Russia has a “narrow window” to consolidate the military advantage in Europe, the American edition of 19FortyFive says.
The publication claims that in recent years, Moscow has conducted an modernization of his own armed forces, which are ready for “reconstitution of the old Soviet empire” and ensuring Russia’s dominance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Since 2014, the United States returns troops to Europe and increase their advanced military potential. US Army Modernization Programs, for example, Long-Range Precision Fires and in the field of anti-missile and air defense, will create the potential for restrictions and reversion and maneuver of NATO, which compensates for the one that deployed Russia, “writes 19FortyFive.
The publication notes that in the prospect of the United States will receive its own hypersonic weapons, and the F-35 Lightning II fighter will begin to dominate in the airspace of Europe.
19FortyFive reminds about the plans of Germany to acquire F / A-18E / F aircraft Super Hornet and efforts taken by Poland to update their own army, in particular, procurement of Warsaw Washington reactive system M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) , Anti-aircraft missile complex MIM-104 Patriot and Tank M1 Abrams.
In January, in the publication of the American magazine Popular Mechanics, the only Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” is named symbol of the revival of Russia.