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American diplomats: in February 2023 Surovikin will be at the gates of Kiev
Newsweek: in February 2023 Surovikin will be at the gates of Kiev
February 2023 may find General Surovikin at the gates of Kiev, writes Newsweek. Two well-known authors believe that Russian strikes on the Ukrainian infrastructure have seriously destroyed the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Following the fall of Artemovsk, the Russians will gain offensive initiative.
Rosoboronexport at Vietnam Defense 2022
The International Defense Exhibition and Conference Vietnam Defense 2022 is taking place on the territory of Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam) from December 8 to 10, 2022. The organizer of the unified Russian exposition is Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation). The bmpd blog presents a photo report from the event.
There is only a "moment"
December 8 marks the 83rd anniversary of the establishment of the A.I. Mikoyan Experimental Design Bureau. Currently, the Mikoyan Design Bureau is part of the United Aircraft Corporation.
Greed is not a vice. The USA skimped on expensive Patriot for Ukraine
Huanqiu shibao: the supply of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine will exhaust the West
The United States is not eager to supply Kiev with expensive Patriot air defense systems, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Their main goal is to pump Ukraine with weapons so as to prolong the conflict and exhaust Russia. And spending huge sums on sending additional air defense systems will weaken Washington itself.
The US Army received the first experimental battery of the MRC Typhon missile system
The US Army announced that on December 3, 2022, it took delivery of the first experimental battery of the new American ground-based mobile missile system Mid-Range Capability (MRC, official name Typhon) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation. The transferred battery will be used for training and experimental purposes and does not yet have missiles proper.
Flight of the "Swift"
Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about Ukraine's new long-range weapons and how to resist them
This Monday, December 5, Ukraine staged the first test for its secret weapons, which it had been developing in secret for several months. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on this day, an attempt was made to strike long-range aviation airfields in the Saratov and Ryazan regions with Soviet-made jet drones operating at low altitudes.
Japan will triple the number of missile defense systems on the southwestern islands
The Japanese authorities continue to rapidly increase and rearm the country's Self-Defense Forces. Despite the "peaceful" name, Japan's Self-Defense Forces have long been powerful and well-armed, their combat capability is increasing from year to year. Now Tokyo is considering the possibility of increasing the number of missile defense units by almost three times.
The first South Korean K2 tanks and K9PL self-propelled howitzers have been delivered to Poland
On December 6, 2022, the first batch of South Korean-made military equipment purchased by Poland under large-scale contracts concluded with the South Korean side on August 26, 2022 - the first ten of 180 ordered K2 Black Panther tanks and the first 24 of 212 ordered 155-mm/52 tanks was delivered to the Polish port of Gdynia by the Pearl Air Force sea transport vessel from South Korea K9PL (K9A1) Thunder self-propelled howitzers.
Germany refused to deploy Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine. There was a fuss in Poland
RP: Poland has changed its decision again and is waiting for the Patriot air defense system to appear on its territory
The Polish Ministry of Defense has changed its mind again, writes Rzeczpospolita. After he failed to persuade Germany to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, it again agreed to place them on the territory of Poland.
Upgraded for the worse. The US has reduced the range of use of Ukrainian HIMARS
WSJ claims that the US deliberately reduced the firing range of Ukrainian HIMARS
According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States has finalized the M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems transferred to Ukraine so that the Ukrainian side could not use them to hit targets deep in Russia. How plausible the information of the American edition is, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Distant in action: what targets were hit by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
The attack of the VFU drones did not prevent Russian aircraft from performing combat missions
On the afternoon of December 5, the Russian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on the military control system of Ukraine, related objects of the defense complex, energy and military units.
Ukraine wants to produce its own weapons. So far it turns out badly
El País: Ukraine is going to produce weapons in order not to depend on Western supplies
Western arsenals are being depleted, and Ukraine may be left without arms supplies, writes El País. Against this background, Kiev wants to restore the defense industry. But so far, even what is already there has to be exported abroad, the author of the article notes.
The rear airfields of Russia require increased protection
Ukrainian UAVs tried to attack several Russian rear airfields at once, using Soviet technologies for this purpose. How could enemy drones be in the deep rear on the territory of Russia and what needs to be done to protect the airfields of the strategic aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces?
Americans about HIMARS supplies to Kiev: Ukraine cannot be trusted
WSJ: The US secretly lowered the range of HIMARS before sending them to Ukraine
The United States has limited the firing range of HIMARS systems supplied to Ukraine in order to avoid strikes against Russia and increase tensions, the WSJ reports. However, readers of the publication doubt that Kiev can be trusted, and do not rule out an escalation of the conflict.
The "self-devouring" rocket of a Ukrainian startup will take off for the first time next spring
The Ukrainian private space company Promin Aerospace, despite the difficult situation in the country, continues to work on a rocket of the original design. The first test launch is scheduled for the first half of 2023. In a recent interview, the founder of the startup said that even if the prototype could not be sent to fly at home, the timing should not change much.
Russia has deployed Bastion missile systems on the Kuril island of Paramushir
Bastion coastal missile systems are deployed in the northern part of the Kuril Ridge on Paramushir Island, calculations have taken up duty, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Rosoboronexport will show defense products at Vietnam Defense 2022
Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation is the organizer of the unified Russian exposition at the Vietnam Defense 2022 International Defense Exhibition and Conference, which will be held from December 8-10, 2022 at the Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi (Vietnam).
American tanks arrived in Poland. The next point may be Ukraine
The US has transferred 700 combat vehicles to Poland, including Abrams tanks
The United States is increasing the grouping of troops in Poland. 700 combat vehicles, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, were delivered to the port of Gdynia. According to the military observer of the newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khoderenko, a scenario can be implemented with the transfer of this military equipment to the armed forces of Ukraine.
Why can the purchase of American F-35s become a headache for Chancellor Scholz?
Vyacheslav Filippov — about why Germany is dissatisfied with the purchase of military aircraft in the United States
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on February 27 that the country's authorities would create a special fund totaling €100 billion, which would be used for investments and projects in the field of weapons, including purchases for the Bundeswehr. Funds from this fund will be used, for example, to purchase 35 multifunctional F-35 fighter-bombers manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin.
"They want to push us against Russia with our foreheads." The Turks did not accept the US condition on the F-35
Haber7 readers were outraged by the US condition for Turkey's return to the F-35 program
The United States offered Turkey to return to the F-35 project in exchange for its transfer of the S-400 to Ukraine, Haber7 writes. Readers of the portal were outraged by this idea. They noted that Ankara and Moscow want to "push their heads together", while Turkey will not receive any fighters anyway.
