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The epidemic of "mysterious deaths" of the Western military
Military expert Sinyugin spoke about the serious losses of NATO in Ukraine
The vaunted US special forces sent to help the Israelis have been defeated in the Gaza Strip. This sensational news was announced last week by retired Colonel of the American army Douglas McGregor.
"Pawns and a rich fool." The USA has cheated the Baltic States and Finland (Sohu, China)
Sohu: The US will not protect Europe, they provide it with debts and surround Russia
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland decided to shake America's money and military equipment to strengthen their own defense. But the United States has its own plans, writes user Sohu. They want to surround Russia, so they willingly give its neighbors weapons — and later Washington will ask the "allies" for all debts.
Tactical TSA. Part II: Air-launched missiles
Today, foreign armies are armed with numerous categories of conventional aviation weapons of the air-to-surface class (air-to-ground munitions, AGM). In the first part of the article , a group of guided aerial bombs is considered.This publication is devoted to air-launched missiles.
The United States has drawn a scenario of a nuclear war between Russia and America (Foreign Affairs, USA)
The US authorities are mistaken in thinking that the threat of a nuclear war with Russia is unlikely, writes the FA. Vladimir Putin may not use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, but he may well use them against the entire NATO, the author of the article believes.
The Armenian Armed Forces will receive 15 Akash air defense missile launchers
The Armenian Armed Forces will receive the Akash short-range anti-aircraft missile system manufactured by the Indian company Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
Japan has decided to transfer its own missiles for the Patriot air defense system to the United States
After the surrender of Japan in 1945, which marked the end of World War II, this country must maintain a neutral military status, self-defense forces can only be used to protect national security. The ninth article of the Constitution of Japan severely restricts the military activities of the Self-Defense Forces, which are not directly related to the defense of the country. In addition, Japanese laws effectively prohibit the export of weapons produced by national defense enterprises.
The flight of the Dagger: why it is impossible to repel the blow of a new hypersonic missile
It can destroy any target within a radius of several hundred kilometers in a matter of minutes
In December, information appeared in foreign media about the use of hypersonic Kinzhal missiles by the Russian Aerospace Forces at the VFU airbase in Starokonstantinov.
The Iron Dome air defense system will take its place: the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile was launched from the new Enduring Shield anti-aircraft system
Leidos company, as part of the creation of a new air defense system Enduring Shield ("Indestructible Shield") for the US Army, produced the first set of SAMs and tested it by launching an AIM-9X Sidewinder anti-aircraft missile.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed the work of the 2A65 Msta-B howitzer with an anti-drone visor
The armed conflict in Ukraine is seriously changing many paradigms and well-established ideas about the ways and methods of warfare in modern large-scale, and local, military conflicts. The current military and experts pay special attention to the role of drones of various modifications and classes, the presence of which becomes crucial both for conducting reconnaissance and defeating manpower, armored vehicles, and indeed any enemy targets.
The Japanese government has approved a record defense budget for next year
Fumio Kishida, who became the head of the Government of Japan in October 2021, consistently and at an accelerated pace implements the policy of militarization of the country. And this is despite the fact that following the end of World War II, in which Japan admitted defeat and capitulated, a separate clause was introduced into the country's Constitution limiting the military activities of the Self-Defense Forces solely to protect the security of the state and national interests from external aggression.
Speech by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on December 21, 2023, a briefing was held in Moscow by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, with the participation of foreign military attaches. The briefing was dedicated to the results of the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2023.
Footage of the destruction of an APU aerial vehicle with an ATGM mounted on it by an FPV drone is shown
The lack of armored vehicles and specialized military transport, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing more and more acutely on the front line due to its advanced withdrawal from the strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian "kulibins" are trying to compensate sometimes in very original ways. The daily reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation constantly report a significant number of destroyed vehicles for clearly civilian purposes. Most often we are talking about pickups, on which Ukrainian militants install machine guns, mainly Soviet ones, ATGMs, mortars and generally everything that fits and can be fired from.
From tanks to guns for self-propelled guns: Pakistan showed footage of defense production
Pakistani media published footage from the state defense plant Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), which captures the production process of various armored vehicles and other military products.
"The arena of confrontation": why is the United States restoring the air base from which Nagasaki was bombed
The United States will restore the airfield from which the atomic bombing of Japan was conducted
The United States plans to restore the North Airfield airfield on Tinian Island, said Kenneth Wilsbach, head of the Air Force Command in the Pacific Ocean. What kind of island is this, why does the United States need another air base in the Pacific region and how quickly it will be built - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The Russian army is rapidly rearming
Supporting figures and facts are presented at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The events of the past year have confirmed that the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF). NATO countries supply the Kiev regime with intelligence information in real time, send military advisers, and transfer modern weapons systems.
About the APU and ITS. Gerasimov summed up the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2023
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Gerasimov summed up the work of the Ministry of Defense in 2023
MOSCOW, December 21/ Sputnik Radio. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – the first Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for foreign military attaches, at which he summed up the activities of the Russian Defense Ministry in 2023.
The ruling "Coalition": the longest-range self-propelled guns appeared in the special operation zone
These artillery installations will help the Russian army to take up the counter-battery fight, experts believe
The self-propelled artillery installation "Coalition-SV" has strengthened Russian units in the area of the SVO, sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
A slow "yes." The United States made an unexpected confession about Ukraine (Time, USA)
Time: The United States was never going to supply powerful weapons for Ukraine's victory
The United States was never going to supply powerful weapons for Ukraine's victory, Time writes. Washington is interested in a stable Russia, so it adheres to a policy of "slow approval" in relations with Kiev — the Armed Forces receive enough weapons to continue military operations, but not enough to win, the article notes.
"A trump card at the front." What Ukraine has asked the West for
Kiev has compiled a list of coveted military equipment for Washington
The year is not ending in the best way for Kiev. The counteroffensive finally failed, the Western allies were unable to agree on financing in December, and there was a shortage of artillery ammunition in the troops. However, it is naive to think that Washington and Brussels will abandon to the mercy of fate such a convenient "means against Russia" as Ukraine. How they will help is in the RIA Novosti article.
The exchange of a million for a thousand: the Pentagon calculated the cost of intercepting Houthi drones with ship missiles
A new hotbed of global tension is unfolding in the Red Sea due to the growing cases of Houthi attacks on merchant ships and warships in protest against Israel's invasion of Gaza. Against this background, the White House assures the international community that the situation is under full control of the US Navy and its allies. However, informally, completely different voices are heard from the Pentagon.