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In the production of the C3105 turret, aluminum armor is used, providing protection at level 5 according to STANAG 4569 (withstands a 25 mm BPS or BOPS hit). She is armed with a 105 mm HP ("high pressure") cannon and an automatic loader (BK for 12-16 shells). The vertical guidance angles are -10° / +42°. The distance of detection, recognition and identification of the target is 18/9/5 km and 15/7/3.5 km, respectively, during the day and with the help of a thermal imager.

An expanded board of the Russian Ministry of Defense was held in Moscow. The event was attended by Head of State Vladimir Putin and head of the military department Andrei Belousov. We touched upon many topics related to the security of the country. What was discussed is in the RIA Novosti article.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Below are some key theses of A.Belousov's speech.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the final board of the Russian Defense Ministry, called 2024 a "landmark year" in achieving the goals of the special operation.

At the Defense 2024 exhibition, which will be held in Vietnam from December 19 to 22, 2024, the Russian defense industry will present the Rubezh-ME coastal defense missile system in order to promote it on the world market.

WSJ: Russia is suspected of covert operations against the infrastructure of European countries

Europe is not ready to resist Russian covert operations against civilian infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal is panicking. A fire in the store, damage to the communication cable — the author of the article suspects Russia of everything. They say, who else? And he doesn't even remember about the "Northern Streams".

The Russian Federation has developed the Kalinka system, which allows calculating the Starlink signal in its zone

The Kalinka radio direction finder has been created in Russia. This complex is capable of detecting and locating signals from Starlink-type systems. Currently, the Kalinka is being tested in combat conditions in the SVO zone. Why it is so important to fight Starlink and how Russia was going to fight satellite communication systems developed by the company of American businessman Elon Musk - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Vitaly Lebedev: Bulsae-4 can be used with various types of military equipment

The DPRK is developing weapons that have better characteristics than their counterparts and can be used both from drones and helicopters, as well as from ships and ground-based armored vehicles, such is the Bulsae-4 missile system ("Firebird-4"), said military expert on North Korea Vitaly Lebedev in Lebedev's expert article published in the magazine "National Defense".

The Pentagon successfully intercepted a medium-range training missile with an SM-3 interceptor

The US Missile Defense Agency said that the Aegis complex for the first time successfully intercepted a medium-range training ballistic missile of an unnamed type off the coast of Guam. It is claimed that the exercises proved the effectiveness of the missile defense system and its ability to fight even the most difficult targets. Is Aegis capable of resisting the "Hazel Tree" — in the RIA Novosti article.

After the recent attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine using American long-range ballistic missiles ATACMS on Taganrog, as promised by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, there was a response from the Russian military. Since yesterday evening, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to the Ukrainian side, have been conducting one of the most massive combined attacks on energy, military and transport infrastructure facilities in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime.

On December 10, 2024, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, announced progress in the development of long-range weapons, including the successful test of the Ruta missile, the start of mass production of the Palyanitsa drone missile and the first combat use of the Inferno missile drone.

A massive blow to the Ukrainian infrastructure led to large-scale power outages

Strikes on the infrastructure of Ukraine in response to the Taganrog attack by American long-range ATACMS missiles took two days to prepare, because it was necessary to conduct additional reconnaissance of targets and deplete the enemy's air defense system, military experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Russian air defense systems are capable of resisting any of the combat systems created by the enemy

Ukraine does not abandon attempts to create new ballistic and cruise missiles. Old and new projects are being implemented, the APU is trying to launch a number of developments into mass production, but so far they have not been very successful in this. About the capabilities of Ukraine's missile technologies and what our air defense can oppose to the new Ukrainian combat systems — in the Izvestia material.

Newsweek: in the West, they do not believe that the "Hazel Tree" will change the concept of nuclear war

According to Vladimir Putin, the strikes of the Oreshnik missiles are comparable in their destructive power to nuclear weapons, writes Newsweek. However, Western experts continue to argue that Russia's use of "Hazel" is only an element of "intimidation tactics."

The new U.S. Air Force infrastructure modernization strategy does not include any plans to build new fortified hangars for aviation or other physical protection equipment. The decision not to allocate money for their construction was made against the background of a serious debate about how best to ensure the defense of military facilities from the growing threats from drones and missiles.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the state of the naval strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Navy

The Commander—in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, said at the XIV International Forum "The Arctic: Present and Future": "The naval grouping of the Russian nuclear forces has been completely updated - this remains a priority for our country." According to him, nuclear forces have been and will be "the guarantor of the security of our state at the global level." Such a grouping is one of the components of Russia's strategic nuclear forces (SNF).

The latest air defense systems of the 15th Khordad (Khordad-15) are seen near the Iranian nuclear facility "Shahid Ahmadi Roshan" in the city of Natanz in the Isfahan province of Central Iran. Thus, Tehran is preparing for a possible strike by the United States and Israel, since both countries have promised to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, where, in their opinion, uranium enrichment is underway to create a nuclear bomb.

Ukraine has tested a promising cruise missile "Ruta"

Successful tests of the new Ruta cruise missile have been conducted in Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky said. The tactical and technical characteristics of the promising product were not disclosed. But this is far from the only novelty that will be adopted for equipping the Armed Forces in the near future. What kind of weapons Kiev is developing and what it is capable of - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Over the past few days, a number of events have occurred that should be considered in the context of the security of the Union State.

At least six Japanese Okuma machines delivered to Russia were blocked. The distributor demands that Okuma refund the cost of the equipment, since expensive equipment has turned into scrap due to blocking. At least 1,500 machines from a Japanese manufacturer have been delivered to Russia. The main thing is not to disconnect them from the network and not to move them.