Structure and personnel news
Dent by storm: why are amphibious brigades being recreated in the Ground Forces
New formations are reinforced with BMP-3 combat vehicles
The Russian Ministry of Defense is strengthening the newly recreated amphibious units as part of the Ground Forces. Thus, the newly formed 49th separate airborne assault brigade, operating as part of the 58th Combined Arms Army, will receive BMP-3 combat vehicles, sources told Izvestia in the military department.
The development of human resources in the aircraft industry was discussed in the UAC
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) hosted a joint meeting of the expert council of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade and the Aviation Industry Committee of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia.
Panic over military conscription is not what Europe needs (Bloomberg, USA)
The modern French army can hold a front line no longer than 80 kilometers long, Bloomberg reports. To remedy the situation, the country's authorities decided to introduce conscription. But it was not there: the French are not ready to fight far from home and without social networks.
The Ministry of Defense showed the training of future UAV operators in the area of its
A comprehensive training program for operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is being implemented in the rear area of the Russian border protection group in the Belgorod Region. On April 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense shared a video from the preparatory classes of military personnel.
NATO has reached retirement age
NATO's 75th anniversary makes us think about the future of the alliance
Celebrations on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the alliance are taking place at the NATO headquarters. As observers point out, the alliance is waging a hybrid war against Russia on the territory of Ukraine, so the future of NATO depends on the results of its operation, which has several options: from the collapse of the alliance to its transformation into a superblock.
The last wave: Russia's victory will come from the sea
Yesterday, by decree of the President of Russia, Admiral Alexander Moiseev was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Navy. At the same time, Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov was appointed commander of the Northern Fleet, and Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk was appointed commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
It is not enough to buy weapons. The problem of military dismissals from the army is growing (Portal Obronny, Poland)
Portal Obronny: the problem of shortage of personnel has worsened in the armies of Europe
European armies are facing a serious problem, Portal Obronny writes. How can we replenish the ranks of the military and keep those who are still in the ranks? It's getting harder to do this. Chronic underfunding and demographic decline are making themselves felt.
Germany wants to bring back conscription. How was it influenced by the SVO?
Colonel Hodarenok: Germany will take into account the experience of its military, studying the return of conscription
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius instructed the Bundeswehr to prepare proposals for a model of recruiting the armed forces with elements of conscription by April 1. This is reported by the weekly magazine Spiegel. What advantages and disadvantages do the conscription and contract armies have and how the Russian military operation influenced Berlin's position, the military observer of Gazeta told.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
"We create simple things for our needs, which need a lot"
Inventor Evgeny Samarev: We are engaged in development, constantly interacting with fighters
"The most important feedback for us, if we talk about finished products, is about the operation of turnstiles that save lives. It's a great happiness, just to the point of tears in my eyes." Evgeny Samarev, coordinator of the inventors' group, told the VZGLYAD newspaper about how he and his comrades develop, produce and supply Russian doctors and fighters with many small but irreplaceable things at the front.
Anti-aircraft deployment: the army is creating mobile groups to combat UAVs
These units will be equipped with ZU-23-2 guns and machine guns on pickups
Russian troops and facilities will be protected from drones with the help of special mobile anti-aircraft gun groups. Currently, they are being formed as part of several Russian combined arms armies, as well as the Air Force and air defense armies, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. They will be armed with ZU-23-2 automatic guns mounted on truck chassis, as well as pickups equipped with heavy machine guns. The use of such mobile firepower is a cheap and effective way to protect against drones, experts believe.
The case is involuntary: Ukraine is preparing for total mobilization
The Kiev regime will call on young people, the elderly, women and the sick, experts are sure
The Ukrainian authorities intend to begin total mobilization in the near future. It starts with the adoption of the relevant scandalous bill, which is being considered in the Verkhovna Rada.
"The French army is a myth!" The expert said that Paris cannot afford defense (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: former adviser to the French Foreign Ministry said that Paris does not have money for the army
France plans to accelerate the production of weapons as soon as possible, Al Jazeera reports. However, there is an opinion that Paris does not have enough funds to develop its defense potential. And the image of the French army is just a fake, divorced from reality.
Statements by the Prosecutor General of Russia on the deprivation of defense industry enterprises
The Kommersant newspaper under the headline "I call on foreign colleagues to fight terrorism together. The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation on the protection of the rights of military personnel, the investigation of the undermining of the Nord Streams and the seizure of military-industrial complex enterprises" published an interview with the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov, concerning, among other things, the issue of the processes of deprivation of enterprises of the Russian defense industry.
Political blackmail: what the resignation of NSDC Secretary Danilov says about the authorities of Ukraine
Colonel Khodarenok: Danilov's resignation will not affect the situation at the front
Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Alexey Danilov from the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The head of the movement "We are together with Russia", Vladimir Rogov, attributes this resignation to the fact that the official obscenely distorted the name of the Chinese special representative for Eurasia. Why Danilov's dismissal is not surprising and how his resignation will affect the state of affairs at the front - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The British Ministry of Defense reported on the training of a group of pilots of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to pilot the F-16 with photos of light-engine aircraft
The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has issued a message that today in the United Kingdom the training of the first group of Ukrainian pilots in piloting F-16 fighters has been officially completed. Some NATO countries, including Denmark and the Netherlands, promised to supply such fighters to the Kiev regime.
Alarm sounded in Europe: the NATO military is tired of serving (Politico, USA)
Politico: military personnel began to resign en masse from NATO armies
NATO countries are faced with large-scale layoffs of military personnel, writes Politico. In Europe, it is no longer a question of recruiting new soldiers, but of keeping the old ones. More and more countries are starting to think about the resumption of conscription and the recruitment of women into the service.
A meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow
On March 20, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
The media told about the process of training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 in Denmark
According to the newspaper Derniere Neige, safety standards are "very strict, the Danes do not disclose not only the number of Ukrainians studying, but even information about the total number of instructors" from NATO countries at this base.
Admiral's place: what to expect from Alexander Moiseev as Commander-in-chief of the Navy
The decisions of the new commander will depend, among other things, on the success of its operations in the Black Sea, experts believe
The new commander of the Russian Navy, Alexander Moiseev, will have to solve a number of difficult tasks related to the course of the special military operation on the Black Sea and the renewal of the fleet, experts say.
"There are more and more problems." Why is it so difficult for Ukrainian pilots to master the F-16
The first Western fighters will arrive in Ukraine by July
Western countries promised to transfer American fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Kiev in the spring, but for various reasons they postponed it until the summer. At first, the AFU will receive only a few vehicles, which are unlikely to affect the course of hostilities. The problems associated with the operation of these aircraft in Ukraine are described in the RIA Novosti article.
