søndag 31. august 2025
Boeing + Russland = sant?
Dette høres absurd ut, spør du meg... (Red.)
Arabictrader.com
Russia reveals its desire to resume its joint project with Boeing
Tuesday 26 August 2025 01:40pm News / Stock
market News
Russia is
seeking to resume work on the joint project with the American company Boeing in
the Sverdlovsk region, as revealed by the First Deputy Prime Minister of
Russia, Denis Manturov, in an interview with the TASS agency.
The
project, which involves the Russian VSMPO-AVISMA company, the world's largest
titanium manufacturer, and Boeing, a leader in aircraft manufacturing, had been
suspended since 2022 after Boeing announced a halt to its purchases of Russian
titanium amid geopolitical developments.
Manturov
clarified that Russia has not imposed any restrictions on titanium exports to
the United States, emphasizing that the American market can still obtain
Russian titanium directly.
The Russian
official pointed out that the decision lies with the American companies
themselves, and that Moscow is not obstructing this path, opening the door for
the possibility of resuming cooperation between Boeing and Russia in the near
future.
The joint
project established years ago was a key pillar in the supply chain of titanium
for the global aviation industry, as Boeing relies on Russian materials to
manufacture important parts of its aircraft. Its suspension in 2022 raised many
questions about possible alternatives to meet the needs of the American
company, especially since Russia is one of the leading producers of titanium
globally.
Through
this approach, Russia is trying to reaffirm its position as a key player in the
strategic mineral markets, and its ability to supply major companies like
Boeing still exists despite Western sanctions.
Additionally,
the talk of resuming the joint project reflects Moscow's desire to maintain its
position within global supply chains and not to lose its status in the civil
aviation industry.
Experts
believe that the future of cooperation between Russia and Boeing will depend on
the United States' stance on continuing to rely on Russian titanium, especially
amid the current political tensions. However, Manturov's assurance of no
Russian restrictions leaves the door open for negotiations that could restore
the joint project to its normal course if the political and economic will
exists.
Litt sen weekend lektyre
Veldig god historie om flytypen. Vil du se Enola Gay, fotografert nederst på jobb, må du til USA og National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center rett ved Dulles. Som det fremkommer i artikkelen under, er det et eksemplar på det amerikanske museet ved Duxford.
Her ser du flyet på sitt antakelig siste hvilested:
Weekend reads
Ubåter
Russian and Chinese submarines conduct first-ever joint patrol in Pacific
By
Aug 28, 2025
Check it out: https://tinyurl.com/mw4h3vwk
flightradar24
En USN P-8A fra Andøya og en USAF KC-135 på vei nordover i havet kl 1415 loc.
Norge kjøper fregatter fra Britiske BAE Systems
Norge vil kjøpe britiske fregatter
Pressemelding | 31.08.2025 | Statsministerens kontor, Forsvarsdepartementet
Regjeringen har valgt Storbritannia som strategisk partner for anskaffelsen av nye fregatter. Kjøpet av britiske fregatter blir den største anskaffelsen i Forsvaret i vår tid.
Nyheitsvarsel om: Forsvar
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Sjekk mer her: https://tinyurl.com/5n6z8khz
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Forsvarsekspert kritiserer kjøp av britiske fregatter: – Uklokt
Regjeringen har besluttet å kjøpe britiske fregatter. Orlogskaptein mener luftvernet er gammeldags og begrenset.
Ulykker
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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | 9S-GZP |
| MSN: | 1G221-44 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Shvetsov ASh-62 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 34 km from Kisangani -  Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Lubutu Airport |
| Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI/FZIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | BPEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Antonov An-2R crashed in a forest about 34 kilometres from Kisangani, D.R. Congo.
Local media report one of the seven on board survived with critical injuries.
The aircraft had been sold by Air Kasaï, with the new operator being in the process of certification.
The aircraft had been issued a ferry permit to Kisangani in order to obtain a Certificate of Airworthiness following a technical inspection.
On board the aircraft were two pilots, an engineer, a CAA inspector, and an army colonel with his wife and bodyguard.
Droner
Saab, Swedish FMV sign deal for LUUV
Saab will serve as the main contractor for the
LUUV project, which will be led by FMV.
August 29, 2025
Saab will design, build and test the large uncrewed underwater vehicle
(pictured LUUV illustration). Credit: Saab AB.
Saab has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
(FMV) to develop a large autonomous underwater vehicle.
Known as Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (LUUV), the vehicle will be a
sensor platform equipped with various capabilities.
According to Saab, the LUUV will conduct its maiden sea trials in the summer of 2026.
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‘Speed over
process’: New counter-drone task force told to find fast solutions for
pressing problem |
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Although
the U.S. has kept pace with adversaries when it comes to conventional warfare
technology, dealing with small unmanned aircraft requires a new approach that
prioritizes “speed over process,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
said. |
GPS
How This Tiny Drone Could Help Aircrews Navigate Without GPS
The Osprey MK III is testing out new navigation software to keep troops on track even when adversaries jam or spoof GPS satellite signals.
USA i dag
Life inside notorious immigration centre 'Alligator Alcatraz' as it enters final days
Family members of detainees say their loved ones disappeared into the notorious immigration detention facility.
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En av Trumps angripere av Capitol Hill ble skutt av en vakt. Hun, som altså angrep demokratiet, er nå helt. (Red.)
(Task & Purpose) The Air Force will extend military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran shot and killed by a security officer as she climbed through a broken window during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo---- |
Chicagos ordfører: Politiet skal ikke bistå soldater
Chicagos ordfører sier at byens politi ikke skal samarbeide med nasjonalgarden eller føderale agenter om Donald Trump setter dem inn, slik han har varslet.
Arktis
NATO
warships sail into Barents Sea
"It is important for us to train
together and have allied naval presence outside our northern coast," says
Brynjar Stordal, spokesperson for Norway's joint headquarters.
29
August 2025 - 11:20
As of Friday morning, a multi-national group of naval vessels sailed
east of North Cape in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian frigate Thor
Heyerdal leads the way, followed by the naval logistic
vessel Maud and two US Navy ships.
Military spokesperson Brynjar Stordal confirms to the Barents Observer
that the naval vessels are operating together north of Finnmark.
"We want to show our presence with allied forces in the northern
part of Norway," Stordal says in a phone interview.
According to online AIS tracking services, the naval group was around
noon inside Norwegian territorial waters very close to the North Cape. At the
nearest point, the Thor Heyerdal sailed less than one nautical miles
from the steep cliff that forms Europe's northernmost tourist trap.
The waters here are of strategic importance in the bigger power game
between NATO and Russia, just like during the days of the Cold War.
It is here, from North Cape, via Bear Island and north to Svalbard that
the shallow Barents Sea meets the deeper Norwegian Sea.
In case of an escalating conflict the Russian Navy has the ambition to
taking control of the sea in the maritime areas east of this imaginary line,
and they have a sea denial ambition in the maritime areas further west and
south, which are deeper than the Barents Sea.
Of key importance for Moscow in case of conflict is to ensure the
survivability of its second-strike nuclear assets, the ballistic missile
submarines based with the Northern Fleet on the Kola Peninsula.
In this scenario, sailing west of North Cape will make it much harder
for NATO to track them in the deeper parts of the North Atlantic.
As reported by the Barents Observer earlier this week, all three Northern Fleet Yasen-class
multipurpose submarines are currently at sea.
The warships that as of Friday are east of North Cape have earlier this
week sailed together with the US Navy's USS Gerald R Ford strike group that
moved north from the North Sea into the Norwegian Sea.
The USS Gerald R Ford is the world's largest warship, but is not following the Norwegian-led voyage into Barents Sea. The naval vessels, however, are maintaining operational contact with each other, although the giant aircraft carrier is still in the Norwegian Sea.
Earlier
this week, the Norwegian frigate Thor Heyerdal sailed together with the U.S.
aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford along the west coast of Norway. Photo:
Edward Coates, Norwegian Navy
When the group operated in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea,
the USS Gerald R Ford was followed by three US Navy destroyers.
Other NATO warships that sailed together with the US carrier group
earlier this week included the Italian frigate Carabiniere, the Danish
frigate Vædderen and the US logistics supply ship Arctic.
Only the Norwegian vessels were sailing with their AIS turned on when
they were in the Barents Sea on August 29.
Last fall, the two US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
destroyers USS Jason Dunham and USS Stout sailed the Barents Sea, but at that time outside Norwegian territorial waters.
lørdag 30. august 2025
Ukraina
Finansavisen
USA beskylder
Europa for dobbeltspill: Trump vurderer å trekke seg
Seniorrådgivere i
Trump-administrasjonen beskylder europeiske ledere for å motarbeide
fredsprosessen i Ukraina bak lukkede dører.
Journalist
Seniorrådgivere i Det hvite hus hevder at flere europeiske ledere
offentlig støtter president Trumps forsøk på fred i Ukraina. Bak lukkede dører
skal de imidlertid ha motarbeidet fremskrittene som ble gjort under
Alaska-toppmøtet, skriver Axios.
– Europeerne får ikke forlenge denne
krigen og snikinnføre urimelige forventninger, samtidig som de forventer at
Amerika skal ta hele regningen, sier en høytstående tjenesteperson i Det hvite
hus til Axios.
– Å forhandle avtaler handler om det mulige. Men noen europeere
opererer fortsatt i et eventyrland og ignorerer at det krever to for å danse,
sier tjenestepersonen.
Britiske og franske myndigheter omtales som samarbeidsvillige, men andre store europeiske land beskyldes for å la USA bære hele byrden.
Trump advarer Putin:
«Svært alvorlige» konsekvenser
Trump har «svært alvorlige»
konsekvenser i tankene hvis kampene fortsetter.
Trump vurderer å
trekke seg fra samtalene
Ifølge kilder i Det hvite hus mener Trumps rådgivere at enkelte
europeiske land presser Ukraina til å vente på en «bedre avtale», som omtales
som urealistisk og krigsforlengende.
President Trump skal ha uttrykt tydelig frustrasjon over stillstanden i
fredsforhandlingene, særlig etter gjentatte russiske luftangrep mot Kyiv og
ukrainske angrep på russisk oljeinfrastruktur.
– Alle poserer. Det er bare bullshit, sa Trump under et regjeringsmøte
tidligere denne uken, ifølge Axios.
Trump har sagt at neste steg må være et direkte møte mellom Putin og
Zelenskyj. Russerne har hittil nektet, og Ukraina avviser enhver samtale om
territorielle innrømmelser før Russland møter dem ved forhandlingsbordet.
En høytstående tjenesteperson i Det
hvite hus melder nå at Trump seriøst vurderer å trekke seg tilbake fra det
diplomatiske arbeidet inntil én eller begge parter viser større fleksibilitet,
skriver Axios.
Les også
– Tålmodigheten
begynner å bli slitt
Finland mener, basert på en telefonsamtale
torsdag, at Trumps tålmodighet med Putin er i ferd med å ta slutt. JPMorgan
kommer også med dyster fredsbeskjed.
Avviser
dobbeltspill
En europeisk diplomat involvert i samtalene avviser imidlertid
kritikken og sier at det ikke er noen forskjell mellom hva Europa sier
offentlig og hva som diskuteres bak lukkede dører.
Ifølge samme kilde jobber europeiske land allerede med et nytt sett med
sanksjoner mot Russland. Fredag møttes også Trumps utsending Steve Witkoff og
Zelenskyj-rådgiver Andriy Yermak i New York, men det ble ikke gjort noen
vesentlige fremskritt, ifølge nyhetsbyrået.
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Dette må jo være noe for Norge også. Den har en rekkevidde som går langt utenpå NSM. (Red.)
Ukraine shows off a deadly new cruise missile
But sceptics wonder if it is too good to be true
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Heading Putin’s wayPhotograph: Getty Images
Aug 27th 2025|KYIV|4 min read
Earlier this month Ukraine
unveiled a new cruise missile. With a declared range of 3,000km and a payload
of over a tonne, the Flamingo packs a punch, on paper. If even half the claims
hold, it has the potential to deal serious damage to targets almost anywhere in
European Russia. Appearing in the middle of lumbering peace talks, the bird may
help encourage Vladimir Putin to lay down arms. All the more striking,
therefore, that the process of entering mass-production took just nine months,
rather than the usual years or even decades, and was led by a management team
that claims to have had no previous defence-industry experience. “I was very
sceptical at first,” says one of the officials overseeing it, “but when I saw
the missiles, I was stunned.”
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