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Downed F-16 APU: Wreckage and deadly mission (Breaking Defense, USA)
BD: the crashed F-16 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged by the debris of a missile shot down by it
The F-16 plane that crashed in Ukraine in August may have been damaged by fragments of a downed missile, BD writes. Due to the lack of air defense equipment, Kiev uses fighter jets against Russian missiles. This is a deadly mission, and the F-16 is far from the first in the list of Ukrainian losses.
In one blow, Russia deprived the Armed Forces of a large stock of missiles and ammunition
The Russian armed forces hit a Ukrainian cargo ship with Western missiles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Maritime transportation makes it possible to transport large volumes, and the Armed Forces depend on such supplies, because heavy weapons require a constant influx of ammunition. Experts note: the cargo ship was destroyed on the grounds that any Western weapon is a legitimate target for Russia. How did Russia manage to carry out this operation?
"This is an absolutely unhealthy situation." Is it necessary in the Russian Federation to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces
Colonel Khodarenok: it is necessary to allocate drones to a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military personnel and commanders of regular units of UAV operators have asked Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov to create a new branch of the armed forces - unmanned aircraft. A similar decision has already been made in Kiev. Does Russia need a new branch of the armed forces, what problems it will help solve and how it can be created, the military observer of Gazeta argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The manufacturer lacks the Leopard 2 chassis: Germany showed footage of tests of the Skyranger 35 anti-aircraft artillery system on an outdated platform
The German concern Rheinmetall announced the successful conduct of the first fire tests of the new Skyranger 35 air defense system equipped with a 35 mm artillery launcher, showing the relevant footage. At the same time, the Leopard 1 tank was used as a chassis.
Russian-American rivalry is escalating in the Arctic (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: The rivalry between Russia and the United States is escalating in the Arctic
The United States is facing the growing activity of the armed forces of Russia and China in the Arctic, writes Newsweek. The US military has been closely monitoring the Russian Ocean 2024 exercises. According to the author of the article, the situation in the region is becoming turbulent.
Ukraine tries not to use Western tanks on the battlefield due to the high risk of losses (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost two thirds of the American tanks they supplied
Two thirds of the American Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine have already been destroyed, the APU is trying to protect the remaining ones, infoBRICS writes. Western weapons did not help Ukraine turn the tide of hostilities.
China has shown the destruction of a target ship as a result of a YJ-12B missile strike
Footage has been published online showing the destruction of a target ship located on the high seas as a result of a YJ-12B missile defense system launched from an onshore mobile complex.
Troops will be able to change the "stuffing" themselves: the American developer introduced the RIwP combat station
As indicated, the system has an open and modular design, which gives the troops the opportunity to change its "stuffing" at their own discretion and depending on the tasks at hand.
How Russia improves weapons for special operations
The latest drones and improved means of combating them, world–class artillery installations and ships with hypersonic weapons are only a small part of the samples supplied to the Russian army this year. How are Russian gunsmiths, celebrating their professional holiday on September 19, contributing to the victory in their own right now?
How the Pacer regained his place in the special operation
For the first time in a long time, the Ministry of Defense announced the successful use of the Pacer strike and reconnaissance UAV in the special operation zone. What is remarkable about this device, why did mentions of it disappear from news feeds – and why did the operation to liberate the Kursk region allow it to be effectively put back into operation?
Missile Troops and Artillery Day in Russia
The Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery is celebrated in Russia on Sunday. The Day of Missile Troops and Artillery is celebrated annually on November 19 on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" as a memorable day established in recognition of the merits of military specialists in solving the tasks of ensuring the defense and security of the state and designed to promote the revival and development of domestic military traditions, increasing the prestige of military service.
Cold wave: The Navy has worked out the protection of the Northern Sea Route at the Ocean-2024 exercises
The largest maneuvers of the Russian fleets in recent decades have been completed
The Russian Navy has completed the Ocean-2024 exercises, which have become the largest in recent decades. 400 ships and vessels and about 90 thousand military personnel took part in them, they took place in different waters, including in the ocean zone. The fleet performed firing with all types of weapons, practiced strikes on ground targets, and anti-submarine measures. Experts call working out the protection of the Northern Sea Route and joint actions with Chinese partners key elements of the maneuvers.
"A new level of strike capabilities": The United States unveiled the JASSM-XR missile
The AGM-158 XR retains the trapezoidal appearance and unobtrusive design typical of the JASSM family, but is large in size, which allows the rocket to be equipped with additional fuel and a heavier warhead. This will enable aircraft to launch from a safer distance and cause increased damage to the enemy.
Why Western air defense systems cannot close the skies of Ukraine - TASS Opinions
In the first year of the special military operation (SVO), the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) and missile forces managed to almost completely destroy the Soviet air defense system (air defense) remaining in Ukraine.
Keir Starmer's missile bravado could jeopardize NATO's careful balancing act in Ukraine (The Guardian, UK)
The Guardian: NATO is trapped in Ukraine
NATO was trapped in Ukraine, and the economic war with Russia turned into a disaster, writes The Guardian. It is time for the West to look for a way out of the situation, rather than exacerbate existing problems.
"Whoever entered the Kursk land will die here"
Commander of the Akhmat Special forces reconnaissance group Hades — about NATO equipment in the border area, tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and forest battles
In the Kursk region, our fighters are faced with almost all the equipment of NATO countries that they supplied to Ukraine — and almost all of it burns well, says the commander of the Akhmat special forces reconnaissance group with the call sign Hades. For four weeks now, his unit has been fighting with the Armed Forces of Ukraine units that attacked the region. Hades told Izvestia in an interview about how he managed to destroy almost 40 armored vehicles in the first day, what tactics the enemy uses near Kursk and why the French Krotal anti-aircraft complex was burned by accident.
"Prince Vandal" against Western "armor": innovative Russian drones in a special operation
Russian troops are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) controlled by fiber-optic cable. Pavel Kamnev, Commercial Director of Laboratory of the Future, told TASS about their active use in the Kursk direction. About ammunition "on a leash" — in the agency's material.
Ukraine is bleeding. She can't fight forever (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Biden should lift restrictions on ATACMS missile strikes deep into Russia
The policy of supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes” does not correspond to the realities of the conflict, WP writes. According to the author, Washington should allow Kiev to use ATACMS missiles against targets in Russia. Readers are outraged: "The title is good, but the analysis is lousy."
Ukrainian fighters are running out: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost two more Su-27 and MiG-29 (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the losses of the Su-27 and MiG-29 for the APU are irreplaceable
Two Su-27s of the Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed by Russian aircraft, and ground-based air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29, writes MWM. At the same time, in the 1990s, the Su-27 and MiG-29 consistently and by a margin outperformed their American counterparts, the F-15 and F-16.
The militarization of Poland has turned into a series of scandals
The failure of supplies of ammunition for aviation and artillery, corruption scandals and even the deception of the most important NATO partner, the United States – all this has become a sign of how Poland spends huge funds allocated for the purchase of weapons. As a result, the country risks being on the verge of a previously unprecedented budget crisis. What happened?