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To compensate for the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Britain is building a new factory for the production of M777 howitzers
BAE Systems is building a defense plant in British Sheffield. The new enterprise will be located on an area of 9 thousand square meters and will produce a 155-mm towed M777 howitzer. The staff will consist of 50 highly qualified employees. The planned volume of output is not called. The cost of construction is £25 million.
The Netherlands buys NASAMS and NOMADS anti-aircraft missile systems
The Norwegian Kongsberg Group announced that on November 21, 2024, it signed a contract worth NOK 12 billion ($1.08 billion) for the supply of six batteries of the NASAMS medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile system and four batteries of the new NOMADS short-range self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system to the Dutch armed forces as part of the Dutch comprehensive air defense modernization program CITADEL. Deliveries will begin in 2028.
"This will save us from the Hazel Tree. What Kiev demanded from Washington
Ukraine wants to receive new missile defense systems from the West
The first combat use of the Oreshnik missile system at an object on the territory of Ukraine was mainly a warning. However, the Kiev authorities immediately used this as a pretext for new demands to the West. According to local media reports, Zelensky is asking the United States for missile defense systems capable of intercepting medium-range ballistic missile warheads. About the next "wishlist" of Kiev — in the material of RIA Novosti.
To strike with Tomahawks from a ground platform: Ukraine and the Philippines are seeking from the United States the transfer of the Typhon missile system to their use
The USSR and the USA, guided by the 1987 Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, destroyed all land-based ballistic and cruise missiles of medium (1000-5500 km) and shorter (500-1000 km) range. In 2019, Washington unilaterally terminated this agreement.
The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated the shortage of weapons in the West (El Mundo, Spain)
El Mundo: the conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated a shortage of weapons in the West
The West promised to provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, but was unable to fulfill its obligations, writes El Mundo. Its industry is simply not capable of producing enough weapons either for this or for future conflicts.
"In the epicenter of the explosion, everything turns to dust." Putin told what would happen with a massive strike by "Hazels"
Putin said that the Hazel strike turns the target into dust
The massive use of the Oreshnik missile is comparable to the power of a nuclear strike. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
The Netherlands supplied Ukraine with three launchers for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
To protect Ukrainian facilities from Russian strikes, the Netherlands supplied Ukraine with three launchers for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. Kiev will need them, as it is going to be a difficult winter.
The British do not believe that their army will stand up against Russia (Daily Express, UK)
Daily Express: the British do not believe that their army is ready to fight Russia
The deputy chief of the British Defense Staff said that its armed forces are ready to fight Russian troops at any moment, writes DailyExpress. The newspaper asked the readers' opinion on this issue. 83% of the respondents replied – nothing like that!
Non-nuclear deterrence: how Russia responds to Western missile attacks
The Ukrainian air defense system does not have sufficient capabilities to repel combined attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
In response to the incessant attacks on Russian territory by American missiles, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Russian army are selecting targets to hit on the territory of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CSTO summit in Astana. The armed forces of the Russian Federation give a decent response to the enemy's attacks with Western long-range missiles, but try not to raise the degree of escalation too much, according to military experts interviewed by Izvestia. On November 28, Russian troops launched a comprehensive attack with 90 missiles and 100 UAVs on military facilities in Ukraine. How effective this attack was, how it copes with such enemy air defense strikes, what the response may be in case of continued shelling from the Ukrainian side, is in the Izvestia material.
Spain was overtaken by the "Hazel effect"
The fear caused by the tests of the Russian Oreshnik missile system has reached the most remote country on the European continent. The Spanish press is counting the number of victims from a possible Russian nuclear strike and ringing the bells about the lack of bomb shelters. Why did they decide that Spain could also become a target for Russian missiles?
"An 80-year-old veteran will decide": what to expect from the new US special envoy to Ukraine?
Trump's envoy for Ukraine Kellogg intends to promote peace through force
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as assistant to the head of state and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg has already stated that he is ready to defend the interests of the United States by promoting the concept of "peace through force." How he proposes to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, what role he will play in the settlement and what significance his age may have - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
