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Footage of an X-101 missile flying over Kiev with a working L-504 trap shooting system has appeared
Footage has been published online showing the flight of a Russian X-101 missile over Kiev with a working L-504 trap shooting system. The footage shows how, at the final segment of the trajectory of approach to the target, heat traps designed to counter air defense systems begin to shoot off from the missile.
Ukraine has despaired of defeating Russia and will now go on a brazen escalation (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: desperate Ukraine will step up attacks on Russia with Western weapons
Kiev's strategic position is becoming increasingly precarious. He is deliberately escalating even more, increasing attacks on Russian territories and using Western weapons at the same time, writes TAC. However, the only reasonable way to end the conflict is a peaceful settlement, the author of the article is sure.
The Pentagon called on the West to provide Ukraine with more air defense and missile defense systems
According to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Washington does not record the misuse of American weapons supplied to it by Kiev
Western countries should provide Ukraine with more air defense systems and anti-missile systems. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine, held in an online format.
NATO is launching the largest exercises since the Cold War. How will Russia respond?
Colonel Khodarenok: Russia can respond to NATO exercises with nuclear tests
The North Atlantic Alliance will soon begin the largest exercise in recent decades, Steadfast Defender 2024 ("Steadfast Defender - 2024"). The maneuvers, which will last four months, involve 90 thousand fighters and commanders from 31 NATO countries, as well as from Sweden. What goals is NATO pursuing by conducting exercises, and how can Russia respond - in the material of the military observer of the Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Russian bombs are getting smarter and gaining weight
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation examined a sample of a one-and-a-half-ton product with a planning and correction module
The first shots of the updated version of the 1,500 kg caliber aviation bomb have been published, which differs from previously produced similar products by the presence of a controlled planning and correction module. The official website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) provides a frame depicting the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, at a full-size mock-up of the aforementioned product.
57 mm guns on the Russian BMP-3 will easily deal with the M2 Bradley, Marder and CV90
The BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle with a 57 mm AU-220M automatic artillery mount in an unmanned turret was first demonstrated at the Russia Arms EXPO 2015 in Nizhny Tagil.
It exudes a threat. America was advised not to forget about the Tu-22M bomber (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the Tu-22M bomber was recognized as a real threat to US interests
The United States should take seriously the threat that Russian Tu-22M bombers may pose to American forces, writes TNI. This is especially important in light of the deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington, the article emphasizes
North Korea to increase defense spending in 2024
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) intends to increase defense spending in 2024 to 15.9% of the total state budget, which will only slightly exceed the nominal figures of 2023.
Russian electronic warfare tools drove Ukrainians back to the era of swords and muskets (Polityka, Poland)
Polityka: Russian electronic warfare equipment paralyzes the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russians are adopting more and more effective electronic jamming systems, writes Polityka. Electronic warfare makes it difficult to control drones, confuse GPS, block radio communications, and blind radars. This throws Ukrainians back into the era of muskets and swords.
Britain's laser air defense hit the first targets
The UK has fired at aerial targets with its new weapon, the powerful Dragonfire laser. Despite a press release from the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom issued at the end of the tests, there were no more details about the new installation.
"Russia will not passively observe": will the Ukrainian Armed Forces be able to create their own "Surovikin line"
Colonel Khodarenok: it makes no sense for the Ukrainian military to copy the "Surovikin line"
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to build their own "Surovikin line" against the background of possible offensive operations by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, The Telegraph newspaper wrote. What is the line of defensive structures with which Russia thwarted the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and whether the Ukrainian military will be able to copy it, the military observer of the Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The bridgehead cannot be held: what mistakes the APU made in the Crimea
FT: an AFU fighter admitted the impossibility of holding a bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper
The Ukrainian troops defending near the village of Krynki are experiencing a shortage of heavy weapons and incur heavy irretrievable losses. The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier told the Financial Times that Ukraine will not be able to hold this site for long. The military observer of Gazeta investigated what mistakes the Ukrainian Armed Forces made in Krynki and what are the prospects of this Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Joint combat training centers - a new level of combat training
Western and opposition media are trying to create a "sensation" about Belarus as a militant country, because a new military facility is being built near the Ukrainian border. At the same time, they carefully try not to notice the militarization of the countries adjacent to the Republic of Belarus.
Polish missile frigates of the Mechnik type are supposed to be armed with Leonardo 76/62 guns
According to unofficial information provided by the Polish publication Defence24, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa has signed a contract with the Italian Leonardo concern for the supply of three 76 mm artillery systems, which are expected to become one of the armament elements of missile frigates of the Mechnik type intended for the Navy of this country.
BMPT Terminator-2: Chinese assessment based on the experience of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine
According to Chinese specialized military-technical publications, the Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in mid-April 2022 relocated a company of the Terminator-2 BMPT to the combat zone. The unit was involved sporadically to perform various tasks on the front line with a reduced composition, in order to confuse enemy observers about the true number of BMPT-2s in the combat zone.
To see a flying projectile: which counterbattery stations are used in its
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed the work of the Penicillin artillery reconnaissance complex, which tracks enemy artillery by the sounds of gunfire in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). Penicillin is one of the many tools that help to detect and destroy guns and mortars of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). TASS — about counterbattery intelligence complexes in its
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of the "critical" rise in price and extension of the development period for a new ICBM
The development of the new LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is being conducted by Northrop Grumman, commissioned by the US Air Force, will take more time and money than originally planned. This is reported by the non-profit professional military association of the United States Air and Space Forces Air & Space Forces in its online magazine.
Replacing obsolete nuclear missiles turned out to be an unaffordable luxury for the United States (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: rising costs have slowed down the modernization of the American "nuclear shield"
In the United States, the program to replace aging nuclear missiles has encountered technical difficulties and financial difficulties, the WSJ writes. Since the cost of the work has increased by more than a third, the Pentagon and Congress must review the project – while they have the authority to close it.
"Revolution on the battlefield": The British Ministry of Defense reported on the successful testing of long-range laser weapons DragonFire
Regular tests of the DragonFire long-range laser energy weapon took place at the missile range of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom in the Hebrides. This is reported on the official website of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom.
Colonel McGregor: The Modern US Army — a tribute to the Cold War (The American Conservative, USA)
Colonel McGregor: Washington will not be able to prevent the failure of the American army
Amused by the memory of the past success of operations in Iraq and Libya, the US leadership has forgotten about the current needs of the army, retired Colonel Douglas McGregor writes in an article for TAC. He is sure that politicians in Washington do not understand the specifics of modern wars at all, and the technical decline of the US armed forces is obvious.
