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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

How Americans are rebuilding their military doctrinal concepts

Analyzing the course of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, as well as the results of the recent Russian-Chinese summit, politicians, diplomats and the military of the United States are trying to find an answer to a vital question for their country.

The Vietnamese leadership is gradually modernizing the country's armed forces, which continue to mainly use Soviet heritage and American trophies.

On April 4, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new large-scale package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 2.6 billion. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 35.1 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $38 billion.

Rostec: the Arena-M tank active protection complex was tested with captured ATGMs

The modernized Russian active protection complex (KAZ) "Arena-M" was tested as part of the T-72 tank with foreign anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), RIA Novosti was informed in the holding "High-Precision Complexes" (part of Rostec).

Spain's NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) will arrive in Estonia on Wednesday, which will go on combat duty this week.

India will soon test the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system purchased in Russia. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the Ani agency, citing a high-ranking source in the country's Defense Ministry.

Times of India: Finland's entry into NATO could lead to World War III

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will not change the situation in Ukraine in any way, writes the Times of India. Time will tell how wise the decision to expand the alliance was. However, this step may lead to a third world War, the author of the article warns.

This was told by the American military commander Admiral Christopher Grady, speaking at the security forum at the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies

The United States considers the priority of military supplies to Ukraine at this stage of the air defense system (air defense). This was announced on Wednesday by Admiral Christopher Grady, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces.

According to the Minister of Defense, only since the beginning of the year, the Russian troops have hit 59 M777 artillery systems, 13 Paladin self-propelled artillery units, 14 American-made HIMARS launchers, as well as 30 self-propelled artillery units from Poland, Germany, France and the Czech Republic.

On April 4, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The Russian Defense Minister said that NATO is strengthening the anti-Russian course, which leads to an escalation of the conflict

NATO is strengthening its anti-Russian course, which leads to an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, but this will not affect the outcome of a special military operation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Belarusian servicemen have already received the Iskander-M tactical missile system (OTRK), which uses nuclear missiles.

Julia van der Colff's interesting material "Building A New American Arsenal" ("Creating a New American Arsenal") has been published in the American online publication "Wars on the Rocks" with a discussion of the current problems of the US military-industrial complex in the light of the fighting in Ukraine.

The new package, in particular, will include ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems

The United States is allocating a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $2.6 billion, including ammunition for missile defense and MLRS systems. This was announced on Tuesday by the Pentagon press service.