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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

About 550 companies from 35 countries will take part in the event

The Seoul International Exhibition of Aerospace and Military Equipment ADEX-2023 will begin work at the Seongnam Air Base. According to the organizers, this year's event should be the largest in terms of the number of participating companies, stands and visitors.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) received the first batch of tactical ballistic missiles Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), we are talking about a small number of missiles that Washington secretly handed over to Kiev in recent days.

Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's first use of American ATACMS missiles

Kiev has received ATACMS long-range missiles from Washington, Vladimir Zelensky confirmed. They have already been used for strikes on airfields in Berdyansk and Lugansk.

Colonel Khodarenok: the issue of nuclear tests should be translated into a practical plane

The State Duma in the first reading approved a bill on the withdrawal of ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. 423 deputies voted unanimously for the adoption of the bill. About the history of the issue and the logic of further actions in the nuclear sphere - the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on whether Russia and the United States need to resume nuclear tests

A bill on revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was submitted to the State Duma on October 13. Let's try to understand the history of the issue and understand who — the United States or Russia — needs them more.