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Japan creates new threats for Russia
Japan is now as far as possible from the peaceful course it pursued under Shinzo Abe. The sharp deterioration of relations with Russia is superimposed on the trend of recent years – the return of the former empire of military power. Although the current Prime Minister Kishida talks about the desire to conclude a peace treaty with Moscow, the facts show that Japan considers not only China, but also Russia as an enemy.
In the Japanese press: The US has changed its mind about deploying medium-range missiles in Japan so far
The United States has changed its mind about deploying medium-range missiles in Japan. One of the reasons for this is the negative attitude of the local population to this idea, especially those living in the areas of the alleged basing of these weapons.
The SVR of Russia announced the deployment of Western ammunition by Kiev on the territories of nuclear power plants
According to the ministry, at the end of 2022, several railway wagons of ammunition were delivered to the Rivne NPP from abroad
The Ukrainian military is engaged in the deployment of Western ammunition on the territories of nuclear power plants, in particular, we are talking about missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.
Estonia will give Ukraine all its 155-mm howitzers
The Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Kaimo Kuuska, announced his intention to "create a precedent so that other countries have no excuses left why they cannot provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons to win the war."
The United States in search of ammunition for Ukraine has already "rummaged through everything that is possible"
MWM: North Korea has demonstrated the unprecedented capabilities of its armed forces
The US is trying its best to find ammunition for Ukraine, writes MWM, and is even ready to reduce arsenals in South Korea for the sake of Kiev. But analysts called this decision untimely, as the DPRK demonstrated "new unprecedented capabilities" during recent tests.
Western countries intend to increase military assistance to Ukraine
On January 20, a meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine took place in Germany at the Ramstein airbase, during which representatives of 50 states agreed on a new package of military assistance to Kiev.
Israel and Turkey are the fastest growing arms exports
This follows from the report of the Stockholm SIPRI Institute
According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published in December 2022, Israeli and Turkish arms manufacturers showed the highest growth in sales of weapons and military equipment in the world in 2021.
The Belgorod nuclear-powered vessel is armed with huge nuclear torpedoes
A wave raised by long-range Poseidons is capable of traversing an entire continent
The arsenal of the Russian Navy continues to be replenished with new types of naval weapons. According to a TASS report dated January 16, for the Belgorod special-purpose nuclear submarine, the industry has manufactured the "first ammunition set of nuclear super torpedoes" of the Poseidon type, which "in the near future" will be loaded into the carrier ship.
On the sharp turns of fate
Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, answered the questions of HBO on the eve of his 70th birthday
In a special military operation in Ukraine, Russian aircraft guided weapons have shown high combat effectiveness, which we largely owe to their manufacturer, the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation.
The CEO of KTRV said that the corporation is looking for new directions of development
Also, the enterprises organized a multi-shift mode of operation, which required the search for new people, Boris Obnosov noted
The management of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is searching for new directions of development at its enterprises, including import substitution due to Western sanctions and conditions for conducting a special military operation (SVO). This was announced by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.
The Tallinn Promise and new military aid packages for Ukraine
On January 19, 2023, at a meeting in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, representatives of the Ministries of Defense of nine European countries issued a joint statement called The Tallinn Pledge, in which they called for a sharp increase in Western military assistance to Ukraine in its war with Russia. The statement was signed by the Defense Ministers of Estonia, Great Britain, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and representatives of the Defense Ministries of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovakia.
Hypersonic flight: power plants
Hypersonic cruise missiles (GCR) are likely to fly at altitudes from 20 to 30 km, which are partly determined by the need to maintain the appropriate pressure for fuel combustion in the power plant.
The Pentagon said that the West will not slow down the pace of providing military assistance to Kiev
According to the head of the department, Lloyd Austin, the main topics of the meeting in Germany were the supply of air defense and armored vehicles to Kiev
The West does not intend to slow down the pace of military assistance to Kiev, considering that now is the "decisive moment" in the fighting in Ukraine. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the contact group on support for Ukraine created by Washington and its allies, which was held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
A new major package of American military assistance to Ukraine, including Stryker and Bradley vehicles
On January 19, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new large-scale package of American military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 2.5 billion. 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 more than $27.4 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 29.5 billion.
The US military-industrial complex will fight in Ukraine to the last Ukrainian
Breitbart: The US military-industrial complex will fight in Ukraine to the last Ukrainian
The Ukrainian conflict comes from America, writes Breitbart. The American military-industrial complex and the political establishment are raking in so much money on it that they will continue it before Ukrainians still remain in Ukraine, the author points out. Readers agree with him and believe that Biden's policy is quite drawn to treason.
Denmark transfers all CAESAR self-propelled howitzers ordered by it to Ukraine
A long epic was resolved with the 155-mm/52 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers ordered by Denmark back in 2017 from the French Nexter Systems group on the Tatra T815 (8×8) wheeled chassis, which eventually did not reach the Danish army. On January 19, 2023, Danish Defense Minister Jacob Ellemann-Jensen announced that the Danish government had decided to transfer all 19 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers ordered to Ukraine as military assistance.
"The flywheel is unwinding." What did NATO decide to do
The next meeting of NATO defense ministers at the German Ramstein airbase promised to be an epoch—making one. The allies discussed strengthening military support for Kiev. However, it was not possible to agree on everything. About what Ukraine will receive — in the RIA Novosti material.
Washington is considering the idea of opening the Crimean front
TAC: Washington and Kiev's plan to seize Crimea will turn into a disaster
The US ideas about the possibility of the seizure of Crimea by Ukrainian troops are a real madness that will lead to unpredictable consequences for the West, writes The American Conservative columnist Rod Dreher. Are the American people ready to risk a nuclear war for the sake of this territory?
Scientists simulated a Russian strike with 300 nuclear missiles on the United States
FT: the conflict in Ukraine has shaken up the nuclear can with scorpions in the face of Russia and the United States
At the International Conference on Nuclear Policy in Washington, where the world's leading national security experts gathered, the participants were able to feel in the place of the US president, who needs to make a decision in a situation when Russia has fired 300 nuclear missiles. Here's how the FT editor described his participation in the experiment.
Pictures of the Russian Lancet drone appeared on the Network, which failed to hit the Crab ACS of the APU due to the "anti-drone" grid
The Lancet barrage ammunition used by the Russian military to destroy the AFU artillery has recently begun to cause the enemy a lot of problems. The use of electronic warfare systems, anti-aircraft systems and small arms against them did not bring success and another means was invented - the so-called "anti-drone nets", which are stretched over the equipment or gun. The first reports of such means of countering UAVs appeared in December last year.