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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.

The United States is luring European enterprises that cannot exist in the conditions of the energy crisis. The end and the edge of which is not visible. The US has even legitimized its desires. Germany and France promise to respond in kind. Who will win in this unfolding confrontation between Europe and the New World?

The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that the call from the reserve has been completed as part of partial mobilization, the delivery of summonses is stopped.

It lasted from September 21 to October 28

On October 28, 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the established mobilization task of 300 thousand people had been successfully completed, no additional tasks were planned as part of partial mobilization.

Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to make adjustments to the construction of the Armed Forces

Partial mobilization has ended in Russia, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Vladimir Putin on Friday, October 28.

Shoigu: 82 thousand mobilized were sent to the area of the SVO after training

On October 28, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that 82 thousand people called up for partial mobilization had been sent to the area of the SVO.

Dziennik: the Poles spoke in favor of increasing the army, but refused to get into debt for this

The majority of Poles were in favor of their country's army becoming more numerous, reports Dziennik.pl . But the desire to finance it is questionable: people do not want to get into debt for this.

The change of the naval leadership coincided with the expansion of the range of tasks to be solved

The facilities of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Crimea are widely used for the training of reservists called up to the army on partial mobilization announced on September 21 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Classes with mobilized citizens take place at several training grounds and are considered a priority in the activities of the Black Sea residents along with their tasks during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.

Lawyer Gavrishev named the reasons why it is possible to replace military service with an alternative civilian

Alexey Gavrishev, Managing Partner of AVG Legal, told Izvestia on Thursday, October 27, what the essence of alternative civil service in Russia is.

The law on mobilization in the Russian Federation was amended

Russians who undergo alternative service in civilian positions in the structures of the Armed Forces will not be called up in case of partial mobilization. The decision to leave such employees in their places on Thursday, October 27, was made by the State Duma. At the same time, employees in non-military bodies can be transferred to the AGS in the troops. Izvestia was looking into what an alternative service is and who can apply for it.

The United States continues to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe. The Pentagon has transferred an advanced unit, the 101st Airborne Division, to Romania. Formally, to participate in exercises with allies and protect the "eastern flank of NATO". In fact, the Americans are preparing to solve completely different tasks.