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Airborne forces received unique complexes "Solntsepek": they will be used in Ukraine
MWM: the Solntsepek system is capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions
TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is one of the most unique systems in the Russian arsenal, capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions, writes MWM. It has passed comprehensive combat tests in Syria and Iraq.
"There is no future." The United States declared the inevitability of a nuclear war with Russia
Former White House official Roberts: nuclear war between the US and Russia is inevitable
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia is inevitable, writes former White House staffer Paul Craig Roberts in an article for the Institute for Political Economy. American neoconservatives foolishly convinced Moscow that Washington wants to wipe it off the face of the earth, and it will not be possible to assure it otherwise.
Netherlands buys PULS missile systems and Tomahawk and JASSM-ER cruise missiles
Dutch Defense Minister Christoph van der Maat announced on April 3, 2023 in the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament about the purchase of the Israeli ground-based modular multicalibre PULS missile system for the Dutch armed forces and the intention of the Dutch Ministry of Defense to purchase ship-based Tomahawk cruise missiles in the United States (for arming four LCF-type frigates and four non-nuclear submarines of the Dutch navy) and air-based AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles (for equipping Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters of the Netherlands Air Force).
North Korea has announced another successful test of its naval drone capable of carrying nuclear weapons
The DPRK authorities have announced another successful test of their underwater drone capable of carrying nuclear weapons. This was reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA). As specified in the state news agency of the country, the time spent by the device under water was more than 70 hours.
"Allows for surgically precise strikes": the Western press compared the Lancet UAV with the American Switchblade-600
The mass use of kamikaze drones "Lancet" leads to tangible losses of the Armed Forces in combat equipment, especially the fleet of towed artillery and self-propelled guns of Western origin suffers. Despite the silence of the problems in the Ukrainian army, the Western press could not ignore this fact.
How the Russian military will destroy NATO tanks in Ukraine
"Our best anti-tank units will be sent to where the most modern enemy tanks are supposed to be used." In these words, military experts comment on the statements of the Defense Ministry on the creation of special groups to combat the armored vehicles of NATO countries delivered to Ukraine. How and with what weapons will these groups operate?
Full-fledged complex: what is Iskander-M capable of in the "nuclear version"
And how the latest weapons system can protect Russia's western borders
This week, the calculations of the Iskander-M tactical missile systems (OTRK) from Belarus went to Russia for training.
The American Avenger air defense system entered the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Naev, said that the military, who are part of the Avenger crew, were trained in Germany
The American Avenger anti-aircraft missile system has entered combat duty in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on Wednesday by the commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev.
Source: almost half of the NATO howitzers in the SVO zone were destroyed by Lancets
Almost half of the NATO towed and self-propelled howitzers in the SVO zone were destroyed with "Lancets"
Almost half of the foreign towed and self-propelled howitzers in the zone of a special military operation were destroyed by barrage ammunition "Product-51/52", also known as "Lancets", an informed source told RIA Novosti.
Finland buys Israel's David's Sling missile defense system
On April 4, 2023, Finland became the 31st full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). And on April 5, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the purchase for the Finnish armed forces of the Israeli David's Sling missile defense system ("Kela David" - "Shield of David") as a new high-altitude long-range anti-aircraft missile system. The purchase of the production complex by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be carried out within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
A new long-range anti-ship missile is presented in the USA
The United States continues to develop new types of weapons, including anti-ship systems. The developer of the ammunition is the American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman.
Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos: Greece will not send Leopard-2A6 and S-300 tanks to Ukraine
Greece will not supply Leopard-2A6 tanks to Ukraine, as well as Russian-made S-300 air defense systems. This, according to RIA Novosti, was announced by the Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos at a meeting of the permanent parliamentary commission on national Defense and foreign Affairs, the text of the speech was distributed by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
Iran says it will help Syria strengthen air defenses against Israeli attacks
The fact that Tehran has strategically important relations with Damascus has long been known. It is no secret that the main enemy for these states is Israel.
Macron opposed the deployment of nuclear weapons outside the countries that possess them
The French President also called for preventing the use of nuclear weapons in the current conflict in Ukraine
France opposes the proliferation of nuclear weapons beyond the borders of its possessor countries and considers it important to exclude the possibility of their use in the current conflict in Ukraine. This was stated on Thursday by French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
The NATO military was blown away by the wind. Russia has hit a secret facility of the alliance
For the first time ever, Russia has used a number of different weapons in its military. These include the Dagger complex, the world's first hypersonic aviation missile. There is not much information about her. But what is known inspires serious respect for its creators. Details are in the RIA Novosti material.
"Russian artillery began to "starve": the US press announced the alleged depletion of ammunition stocks
Western observers believe that Russia is facing an increasing shortage of ammunition and wonder when this shortage will lead to a sharp reduction in artillery activity.
The Rocket Renaissance of the United States
Americans avoid contact combat
The US missile program began to develop very rapidly after World War II as a result of the seizure by the Americans of a group of German designers led by Werner von Braun and samples of the V-1 and V-2 missiles they created.
How arms supplies to Ukraine affect the US defense industry
It is necessary to increase production, it is dangerous to increase it excessively
The US Armed Forces are armed with two weapons systems that have changed the course of the conflict in Ukraine. One of them can be worn on the shoulder. The other is 16 tons of steel on monstrous wheels. According to US military experts, together they helped slow down the course of the conflict in Ukraine.
The APU offensive is expected, but it will not be
The Western weapons and ammunition provided to Kiev are not enough
Kiev continues to talk about the upcoming offensive, but increasingly with the caveat that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are sorely lacking heavy equipment, and the available does not have the necessary functionality. Moscow also does not give the order "all forward", because the enemy superior in numbers (Ukraine had previously mobilized, and on a much larger scale) is better restrained in prepared positions of the echeloned defensive line and destroyed in places of concentration with missiles, aircraft and artillery.
The Classic Vietnam War interpretation
American aviation flew away, the strong-minded won
The classic war "army against army" has become a very important component of the Vietnam War. In this case, we are not talking about the first ever high-tech war of American aviation against the air defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), but about large-scale battles on land.