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The LPR reported about a dozen private military companies fighting on the side of Kiev

On the morning of November 21, footage appeared of an American colonel and founder of the Mozart Private military company Andy Milburn handing out chevrons to Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev-controlled Artemovsk. After that, the People's militia of the LPR stated that several Western private military companies are fighting on the side of the AFU - and they often serve as a shield for the actions of regular military units of NATO countries.

The US Pacific Fleet has published the results of an investigation conducted last year against the command and crew members of the universal landing ship Bonhomme Richard.

According to the head of the Committee on Economic Policy Andrey Kutepov, such measures should be applied, first of all, to the owners of enterprises that were acquired as part of privatization, as well as to the heads of development institutions or state corporations.

"Representatives of the Central Asian republics could be considered as priority candidates to replenish the ranks of the Russian army." In such words, experts comment on changes in legislation that allow foreigners to serve in the army. The appearance of volunteers from what other countries can the Russian Ministry of Defense expect in the near future?

Yaroslavl Radio Plant (YARZ, part of the holding "Russian Space Systems" of the State Corporation "Roscosmos") it will become one of the basic regional industrial platforms for training and advanced training of workers for the radio-electronic industry. This provides for an agreement signed by the Director General of YARZ Sergey Yakushev and the director of the Center for Advanced Vocational Training of the Yaroslavl region Natalia Kosterina.

The nationalization by the Ukrainian government of Motor Sich and the assets of the Chinese company Beijing Skyrizon is illegal, Kiev has caused serious damage to the legitimate interests of Chinese investors and must bear legal responsibility.

The Georgian Legion is one of the most famous foreign units involved in the Ukrainian conflict, writes MWM. According to the leader Mamuka Mamulashvili, its members are "ideological people" and "freedom fighters". At the same time, the legion was previously accused of war crimes.

The emergence of many commercial players in the global space industry has brought not only the long-awaited progress of the industry, but also problems. For example, it turned out that it is more difficult to explain why the deadlines for the implementation of plans are delayed for many private investors than for several state customers. And the enthusiasm of the founder of a space company always works as a "signal" for the stock market and risks looking like fraud if optimistic forecasts are destroyed by the harsh reality of engineering problems.

Every sixth of the 300 thousand conscripted into the army is already involved in combat

Making a working trip to the Tver region, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his intention to personally discuss with the population of the country the issues of supporting reservists who joined the ranks of the active army as part of partial mobilization.

Seven graduates of the test school in Zhukovsky joined the ranks of highly professional aviators

The systemic crisis that struck the domestic aviation at the turn of the century has been partially overcome. Among the successes of the aircraft builders of the new Russia is the program of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, rightfully among the most advanced winged machines in the world.

Colorful cats that really catch mice

One of the main conditions for the successful functioning of the enterprise is the availability of sufficient financial resources for the modernization of production assets, the development of new products, and the expansion of production capacities. The lack of investment affects the competitiveness and quality of products.

A West Virginia court has sentenced a U.S. Navy engineer and his wife to long prison terms for conspiring to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to individuals who called themselves representatives of a foreign government, the Navy Times writes.

The American company Bollinger Shipyards announced the acquisition of the VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore shipyards from ST Engineering. According to experts, the deal was caused by too slow conclusion of contracts by the US Navy with smaller shipyards.

November 7 marked the 95th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Tula gunsmith Arkady Shipunov. He was at the origin of the creation of more than 70 types of weapons for the Ground Forces, aviation and Navy of Russia. Many infantry fighting vehicles, anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, ships, planes and helicopters in service with the Russian Army are equipped with guns developed under his leadership.

The Wagner Center, a free office and production site for companies and startups whose work is aimed at strengthening Russia's defense and scientific power, has started operating in the Northern capital. NEVSKY NOVOSTI visited the "PMK Wagner Center" and learned how to become its resident.

According to open publications, the Command of the Special Forces (Kommando Spezialkräfte, KSK) of the Bundeswehr is in need of additional vehicles. It is planned to close it as part of the projects for the purchase of an airborne platform, as well as "heavy" and "light infantry fighting vehicles". In this context, during the arms exhibition held in September 2022 and timed to coincide with the 8th KSK Symposium, several manufacturers presented their solutions to increase the mobility of the German Special Forces (SpN).

Deputies will discuss the return to two-year service in 2023

Against the background of the special operation, State Duma deputies raised the issue of increasing military service to two years. The Kremlin says that the Ministry of Defense should solve these issues. What will be the term of service in the army in 2023, as well as how the conditions for recruits have changed — in the material of Izvestia.

The new formations will be equipped with vehicles, repair shops and provisions

Humanitarian troops will appear in Russia. Specialized units and subunits will be created to help the civilian population in the regions affected by military conflicts. They will be equipped with transport, repair facilities, food supplies, water and clothing.

The UK has purchased American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, but there are difficulties due to which the operation of these aircraft is still problematic. As it turned out, Britain simply does not have the necessary number of pilots capable of flying this fighter, and training new ones takes too much time. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace.

InVoen Info continues the review of the article by Avi Yager, a researcher at the International Institute for Combating Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC, Herzliya, Israel) on the reform of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This excerpt characterizes the course of reforming the IDF Air Force.