On March 14, the defense Committee of the House of Commons of the British Parliament in report stated that the British tank units are inferior to the Russian armed forces. Also on February 27, a successful test of the program of the US Air Force Research Laboratory “Golden Horde” was held. The arms race is gaining new momentum.
“It has already happened. It happened, and it’s obvious. After the US withdrawal from the ABM treaty, everything began. But how: one country builds an umbrella for itself, so what will be the end result? The end result is the nullification of our nuclear potential. So, what we had to do: we had to do everything to prevent this from happening,“ — Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a large press conference on December 27, 2020
By March, the United Kingdom and the United States are reaching a new level, modernizing the weapons of the countries’ armies.
The United States conducted a successful test of aerial bombs.
“During the tests last week, four launched bombs managed to simultaneously hit four different targets. This was a big step forward in the implementation of this program,” — said Brigadier General Heather Pringle.
The Golden Horde program fits within the framework of the concept of warfare, which is widely accepted: the American program isn’t revolutionary for the military industry, since similar technologies have already been introduced in Russia. (from February 2, 2021 RIA.news ) :
“We have taken the next step to using not two, but four collaborative ammunition, which managed to simultaneously hit four separate targets. This is a big step forward in the implementation of this program,” — said Brigadier General Heather Pringle, head of the US Air Force Research Laboratory, on February 24.
How does the UK assess the Russian armed forces?
Following the military modernization of the United States and Russia, the defense committee of the House of Commons of the British Parliament discussed the issue of rearmament of British troops, since tank units are more than 30 years old:
“If the British army had to fight an equal opponent, which means Russia, in Eastern Europe in the next few years our soldiers, while certainly remaining among the best in the world, would be deeply ashamed to be forced to fight using outdated and outdated armored vehicles,” — the document says.
The Committee concluded that it would take the authorities about four years to modernize the British military or replace equipment. The discussion was held on the eve of March 16, before the launch of the comprehensive review of the foreign and domestic policy of the United Kingdom.
