The United States gathered to increase the range of Precision Strike missiles after leaving the INF Treaty

28

The allocation of funds for the Precision Strike rocket is scheduled for 2022. The US military has calculated that only the initial research of technology that would allow the missile's range to be increased would cost $ 5 million. This is the first funding that the Pentagon should receive for the project.

Recall that the PrSM rocket, developed by Lockheed Martin, has already passed 4 flight tests and broke the range record - it flew 400 km. Now the missile is included in the priority program and is intended to replace existing tactical missiles in the army.



The US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty has become one of the main reasons for the desire to further increase the missile's range. After the INF Treaty, the range was limited to a distance of 499 kilometers, but now the United States can develop missiles with a range of 500 to 5000 kilometers.

In August of this year at Vandenberg airbase in California, the next PrSM tests are to pass. They will allow the military to assess the missile's range and think over the issue of its further modernization. Also, the army is going to add new capabilities to the rocket, including an improved homing system, as well as increase the lethality of the rocket. The priority will be the ability of the missile to destroy ships at sea.

The Lockheed corporation, in turn, expects the Pentagon to decide on the transition to the development and production of missiles this summer, and then a contract will be signed for a new stage of research.

According to budget documents, the military will acquire 110 PrSM missiles for a total of $ 166,3 million in fiscal 2022 if a positive decision is made on the matter this year. The Pentagon is also asking for $ 188,5 million in research and development for the PrSM. That is, the scale of spending is much higher than the previously planned $ 145,6 million, but this is not surprising, given the need for new development costs.

As for the start of operation of the rocket, it was assumed that it will take place at the end of 2024. However, the financial documents of the American army show that there has been some time shift from late 2024 to the first half of 2025. Now the army plans to make a final decision on the full-scale production of the rocket by the end of 2024.

The appearance of a new missile in the American army will significantly expand its capabilities in the use of conventional weapons, which were previously constrained by the INF Treaty.
Our news channels

Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest news and the most important events of the day.

28 comments
Information
Dear reader, to leave comments on the publication, you must sign in.
  1. +4
    15 June 2021 20: 10
    The appearance of a new missile in the American army will significantly expand its capabilities in the use of conventional weapons, which were previously constrained by the INF Treaty.
    I hope that our Iskander will also fly "a little further" the distance indicated in the INF Treaty!
    1. +1
      15 June 2021 20: 33
      What's the point? Theirs RIAC, stationed in Europe, reach the center of Russia. And our RIAC does not reach the territory of the United States.
      1. +2
        15 June 2021 20: 36
        Quote: t-12
        And our RIAC does not reach the territory of the United States.
        ... if they are not placed in Chukotka.
        If placed in Chukotka, then 5,5 - 6 thousand km is enough for the United States.
        And Canada, the cowardly Tabaki of the states, is covered like a bull with a sheep!
        1. +3
          15 June 2021 21: 00
          Quote: Victor_B
          Quote: t-12
          And our RIAC does not reach the territory of the United States.
          ... if they are not placed in Chukotka.
          If placed in Chukotka, then 5,5 - 6 thousand km is enough for the United States.
          And Canada, the cowardly Tabaki of the states, is covered like a bull with a sheep!

          And tell us all that there is such a thing in Canada, the destruction of it, could seriously upset the balance of confrontation between the United States and the Russian Federation?
          90% of taiga and tundra and glaciers? Desert as well as Chukotka?
          1. +1
            15 June 2021 21: 06
            Quote: SovAr238A
            And tell us all that there is such a thing in Canada, the destruction of it, could seriously upset the balance of confrontation between the United States and the Russian Federation?

            The closest ally of the enemy with a developed industry must be destroyed.
            NORAD is a joint early warning system with Canada.
            1. +2
              15 June 2021 22: 00
              Quote: Victor_B
              Quote: SovAr238A
              And tell us all that there is such a thing in Canada, the destruction of it, could seriously upset the balance of confrontation between the United States and the Russian Federation?

              The closest ally of the enemy with a developed industry must be destroyed.
              NORAD is a joint early warning system with Canada.

              Canada's economy is three times smaller than the California economy and five times smaller than the Texas economy.
              The entire NORAD, all its hubs in the USA ...
              You just don't know anything about Canada.
        2. -1
          15 June 2021 21: 41
          Quote: Victor_B
          Quote: t-12
          And our RIAC does not reach the territory of the United States.
          ... if they are not placed in Chukotka.
          If placed in Chukotka, then 5,5 - 6 thousand km is enough for the United States.
          And Canada, the cowardly Tabaki of the states, is covered like a bull with a sheep!

          You look like Maz. laughing
      2. +3
        15 June 2021 20: 39
        Quote: t-12
        And our RIAC does not reach the territory of the United States.
        It depends on where to place. From the far east, you can spud the entire Pacific coast of the states.
        1. 0
          15 June 2021 21: 00
          Quote: bk0010
          From the far east, you can spud the entire Pacific coast of the states.
          Even from Kamchatka further than from Chukotka.
          Significantly.
          The cannon cannot be put on its side ...

      3. 0
        15 June 2021 21: 34
        Quote: t-12
        And our RIAC does not reach the territory of the United States.

        Do you need to get it? For this there is nuclear weapons. In the case of a European nix, Iskander has to get hold of any striped base, the rest is not considered a serious opponent. In general, I am firmly convinced that if we with the EU concluded an agreement on joint defense, the minke whales, which in general have nothing to do in Europe, would start to lose their positions all over the world en masse.
        1. 0
          15 June 2021 22: 07
          But for this it is necessary to change all the authorities throughout Europe. belay
        2. -3
          16 June 2021 01: 18
          Quote: businessv
          , I am firmly convinced that if we with the EU concluded a treaty on joint defense, then the minke whales, which, in general, have nothing to do in Europe, would begin to lose en masse

          This will not be and can never be. The USA and Europe are one.
          We are different.
          And some (US) and others (EU) would gladly destroy all of us except for our resources. They never suffered from altruism and philanthropy. All cunning plans and attempts to come to terms with the existing elites will be destructive.
          "Union" with China is no better than trying to make peace with Europe or the United States. China knows only its own interests.
          And our government does not perceive Russia as an independent force and does nothing for this.
          But he pretends.
          And you have to DO.
          1. 0
            16 June 2021 02: 13
            "Union" with China is no better than trying to make peace with Europe or the United States. China knows only its own interests.

            Knowing your interests is a normal position.
            Russia has no "alliance" with China. But China has a reliable "rear" in its confrontation with the United States and the Anglo-Saxon world.
            This is consistent with Russia's national interests.
            The United States understands very well that it will not be able to do anything against China and Russia.
            Yes, China did not "rush" to help us when the sanctions rained down.
            But cooperation is developing, our place in the Chinese market is constantly growing, and it will be so in the future.
            And Europe's position is a choice between the US market and the Chinese market.
            It is in the emergence of such a choice that the weakening of the States is expressed.
            The Chinese market has caught up with the US market in a number of positions (cars, for example).

            And our government does not perceive Russia as an independent force and does nothing for this.

            I cannot agree with you on this at all.
            From 08.08.08 onwards, Russia is a fairly independent force.
            1. +1
              16 June 2021 06: 36
              Quote: Alex777
              Knowing your interests is a normal position.

              Here I am about that. That would be the same for the Russian Federation.
              Quote: Alex777
              Russia has no "alliance" with China. But China has a reliable "rear" in its confrontation with the United States and the Anglo-Saxon world.

              There is no union and cannot be. Travel companions? Yes.
              Quote: Alex777
              This is consistent with Russia's national interests.

              Is it quite?
              Here Taiga is being cut by the Chinese, it is scary to look at satellite images.
              Theft of technology, especially in the military sphere.
              As with a joint wide-body aircraft they are trying to throw us ... And they have already thrown us in many respects ...
              But it seems that both the contribution (financial) is 50/50%, and our design school ... but they are trying to squeeze out of the production cycle and in obtaining the legitimate 50% of the profit in production and in many ways have ALREADY squeezed out ...
              Is not it so ?
              Quote: Alex777
              Yes, China did not "rush" to help us when the sanctions rained down.

              You see?
              It turns out that Russia is a reliable rear for China ... by definition smile
              And China for Russia?
              No. Not . request
              And who is the hero and the good fellow in this situation?
              And who is l ... a simpleton?
              Also "cunning plans" of grandmasters?
              And the world's best diplomats?
              Right now, in Switzerland, they will bargain ... like Gorbachev and Reagan in Reykjavik?
              And what ? Obama asked Yanyka to persuade him to surrender smile ... and persuaded. Yes
              He confessed himself. smile He even complained that "Obama cheated."
              But how not to deceive that?
              Did the Swiss messenger ask the uprising Russians of the South-East of the former Ukraine to refuse help, to dissuade them from the referendum?
              Dissuaded. Yes
              They really didn’t listen - they did it anyway.
              And the militia was gathered when the army, the SBU and gangs of punishers were launched by the putschists on them ...
              So only on September 1, help came
              And before that (and after that too), only volunteers traveled on their own - at their own peril and risk.
              And giving the aluminum industry to the Americans is already from the category of economic successes.
              A pipe to Turkey, which is empty ...
              But diesel fuel and even tank engines (in 2014 - 2015 - for sure) went to Bandera's heirs regularly.
              Lukashenka refused to buy diesel fuel and gasoline, and the Russian Federation is right there.
              Iron will !
              Cast iron genitals!
              Didn't the USA, England and their satellites recognize the Crimea as Russian?
              And Russian banks (state-owned!) And telecom operators there, therefore, also have nothing to do.
              WILL!
              Iron.
              That is why the authority is growing.
              In the world .
              And how the former republics of the Union appreciated the care of the Russian Federation for their compatriots ...
              And they went to look for other compatriots.
              Azerbaijan has already found it.
              And I got help!
              I returned my lands.
              Because over 30 years of conflict and several wars, Russia (its diplomacy) has not been able to resolve the issue ... Yes, it didn’t really want to.
              And now they do not really want this diplomacy either.
              Here is Central (Central) Asia there too ...
              What authority can there be in the world when the authorities so ... love their indigenous people ...
              She entangled me with such care ...
              Quote: Alex777
              From 08.08.08 onwards, Russia is a fairly independent force.

              The fact of the matter is that it is not enough. So - snapped.
              An independent force would not have stopped its troops a few kilometers from Tbilisi.
              And I would have entered there, arrested Saakashvili and all war criminals and publicly tried them by a military tribunal.
              For attacked - Georgia!
              She killed our peacekeepers, a bunch of peacekeepers and fought with our Army for several days.
              A sufficiently independent Power would have done just that.
              And the insufficiently independent Russian Federation then justified itself for years.

              It is very unpleasant for me to write about this.
              But the facts are unforgiving.
              How implacable are the reasons for these facts.
              1. +1
                16 June 2021 09: 21
                Here Taiga is being cut by the Chinese, it is scary to look at satellite images.

                The export of round timber from January 1, 2022 is completely prohibited. No Chinese cut down as much taiga as it perishes from fires.

                Theft of technology, especially in the military.

                What exactly are you talking about? Old song or new facts?

                As with a joint wide-body aircraft they are trying to throw us ... And they have already thrown us in many respects ...
                But it seems that both the contribution (financial) is 50/50%, and our design school ... but they are trying to squeeze out of the production cycle and in obtaining the legitimate 50% of the profit in production and in many ways have ALREADY squeezed out ...

                I do not follow this project, but I do not see anything particularly maliciously successful on the part of China. In any 50/50 project, there is a temptation to pull the blanket over yourself.
                https://carnegie.ru/commentary/84108
                The aircraft is still under development.
                With Motor Sich, China did not succeed.
                Since the French from Safran with engines in the SSJ-100 project set us up, no one else did.
                And the Indians with the T-50, too, were not "plush" at all.
                In the grossen family beak nicht clack-clat. bully

                And what ? Obama asked Yanyka to persuade him to surrender smile ... and persuaded. Yes

                This is another story altogether. To evaluate it correctly, you need to know a lot about how everything was in reality.
                Not to think that you know, but to really know.
                For the same Crimea, it is also a big question. If Yanukovych resisted, there would be no reason to take him away. IMHO.
                Do you think Obama wanted to be left without Crimea when he asked Yanukovych's GDP to persuade? I am sure that such an alignment did not even occur to him. As a result, Obama was fooled by 4 fists. wink
                When he caught himself and tried to interfere - his destroyer and everything else was harshly stopped by decisive actions. Until the flooding of the BOD Ochakov in Donuzlav. Here you are either in the know or not.
                And since there was a very tough confrontation by force, it was necessary to speed up the timing of the referendum in Crimea.
                As a result, Crimea "returned to its native harbor" without a single shot being fired. Everything was perfectly planned and executed.

                And giving the aluminum industry to the Americans is already from the category of economic successes.

                What did they give and to whom? The factories on our territory are working, taxes are being paid, the sales market is preserved.
                I do not feel sorry for Deripaska personally. Let him sit upright. He was too active. wink

                A pipe to Turkey, which is empty ...

                Yes, of course. Empty ... laughing
                You have outdated information.
                There is nothing to talk about at all.

                They really didn’t listen - they did it anyway.
                And the militia was gathered when the army, the SBU and gangs of punishers were launched by the putschists on them ...
                So only on September 1, help came
                And before that (and after that too), only volunteers traveled on their own - at their own peril and risk.

                There is a theme - everything has its time.
                There are disobedient ones who have to be rescued later.
                Despite all the problems.
                I don’t want to say anything about Donbass. Everything is too difficult and tragic there. I will note one thing - help came and no matter how difficult it was for the GDP, it provides it and will continue to provide it.
                And for those who think that there is not enough help, I can offer to estimate how much it would be if the LADY were president. Or someone else instead of the LADY.
                About solarium, AHL, Crimea, banks - "horses, people mixed in a heap ...".
                The real thing is very different from thinking on the couch.
                With Karabakh, everything has been done in the only possible way.
                I think Russia's policy in this case is brilliant.
                The only thing missing in this story for me personally is the results of the investigation into the death of the helicopter.
                Although I understand that "diplomacy is the art of the possible."
                About 08.08.08.
                Less than a year later, the West admitted that Georgia had attacked.
                Many officers received awards for misinforming Saakashvili that Russia would not intervene by closed decree. I know one myself.
                The goal was to thwart the US attack on Iran, and this goal was achieved.
                https://iz.ru/news/339916
                All has long been said about "judging Saakashvili" - let him who has eyes see. In exchange for stopping the offensive, Sarkozy did not allow the imposition of sanctions.
                I am 100% sure it was worth it. It helped to gain time.

                It is very unpleasant for me to write about this.
                But the facts are unforgiving.
                How implacable are the reasons for these facts.

                Don't worry so much.
                Facts are facts. But they still need to be properly analyzed.
                IMHO, your analysis has an overly pessimistic bias. hi
                1. 0
                  16 June 2021 18: 05
                  Quote: Alex777
                  The export of round timber from January 1, 2022 is completely prohibited. No Chinese cut down as much taiga as it perishes from fires.

                  Here, as they say: "Not even 33 years have passed" ...
                  Can sell it all, since the accursed is on fire?
                  A joke.
                  And it's not a joke that it often burns in order to hide the places of unauthorized felling.
                  The Chinese.
                  Instead of organizing an independent logging industry and timber processing, in order to obtain greater benefits and benefits from taxes for the state, there is a uniform robbery by the Chinese and local officials who have merged with them in corruption ecstasy.
                  This is evident from the excess of the quality of state governance.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  What exactly are you talking about? Old song or new facts?

                  Mostly old, often voiced, but indicative - to illustrate the reliability of a partner.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  I do not follow this project, but I do not see anything particularly maliciously successful on the part of China. In any 50/50 project, there is a temptation to pull the blanket over yourself.

                  Yes, there is not just pulling the blanket, they pulled the whole blanket over themselves. The profit from the production of ALL aircraft on the territory of China, China will keep for itself - it just presented it with a fact. There are only attempts to pull off the production of wings and empennage in cooperation ... but China is against this too.
                  From his "generosity" he gives consent to the production of this aircraft in Russia. And the profit from the sale is only from the aircraft produced in Russia. wink
                  Dexterously?
                  Not that word !
                  An expensive and complex project, which our designers pulled out on themselves, with 50% financing of the entire project .... And?
                  ... True, the negotiations are continuing, but China has said its main word - Russia no longer needs it in this matter ... Even in spite of attempts to offer it its own engine - PD-35 ...
                  Russia has a very weak position in this matter, and the blame for this weakness lies solely with those responsible for the project, diplomacy, business, and the "perspicacity" of the leadership.
                  just "cheated again" ... request
                  And so in everything. And that's quality.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  I do not feel sorry for Deripaska personally. Let him sit upright. He was too active.

                  Many do not feel sorry for him. But it’s just that he doesn’t sit on the priest, on the contrary, it has been showing exceptional activity lately ... I would even say - amazing.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  A pipe to Turkey, which is empty ...

                  Yes, of course. Empty ...
                  You have outdated information.
                  There is nothing to talk about at all.

                  I'm talking about the one (of the two) that is provided for Turkish needs. The Turks take almost nothing on it - they have enough from Azerbaijan and Qatar. Azerbaijan is brotherly and does not break the price for help, and Qatar simply thanks for the "cover" from the Saudis ...
                  And the one that is for southern Europe may and will work. With a probability of 90 - 95%.
                  But how can an empty (!) Pipe be recouped when it works by 10 - 20%?
                  What is the likelihood of a payback for a nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey?
                  For Russian money from the Welfare Fund?
                  This fund is apparently provided for the welfare of others?
                  I know about the complexity and necessity of relations with Turkey, I understand ... but after all, we have driven ourselves into such conditions.
                  And again, this is QUALITY.
                  If a “grandmaster” calculates his moves ahead of time ... questions arise about the qualifications of his team and himself. And "cunning plans" can no longer justify this - it's time to sum up the "mind games". In the sense - it is already possible to evaluate.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  There is a theme - everything has its time.
                  There are disobedient ones who have to be rescued later.

                  Oh, yes.
                  People just had to bow submissively to the fascists who had seized power, who had already shed a lot of blood, and who had tasted this blood ...
                  Do you even know what was going on all over Ukraine then?
                  Quote: Alex777
                  I don’t want to say anything about Donbass. Everything is too difficult and tragic there. I will note one thing - help came and no matter how difficult it was for the GDP, it provides it and will continue to provide it.

                  But WHEN did she come?
                  How much and how much did she help?
                  When Dobkin and Kernes came to Moscow and offered to annex the Kharkov region to Russia following the example of the Crimea, what did they hear?
                  "This is not in the interests and plans of the Kremlin."
                  Interests were in the Crimea.
                  They just decided to take Crimea under the guise of Ukrainian turmoil. And this has been preparing for a long time.
                  And Russian passports for this purpose were handed out to the residents of Crimea for many years before, and the local "volunteer corps" had been preparing for several years.
                  And the Russian people of Ukraine took this "concern for the Crimea and the Crimeans" at face value, raised a movement, and then an uprising to help the Crimeans vote - to divert the attention of the coup-ghouls. It is quite logical to expect that according to such or a similar scenario it is possible to correct the historical mistake of the split of the Russian World. Or rather Great Russia ... In which the Russian Federation, only its most part.
                  But the grandmasters just didn't care about people. In the Russian Federation, and its own indigenous population is not very favored. Recently, the "care of the sovereign" has opened the eyes of many ... And the beautiful words about "one people", etc., turned out to be just words.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  And for those who think that there is not enough help, I can offer to estimate how much it would be if the LADY were president. Or someone else instead of the LADY.

                  You can also consider Navalny on the "royal throne".
                  The "Grandmaster" is not as revealingly cynical as the LADIES, there is more charisma, the legend is cooler ... and the people were more effectively controlled. And a calm (and if also contented) herd is easier to cut. After all, the largest item of budget income is from VAT, which everyone pays.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  The real thing is very different from thinking on the couch.

                  Trust me, I know that. But in this case, I am considering the results of these cases. And the results can already be felt, weighed, and evaluated.
                  1. 0
                    16 June 2021 18: 24
                    I'm talking about the one (of the two) that is provided for Turkish needs. The Turks take almost nothing on it - they have enough from Azerbaijan and Qatar.

                    Once again, you have data as of the beginning of last year. Then, yes - the Turks almost did not take. But no one canceled take or pay, and at the end of the year, when demand increased, they chose the entire quota.

                    What is the likelihood of a payback for a nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey?

                    There are many things that you need to know for sure.
                    Firstly, they staked out the market and no one else will go there.
                    Secondly, there are calculations and everything will pay off in a given time.
                    Thirdly, the presence of a nuclear power plant on the territory complicates the situation with various coups. External aggression becomes burdensome. And others, etc.
                    It is very difficult to replace our fuel, and the more bindings, the more accommodating the Sultan and others like him.

                    But the grandmasters just didn't care about people.

                    IMHO it is not. But the resources to annex and reliably protect Crimea need one amount, and doing the same with respect to several regions of Ukraine is a completely different topic. For many reasons.
                    I'm sure you understand this, but resentment gets in the way.

                    And the results can already be felt, weighed, and evaluated.

                    I would venture to suggest that a lot of things will change for the better in the near future.
                    It should have started to change last year, but Kovid confused all the cards.
                    It is too early to summarize.
                    I propose to see what happens next. hi
                    1. 0
                      16 June 2021 19: 30
                      Quote: Alex777
                      Once again, you have data as of the beginning of last year. Then, yes - the Turks almost did not take. But no one canceled take or pay, and at the end of the year, when demand increased, they chose the entire quota.

                      Well, at least you reassured me with this, my data is really outdated. I am glad that Gazprom was not wasted in vain. But risks nevertheless remain - Turkey is a very difficult partner. And knowing the eastern people well, I will say that they respect only strength, and only the strong. And they feel weakness immediately and use it to the fullest.
                      Quote: Alex777
                      There are many things that you need to know for sure.
                      Firstly, they staked out the market and no one else will go there.
                      Secondly, there are calculations and everything will pay off in a given time.
                      Thirdly, the presence of a nuclear power plant on the territory complicates the situation with various coups. External aggression becomes burdensome. And others, etc.
                      It is very difficult to replace our fuel, and the more bindings, the more accommodating the Sultan and others like him.

                      The problem and the risks are that Russia is doing it all at its own expense. Due to the programs of rearmament and development of its own economy. And what changes happened in Turkey, and all our investments can be forgiven for us. For political reasons. Less powerful and developed countries did this in relation to the Russian Federation. And for many it was quite okay.
                      But on the other hand, these investments go to pay contractors and companies in the Russian Federation, which can also be called indirect investment ...
                      But risks remain.

                      Quote: Alex777
                      But the resources to annex and reliably protect Crimea need one amount, and doing the same with respect to several regions of Ukraine is a completely different topic. For many reasons.
                      I'm sure you understand this, but resentment gets in the way.

                      The fact is that those responsible for Ukraine not only failed their work, but directly misinformed their curators in the Russian Federation. I know this for sure, and I know that many paid for it. But not all of them.
                      If the Kremlin knew how easy it was to do everything on a scale of all of Ukraine then - at the beginning of 2014, how much the population, the Ukrainian security forces and so many administrations of different levels, they would understand that it was just a golden chance that falls once in life. But they were told exactly the opposite.
                      There would be no need for large military forces and expenditures - the security forces of Ukraine (most of them) would actively get down to work themselves. And they themselves transplanted the entire revealed and hidden Bandera gang of calaborators. At that time, patriotism was perceived by the majority as an alliance and unity with Russia, and the coup and revelry of the Maidan sharpened this awareness to the utmost. It was impossible to come up with more motivation.
                      But it was necessary to act quickly and decisively. And already for this it was necessary to know and feel the situation well ... And disinformation was flowing into the Kremlin ... about the "split of the Ukrainian society", that "Russia will not be accepted", that there will be resistance ... that there is some kind of "European dream" lol , for which they will also fight ...
                      It was a LIE.
                      And we remember who then dealt with this issue, twiddled with cunning plans ... and then supervised in Donbass ...
                      Do you think he did not know?
                      That he was "just deceived"?
                      No, these were just attempts to negotiate at the expense of the population. At the expense of ordinary people, whose interests were not taken into account at all.
                      And we agreed.
                      And they agree.
                      And they get paid.
                      Krajine-U get paid. Invented fines are paid.
                      And although I personally do not know this person, I understand the principle of his thinking quite well - in 1992 we sat in neighboring offices for some time.
                      Quote: Alex777

                      I would venture to suggest that a lot of things will change for the better in the near future.
                      It should have started to change last year, but Kovid confused all the cards.

                      I, too, had considerable expectations for changes in early 2020. And the expectations were long enough ... But ... 2020 came ... and the changes came. Yes, such that much of the secret was revealed for many.
                      For too many, I'm afraid.
                      And for very many, the former trust was replaced ... first by bewilderment, and then ... changed again. And for many it changed from bewilderment to sarcasm.
                      And the authorities should never allow such a thing.
                      Power should never be funny.
                      Funny and pathetic ...
                      With the Pechenegs and Polovtsians ...
                      With tantrums of coronation and persuasion from each iron to "voluntary vaccinations" and calls to "take responsibility for yourself."
                      To fairy tales about "economic growth", "unprecedented successes" and the rapid growth of well-being and about the fantastic figures of "average wages" in the Russian Federation.
                      This is ridiculous .
                      And it's a pity.
                      And the constant demonstration of their own stupidity and cynicism.
                      Quote: Alex777
                      It is too early to summarize.
                      I propose to see what happens next.

                      I agree, time will tell ... But I'm afraid it will show something else.
                2. +2
                  16 June 2021 18: 30
                  Quote: Alex777
                  With Karabakh, everything has been done in the only possible way.
                  I think Russia's policy in this case is brilliant.

                  I am personally acquainted with the Karabakh history - as a witness and participant in the events of its beginning. I served in Azerbaijan in 1988 - 1991. And he was very informed about the events that took place there.
                  Therefore, in principle, I do not consider the policy of the Russian Federation to be "brilliant".
                  This was the policy of continuing the "Gorbachev case". And the policy of freezing injustice. This has borne fruit - Azerbaijan is already part of the "Turkish World". But for the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan was more interesting and profitable both economically and geopolitically ... But even the CSTO did not accept it because of the hysteria of Armenia!
                  Instead of bending the guilty Armenia and resolving the conflict by returning the territories seized by the Armenians (and Aliyev was ready to pay compensation as well - he offered $ 5 billion) to general reassurance ... Instead of justice as an arbiter, Russian diplomacy pulled the bagpipes of the frozen conflict. And an abscess, if not opened and cured, can lead to gangrene.
                  ... I'm afraid we are seeing gangrene.
                  Which is treated only by timely amputation.
                  And ??? Where is the victory here?
                  All the more brilliant.
                  And relations are ruined with both parties.
                  For the support was received by the wrong side.
                  And last year ... Russian firemen just arrived ... they put out the upper fire ... of the burning peat bog ... And deep fires will still show themselves ... they are already showing with regular tongues of flame / episodes of clashes with shooting and raids by the Azerbaijani-Turkish military ...
                  This "victory" will still hiccup.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  The goal was to thwart the US attack on Iran, and this goal was achieved.

                  I know about it . But it was precisely then that the measure of "full independence" was determined. They felt it and realized that the next step would be the Russian Federation ... and adopted a program of rearmament of the Army. And the Fleet. The rearmament of the latter was almost completely failed. There are also enough failures in rearmament of the army, but there are also successes.
                  And this is also evidence of "quality".
                  And it was the coup and the war in the former Ukraine that made these failures not only possible, but inevitable.
                  And in 2014, the "grandmasters" did not calculate this either.
                  Instead of taking everything and being in our own right, we got ... everything we got.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  Don't worry so much.
                  Facts are facts. But they still need to be properly analyzed.

                  So I try to do it. but analysis only aggravates the obvious.
                  Quote: Alex777
                  IMHO, your analysis has an overly pessimistic bias.

                  And this does not please me at all.
                  But there is also a saying that a pessimist is a well-informed optimist.
                  And believe me, not so long ago I was optimistic.
                  hi
                  1. +1
                    16 June 2021 19: 37
                    I served in Azerbaijan in 1988 - 1991.

                    It was a long time ago.
                    Of course, Gorbachev's policy deserves a life sentence, but alas.

                    And relations are ruined with both parties.
                    For the support was received by the wrong side.

                    Do you mean Armenia? She did not receive support, but salvation at the last minute, about which she was forced to beg.
                    The result completely suits Azerbaijan simply because it has no legal grounds for a corridor to Nakhichevan, and this corridor is vital for it.

                    They felt this and realized that the next step would be the Russian Federation ... and adopted a program of rearmament of the Army. And the Fleet. The rearmament of the latter was almost completely failed.

                    The construction of a large fleet has always led both Russia and the USSR to external and internal problems.
                    China, for example, got involved in this and immediately fell into the systemic opponents of the West. US and NATO efforts have shifted to Asia. And weird. All this pleasure costs a lot of money.
                    I believe that the GDP skilfully skipped China ahead, and gained time for us to gather strength. We will need them, of course. hi

                    And believe me, not so long ago I was optimistic.

                    Not yet evening. hi
          2. 0
            16 June 2021 02: 35
            I often read about this too. What they say with Europe we have a lot in common and we need to be friends, build a joint defense, pull gas pipes, etc.
            This has been and is being done over the past 30 years. Previously, we constantly spoke with NATO about international terrorism, held forums, summits, exercises. They were invited to Red Square in 2010. And so on and so forth. The people believed in it too.
            Then South Ossetia, then the Kiev coup. Then they declare us enemies. And the illusion diminished. But the authorities in Russia are still pushing their interests. You can even see who owns a good half of the power plants in Russia. There are all those who impose sanctions on us. And we give them the opportunity to earn here without investing anything.
            1. 0
              16 June 2021 06: 48
              Quote: Osipov9391
              You can even see who owns a good half of the power plants in Russia. There are all those who impose sanctions on us. And we give them the opportunity to earn here without investing anything.

              Because such is the will of the sovereign.
              Iron will .
              And the rest is a performance.
    2. -1
      15 June 2021 20: 45
      with mattress budgets, changing the figure to 5 million greens means something like making changes to the documentation on the rocket) in fact, they admitted that they violated the INF Treaty and only on paper everything was "beautiful")))
  2. +2
    15 June 2021 20: 38
    What a modernization. Other engines, guidance / target designation system, because accuracy decreases with increasing range.
    A practically new rocket.
  3. +2
    15 June 2021 21: 45
    If, all the same, it is necessary to deploy missiles in the European part of Russia, at least part of the ICBM will be freed up for Europe to strike at the United States.
  4. 0
    15 June 2021 22: 08
    The appearance of a new missile in the American army will significantly expand its capabilities in the use of conventional weapons, which were previously constrained by the INF Treaty.
    ... Why else are they breaking up all sorts of contracts? To arm yourself with the most lethal weapons.
  5. 0
    16 June 2021 02: 42
    So why reinvent the wheel twice? The United States has such missiles - these are the very SM-3s in Poland and Romania at ABM bases.
    Missiles of the latest modifications can easily be converted from interceptor missiles into medium-range missiles firing 2000 km towards Russia. There is no need to modify a lot - the warhead and flight programs. All of these missiles are based on percussion missiles. Even during the design, such opportunities were laid there.
    Perhaps they already exist in Europe. It's not even the power of the charge that is important, but the accuracy.
  6. 0
    16 June 2021 10: 16
    Quote: bayard
    This will not be and can never be. The USA and Europe are one.
    This is news to our Geographic Society, don't forget to send them your essay! You, apparently, are not aware that Russia and Germany, or France (the main donors of the EU, if anything), we had excellent relations at different times. We even had the German Republic before 1942, but the minke whales occupied Europe only in 1945, so they never were and never will be, because the bases there were placed not at the warm invitation of the parties, but under a surrender agreement!

"Right Sector" (banned in Russia), "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA) (banned in Russia), ISIS (banned in Russia), "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham" formerly "Jabhat al-Nusra" (banned in Russia) , Taliban (banned in Russia), Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia), Anti-Corruption Foundation (banned in Russia), Navalny Headquarters (banned in Russia), Facebook (banned in Russia), Instagram (banned in Russia), Meta (banned in Russia), Misanthropic Division (banned in Russia), Azov (banned in Russia), Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), Aum Shinrikyo (banned in Russia), AUE (banned in Russia), UNA-UNSO (banned in Russia), Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People (banned in Russia), Legion “Freedom of Russia” (armed formation, recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation and banned)

“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"