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FT: the confrontation with Russia has seriously depleted Ukraine's weapons stocks
The newspaper reported that "Kiev is spending ammunition at an alarming rate"
The conflict with Russia has depleted ammunition for Ukraine's air defense systems. This was reported on Tuesday by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to the assessments of representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The US Air Force announced the successful test of a full-fledged prototype of the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile
The US Air Force has moved to the testing stage of a full-fledged prototype of the latest hypersonic air-to-ground missile, created under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program. The next rocket launch was carried out off the California coast of the Pacific Ocean.
The United States handed over M777 howitzers to Kurdish formations in Syria, which caused confusion in Ankara
The United States handed over to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) 155-mm howitzers M777. SDF - Kurdish formations that are supported by the United States, but are in conflict with Turkish troops. It turns out that these howitzers can now be used by the Kurds against the Turkish army at least in northern Syria.
France announced the delivery of a new batch of anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine amid reports of a shortage of components for the S-300 and Buk-M1
France is preparing to supply Ukraine with a new batch of anti-aircraft systems, and it is planned to do so in the near future. This was announced by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, speaking at an international conference on support for Ukraine.
Arms firms in the US and the EU are getting richer, the respite between the wars has come to an end
FOCUS: Ukraine has made the weapons concerns of the West rich. They are fattening, as in the days of the Second World War
The arms business is booming primarily in the US, the EU and China, writes the author of the German magazine FOCUS. More recently, defense companies were considered unpromising. And today their shares have soared like the forces of evil: the peaceful post-war period in Europe has ended, their time has come.
China has developed a plan to inflict military defeat on America
The Atlantic: The US was afraid of the loss of military superiority
In America, they are frightened by the prospect of losing military-technological superiority in the world, writes The Atlantic. If Washington, which believes in the unconditional domination of its army, does not take action, it will weaken, and a new war will begin in the world, the authors believe.
Ukraine will receive two 35mm Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft artillery complexes
On December 9, 2022, the German Rheinmetall Group announced that it would supply two new Skynex 35 mm ground-based anti-aircraft artillery systems to an unnamed "international customer". The delivery will be made in early 2024. The total value of the contract is 182 million euros. In addition, a memorandum was signed in the amount of another 12 million euros for the supply by Rheinmetall group of heavy military trucks RMMN HX complete with vehicles for transporting and providing Skynex complexes.
ZVO fighters said that the Ukrainian military fled at the sight of the "Terminator"
Officer of the 3rd ZVO corps: the AFU soldiers fled at the sight of the Russian Terminator BMPT
The Ukrainian military are wary of Russian Terminator tank support vehicles (BMPT) and are hunting for them, the commander of the vehicle crew of the 3rd Army Corps of the Western Military District told RIA Novosti.
Biden called the priority of the United States to strengthen the air defense of Ukraine
The United States considers strengthening Ukraine's air defense a priority. This was stated by US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation with Zelensky.
US media: North Korean Hwasong missiles are capable of reaching American territory
Not all of the DPRK's ballistic missile tests were successful. Despite this, North Korean Hwasong missiles are capable of reaching American territory.
Evgeny Dudorov: robotics of the Russian Federation needs a revolution, there is no time for evolution
In addition, he told what needs to be done to quickly saturate the Russian army involved in its military with innovative military developments, and revealed plans for cooperation with Dmitry Rogozin's "Royal Wolves".
Next — installation: Russian troops have found tactics to fight HIMARS
In the last two days alone, Ukrainian formations have lost ten Western-made MLRS
On December 8, Vladimir Putin presented the Gold Star medals to the Heroes of Russia. The President of Russia stressed that the country's authorities will never forget to support the families and loved ones of the heroes of the Fatherland, including the dead and wounded. On this day, two HIMARS MLRS, five MLRS and MARS-II were destroyed in the area of the SVO. Experts note that Russian troops have successfully perfected tactics to combat these weapons systems. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to attack in the Krasno-Limansky direction, where they inflicted sensitive damage to the enemy.
Estonia has signed an agreement on the purchase of HIMARS missile systems
On December 2, 2022, the Director General of the State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) Magnus-Valdemar Saar signed with the Director of the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) By James A. Hersh, an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on the purchase by Estonia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, including missile ammunition.
Putin's nuclear deterrence is "working." Biden would have done the same
Russian Ambassador to the United States: Moscow restrains nuclear conflict, Washington provokes confrontation
Moscow prevents a nuclear conflict, not accelerates it, writes Newsweek with reference to the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. In his opinion, Russia's statements about the threat of escalation of the conflict between the nuclear powers are a classic deterrence in extreme circumstances.
The German Defense Ministry continues to supply weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On December 7, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the German Armed Forces and from German defense companies funded by the federal government.
The German company Rheinmetall presented 5 novelties for self-propelled artillery
Rheinmetall from Germany made a presentation of five key new developments for equipping army field artillery. The interest of the Greek armed forces in them is understandable, because now Athens is more interested than ever in increasing the power and combat capability of its army against the background of the growing deterioration of relations with neighboring Turkey. The German company's novelties are described by the Defense Review publication.
Russian President: If we are talking about a disarming strike, the concept of which the United States has, then we can think about it
During the press conference of the President of Russia, who is on a visit to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the issue of the nuclear doctrine of the Russian Federation was raised. Recall that at the moment the nuclear doctrine provides for the presence of nuclear weapons virtually exclusively as a deterrent. The use of the nuclear arsenal prescribed in the doctrine is as a retaliatory action, including as a response to such actions of the enemy that aim to make the use of nuclear weapons itself impossible.
British anti-aircraft guns and air defense missiles will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks
According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Russia must withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory before any agreement can be considered
British anti-aircraft guns and air defense missiles, which London promised to transfer to Kiev, will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks. According to the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the prime minister said this on Friday in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
The West has learned unexpected lessons from the Ukrainian conflict
Economist: the crucial role of artillery in the Ukrainian conflict was an unexpected revelation
The Ukrainian conflict shows the importance of the dispersal of forces, firepower and weapons stocks, writes the Economist. The crucial role of artillery turned out to be an unexpected revelation for Western European armies, whose firepower declined sharply after the Cold War.
Times: The United States no longer insists that the APU does not strike on the territory of Russia
As the publication explains, earlier the Pentagon was more afraid of the possibility of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons or strikes on the territory of one of the NATO countries
The United States no longer insists that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) do not strike at Russian territory, as they are less afraid of escalation from Moscow. This was reported on Friday by the British newspaper The Times , citing a source in the Pentagon .