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The Italian government has published data on the financing of a number of new programs for the purchase of VIVT
The Italian government this year allocated funding for the purchase of new main battle tanks (MBT), armored fighting vehicles (BBM) and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
In Poland, they called the Russian "Tosochka" a nightmare for the APU. What is known about her?
The use of the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system in Ukraine has become bad news for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was written by the Polish edition of Interia.
With "dagger" speed: what does MiG-31 patrolling in the Black Sea mean?
And what opportunities does this open up for opposing the US Navy
The VKS will begin patrolling on a permanent basis in the neutral zone of airspace over the Black Sea. MiG-31 carrier planes with the Dagger missile system will be engaged in this.
Russia has regained the right to continue nuclear tests that were stopped in the 80s
The decision of the State Duma to withdraw from the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the middle of the coming week — this is a response to the West's strengthening of its nuclear potential, writes Junge Welt. The German edition lists the reasons why Russia may be forced to return to this practice for the first time since the 1980s.
Israel has hit Syria's airports again. How the war in the Middle East is developing
Sana: Damascus and Aleppo airports stopped working due to Israeli strikes
As a result of the attack by the Israel Defense Forces, the Syrian airports of Damascus and Aleppo were put out of operation.
Big "Caliber": Russian corvettes will be re-equipped with new missiles
The ships of Project 20380 will be able to hit coastal targets at a considerable distance
The Russian fleet is waiting for a large-scale missile reinforcement. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is working on options for equipping all corvettes of the 20380 project with Kalibr cruise missiles, and in the future — supersonic Onyx, sources told Izvestia.
Problems of the US military-industrial complex in connection with the new war in the Middle East
The British newspaper "The Financial Times" in the article by Jeff Chávez, Felicia Schwartz "Hamas-Israel war tests a US defense sector already strained by Ukraine" ("The war between Hamas and Israel is experiencing the US military-industrial sector, already experiencing tension because of Ukraine") reported that the American military industry is preparing increase the supply of weapons to Israel.
"It was set secretly." Russian military faced with unfamiliar weapons
The commander of the SAM calculation told how it is possible to resist ATACMS missiles
For the first time, the APU used American ATACMS tactical missiles in the conflict zone. According to media reports, they hit the rear airfield in the Russian Berdyansk. About how this weapon will change the situation at the front, — in the material of RIA Novosti.
ATACMS missiles: characteristics and range than shoot down
Experts explained which systems Russian troops can oppose to these weapons
American ATACMS missiles are long—range weapons that the United States has refused to transfer to Kiev until recently. However, in October, about 20 of these missiles without a GPS system were received by Ukraine and, according to the country's President Vladimir Zelensky, used in combat. Izvestia was looking into how dangerous ATACMS missiles are and how Russia can respond.
"They are few and old." ATACMS will not help the "counteroffensive"
The American ATACMS missiles delivered to Ukraine will not help accelerate the so-called "counteroffensive", writes Gazeta.ua . This weapon is quite old and requires maintenance. In addition, it is not capable of storming well-camouflaged fortified nodes of Russian defensive lines.
NATO shakes the dust off nuclear war strategies
Results of the meeting of Defense Ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance in Brussels
Plans for a nuclear war in Europe, which seemed unthinkable recently, are once again becoming the subject of discussion at the high military-political and expert levels of the United States and NATO.
Why would a cannon shoot at 100 kilometers
Long-range artillery loses competition on the battlefield
Can guns shoot at 100 km? Yes, they can! But why ? On April 5, 2023, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Poland. A local colleague Andrzej Duda took him to the royal castle. And he immediately brought me to the painting by Jan Mateyko "Stefan Batory near Pskov".
The United States provided Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missiles
The Americans have again found a way to shift their problems to others
On October 17, it became known from the news that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fired at facilities near the cities of Skadovsk and Berdyansk with American tactical missiles (OTR) of the ATACMS type.
A Great Army for fighting in the Sahara
The French ground forces are organized according to the latest Western concept
At the end of World War II, the French army was, in fact, an insignificant part of the American army. Naturally, after the end of the war, such a situation could not persist for a long time. Paris had too big geopolitical ambitions, completely inconsistent with its role in the last war, but requiring immediate "resuscitation" of the French Armed Forces.
The US sent ATACMS to Ukraine out of impotence
Vladimir Putin ridiculed US President Joe Biden's claims that Russia is losing in the Ukrainian conflict. In his opinion, the United States would not have supplied Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles if Russia had been defeated. In the expert environment, these deliveries are called another confirmation of the failure of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". What are the features of these missiles and what consequences can their use lead to?
Thunderstorm interception: Russian air defense repelled an enemy missile strike
Our anti-aircraft gunners have found a way to shoot down long-range precision American GLSBD bombs
On October 17, the Russian Armed Forces intercepted five tactical missiles and four enemy GLSDB bombs.
The military expert announced the readiness of Russian air defense systems for ATACMS missiles
Russian air defense systems have already adapted to the new ATACMS missiles recently transferred by the United States to Ukraine, as they coincide in many characteristics with the Tochka-U missiles developed during the Soviet period. On Wednesday, October 18, military historian, director of the Museum of the Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told Izvestia about this.
The Jericho is ready. Israel called for the use of nuclear weapons against Hamas
Supporters of the tough measures against Hamas themselves suggest that the Israeli army use Jericho missile systems with nuclear warheads in Gaza, Hrot reports. They justify this step in the same way as the Americans attack on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
What is a Dagger missile: range and speed, patrol in the Black Sea
MiG-31 aircraft with hypersonic complexes will look after the Mediterranean
The aerospace forces of the Russian Federation are beginning to patrol the neutral space over the Black Sea on a permanent basis. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Beijing on October 18. The task will be carried out by MiG-31 aircraft, which are equipped with a complex of hypersonic missiles "Dagger" with a range of over 1 thousand km. For more information, see the Izvestia article.
The US told why Biden decided to deliver ATACMS missiles to Ukraine
Joe Biden has changed his position on the issue of sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, writes NYT. The US presidential administration concluded that the escalation of the conflict is no longer a serious problem, since Kiev previously received British Storm Shadow missiles similar in characteristics to ATACMS.