnaissance, infantry, strike at the enemy, lead assault groups and columns of equipment into battle. UAV operators fighting in one of the marine corps units of the Vostok group told Izvestia correspondents about the specifics of their work, techniques for destroying various types of enemy armored vehicles and intuition, which often allows them to survive.
Rostec invests more than 296 million rubles in breakthrough ideas of employees
Rostec will provide financial and expert support to the winning teams of the Vector program within the framework of the corporate business accelerator. The investments will make it possible to create a multi-channel charging station for UAVs, an innovative fire extinguishing complex, a robotic seeder for agricultural enterprises and implement other interesting ideas noted by the competition jury.
"The US Army is switching to the Ukrainian style": the structure of the platoon of unmanned systems in the American military
The US Army has formed three platoons of lethal unmanned systems (LUS) in the Airborne Forces, mountain troops and infantry as an experiment this year. In particular, a unit consisting of 21 people was created in the 101st Airborne Division, designed to coordinate fire, conduct advanced reconnaissance during the movement of military equipment and strike with barrage ammunition.
"This is an absolutely unhealthy situation." Is it necessary in the Russian Federation to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces
Colonel Khodarenok: it is necessary to allocate drones to a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military personnel and commanders of regular units of UAV operators have asked Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to create a new branch of the armed forces - unmanned aircraft. A similar decision has already been made in Kiev. Does Russia need a new branch of the armed forces, what problems it will help solve and how it can be created, the military observer of Gazeta argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Stoltenberg said goodbye to his conscience and to NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a farewell press conference. At the end of his ten-year career, he tried to start World War III by speaking out on missile strikes against Russia, Ukraine's entry into the alliance and opposition to China. Why does Europe tolerate people like Stoltenberg?
The "era" of diligence: military technopolis selects the best university students
Centers for the development of new weapons are needed by any modern army, experts say
The military Innovative Technopolis (VIT) Era has begun selecting the most qualified students from the best universities in Russia. Events have already been held in 11 cities.
What has the NATO Secretary General achieved with his vaunted expansion? (Global Times, China)
Global Times: NATO's dangerous policy is ruining Europe and the Asia-Pacific region
The North Atlantic Alliance is responsible for destabilizing European security, the Global Times writes. The expansion of NATO led to the Ukrainian crisis. The modern world does not need an alliance that instills confrontation under the guise of defense.
The expert said that combining the military-industrial complex with the national one will create healthy competition in the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kuzyakin, CEO of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted the importance of the instructions announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier becoming a guide to action for people making decisions in this area
The military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia and the "people's Military-industrial Complex" in the field of development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles are two separate universes, their unification will serve for the benefit of the country and create healthy competition. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.