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Lithuania intends to increase spending on national defense
According to the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania, the government of the country has developed a draft state budget for 2022, according to which it is planned to increase spending on national defense by 128 million euros (7.1%) to 1.176 billion. euro ($1.367 billion).
Russia has assessed the prospects for Kiev to create its own missile systems
It is necessary to monitor Kiev's attempts to create missile systems, but they will probably end in failure. This was announced on Monday, October 25, by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov.
Ukrainian armored vehicles "Kozak-2M1" will be equipped with Turkish combat modules
The Turkish company Aselsan will supply remotely controlled Sarp combat modules for Ukrainian Kozak-2M1 armored vehicles, the focus resource reports.ua with reference to the Turkish edition of Savunma.
American analysts called the mistake of the United States in relations with Russia
The United States should not fixate on China, while hoping for the decline of Russia. This is written by the journalists of the publication Foreign Affairs. According to the authors of the material, Michael Kofman and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, first of all, Russia will remain a military force to be reckoned with.
The Russian Embassy in London commented on the supply of weapons to Ukraine
Arms supplies to Ukraine may lead to increased violence and suffering of civilians in the country. This was announced on October 21 by the Russian Embassy in London. According to the embassy, London prefers not to notice that Kiev does not fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.
The General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine threatened Russia with British missiles
Brimstone surface–to-surface missiles, which the UK plans to supply to Ukraine, will allow "destroying" Russian warships. This was stated by Lieutenant General, ex-Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Igor Romanenko in an interview with the Observer portal published on October 21.
The US has conducted three tests aimed at developing hypersonic weapons
The US Army and Navy have tested prototypes of hypersonic weapons systems. Earlier it became known about the tests of the HAWC air-based missile.
The reason for the failure of hypersonic weapons tests in the United States is named
The Pentagon reported that the reason for the failure of the hypersonic glider tests in Alaska was a malfunction of the accelerator. - The failed accelerator is not part of the hypersonic program, - DefenceNews quotes the words of the representative of the US military department Timothy Gorman. The accident occurred shortly after the launch vehicle took off from the Pacific Cosmodrome on Kodiak Island.
High-precision missile "358" was defused at the US base in Iraq
In northern Iraq, security forces seized an anti-aircraft missile, known by the designation "358", and an improvised launcher for it from local militias.
These weapons, presumably of Iranian manufacture, were found near the Al-Harir air base, which is used by US military personnel for their own purposes.
In Russia, the Su-57 was compared with American aircraft
The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 was compared with American aircraft. Expert Alexey Leonkov noted that the Su-57 is ahead of competitors in terms of weapons systems and rates of robotization. Also, the radar station and electronic warfare systems of the Russian machine are better than the solutions used in the F-22 and F-35.
The new SSP-200 lifting pontoon was handed over to the Navy
The new SSP-200 ship-lifting pontoon has been transferred to the forces and means of the search and rescue service of the Navy. This was announced by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Former Officer Pine: "crude" nuclear parity and a preemptive strike will save the US from Russia
The Joe Biden administration will be able to save "tens of millions of American lives" from enemy attacks only if it takes steps to strengthen national defense, writes former combat and staff officer of the US Army Devin Pine in the magazine The National Interest.
Tow trucks for Iskanders: REM-KS tractors will soon arrive in the ZVO
Tow trucks for Iskander complexes will be delivered to the tank army of the Western Military District by the end of 2021. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
We are talking about repair and evacuation vehicles REM-KS, created on the chassis of four-axle all-terrain vehicles of the Bryansk Automobile Plant.
In the USA, Russian "Karakurts" were evaluated
The Russian Navy may receive 18 small rocket ships of the project 22800 "Karakurt". The capabilities of Russian ships were evaluated in the United States. "Karakurt" demonstrates the modernization of the Russian Navy, writes The National Interest.
Ukraine has received the third batch of military aid from the US government this month
The third batch of additional international military aid worth $60 million from the US government for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has arrived in Ukraine. It includes ammunition, anti-tank and precision weapons, medical equipment and others, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on Friday.
Rostec: Iskander-E accurately hit the target at the shooting of a foreign customer
The Iskander-E operational-tactical missile system showed unprecedented accuracy at the shooting of a foreign customer: it hit a missile from a distance of 180 kilometers exactly in the crosshair of a ground target, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec State Corporation armament complex, told RIA Novosti.
Foreigners were amazed by the high accuracy of Russian Iskanders
The Iskander-E complex has shown unprecedented accuracy in shooting at a foreign customer. This was announced by the industrial director of the arms complex of the Rostec State Corporation Bekhan Ozdoev on Saturday, October 23.
Nuclear security expert calls US air defense system "insufficient"
The United States is inevitably vulnerable to Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), according to James Acton, co-director of nuclear security programs at the Carnegie Endowment. He discussed this with a Forbes magazine columnist.
Turkey has started purchasing F-16 fighter jets from the United States
Turkey has started the procedure for purchasing F-16 aircraft from the United States. This was announced on Saturday, October 23, by the Minister of National Defense of the country Hulusi Akar.
In Poland, they declared the superiority of Piorun over the Russian "Willow"
Polish portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) Piorun surpasses the Russian "Willow", says Defence24.pl . The publication notes that "the maximum range of the Piorun is not disclosed, but it is known that it exceeds 6.4 kilometers," and the maximum flight altitude is 4 kilometers.
