Structure and personnel news

Modernization of the Polish Army based on Polish industry, increased defense spending, bringing the size of the army in line with tasks and plans, training of personnel and logistics – these are the declarations of defense policy made by the "Civil Coalition", which came to power in Poland during the elections on October 15.

The combat brigade of the German Armed Forces, intended for permanent deployment in Lithuania, will not become a regular army brigade. On the contrary, its individual elements are planned to be staffed from units of several army brigades, and then integrated into the Lithuanian Bundeswehr brigade.

According to the document, the order of admission of citizens to volunteer formations will be determined by departmental acts of Rosgvardiya

The State Duma at the plenary session adopted in the first reading a bill that allows the Rosgvardiya to have volunteer formations in its composition.

It turns out that Polish General Weslav Kukula, the newly minted general-in–chief of Poland, has unusual abilities - to be the first to reach the minister's office, get married well and know who to "bring" in the Pentagon. Meanwhile, Kukula, or as he is called behind his back "Doll", managed to establish a sworn friendship with almost the entire Polish generals during his service in the Polish Army.

Private military companies in the light of the conflicts in Ukraine and Karabakh

In September, Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov made a voyage to a number of African countries. And on September 29, he poisoned himself in the Kremlin for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Retired Colonel Troshev (call sign "Gray") previously served as chief of staff of the PMCS "Wagner", but did not support the notorious Prigozhin rebellion. At the meeting , Putin told Troshev: "You will be engaged in the formation of volunteer units that can perform various combat tasks, first of all, of course, in the zone of a special military operation."

The First All-Russian Arms Forum "Russian Arms Market. Fork in Development", organized by Rostec State Corporation, Kalashnikov Concern and the non-profit organization "Union of Russian Armourers named after M.T. Kalashnikov".

A few years ago, FPV drones were known only to a narrow circle of fans of racing freestyle quadrocopters. Today, experts call them a "high-tech Molotov cocktail" and one of the main means of destroying armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Former Chief of Staff of the Wagner PMCS Andrey Troshev received a task

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the residents of the new territories of the country on September 30, when the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with Russia was celebrated.

As already noted, in recent years, the intensity of the use of combat simulators in the operational and tactical training of the German ground forces has increased (read more here). The reasons that computer modeling systems are becoming more widespread have a completely objective basis.

On October 3, the Russian Defense Minister held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center in Moscow.

Ukrainians lack technical skills and the ability to control Abrams tanks, writes Military Watch Magazine. Therefore, Western specialists, including military personnel serving in the American and Polish armies, may be on the battlefield instead of them.

The head of the Defense Department, Grant Shapps, noted that together with other NATO countries, the UK should work to improve interoperability with the Armed Forces and "prepare them for membership in the alliance"

The British Ministry of Defense is studying the possibility of deploying British servicemen on Ukrainian territory who will train soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph newspaper by the head of the country's defense department, Grant Shapps.

The Ukrainian Air Forces have published footage showing the process of training the AFU pilots to pilot American F-16 fighters.

Since the beginning of the SVO in Ukraine, we have often heard reproaches against the authorities and the military leadership of Russia regarding the supply of the Armed Forces, the armament of fighters and other shortcomings. At the same time, few people paid attention to such an unpleasant side as the sloppiness of individual ordinary servicemen

Reconnaissance and assault formations will be created in all armies and corps

Reconnaissance and assault brigades will be formed in the Russian armed forces. They are designed to storm fortifications and conduct reconnaissance in the immediate rear of the enemy.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a sharp criticism of the aggressive policy of the West at the UN General Assembly, WT reports. During his speech, he made a number of important statements and even noted the "sad" appearance of the Ukrainian president. Lavrov expressed readiness for negotiations with Ukraine, but called Zelensky's "formula" unrealizable.

According to the British Ministry of Defense, London has trained about 22 thousand Ukrainian servicemen as part of training courses

The UK intends to bring the total number of trained Ukrainian servicemen to 30 thousand by the end of the year. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps.

How the Chinese army is reforming the logistics service

Stable work of the rear service is the key to the successful performance of service and combat tasks of any army. But the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) is at the beginning of the road in this regard.

The 44th (airborne?) was formed as part of the Airborne Forces. a division consisting of the 111th Motorized Rifle Regiment (formerly the 111th regiment of the DPR Mobile Reserve) and the 387th motorized rifle Regiment. The former 44th Airborne Training Division in 1987 was transformed into the 242nd Airborne Training Center, which still exists today.

FT: The APU pointed to the risk of death in compliance with Western principles of combat

The inadequacy of Western training is one of the main lessons of Kiev's summer offensive, writes FT. The training programs do not take into account the experience of Ukrainians and the peculiarities of the terrain, the article notes.