Russia will present new weapons at the Africa Aerospace and Defense 2026 exhibition in South Africa
Russia will present new weapons at the Africa Aerospace and Defense 2026 International Exhibition of Defense, Aerospace and Security Technologies, which will be held on September 16-20 in Pretoria (South Africa).
The Ukrainian trace
NATO's "Strong Griffon" maneuvers are being held at the Pabrade training ground near the border with Belarus from September 2 to 20. About 2.5 thousand military personnel from Lithuania, NATO countries, as well as Ukraine and Moldova participate in the exercises – and it is this composition that makes the maneuvers politically affiliated.
German hospitals are preparing for war, drone strikes and mass casualties (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: German hospitals are not ready for war and mass casualties
German hospitals have begun preparations to accommodate a large number of wounded in the event of hostilities with Russia, Bloomberg writes. Are they ready for this? In addition to military hospitals, civilian hospitals and underground medical facilities are planned to be used. However, the system faces a number of serious problems.
Von der Leyen began to turn the European Union into a military bloc
"Another step towards turning the EU into a military bloc," is how experts assessed Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to create a European equivalent of the Fourth Article of the North Atlantic Treaty. Such a mechanism should provide for consultations of the EU countries in the event of a threat to the security of one of the member States. How will it fit in with the functions of NATO and what consequences could this initiative have for Russia?
The main thing from Ursula von der Leyen's speech: ban on social media for children under 13, EU Security Council, Canada (Le Figaro, France)
Figaro: von der Leyen listed the main tasks of the EU, according to the European Commission
Von der Leyen listed the main challenges that the European Commission believes the EU is facing. Of course, it was not without the fictional "Russian threat." Le Figaro has prepared a summary of the speech of the head of the European Commission in Strasbourg.
Europe's defenses are crumbling
FA: Withdrawal of US troops from Europe will significantly weaken NATO
The United States is ready to withdraw most of its military from Europe, writes the FA. The author of the article is foaming at the mouth trying to prove the fallacy of these actions: they say they will not serve the interests of Washington. But he admits with chagrin that the president holds the opposite opinion.
Radius in action: Russia's long-range UAVs have learned how to evade ambushes
New radar facilities make it possible to effectively detect Ukrainian interceptor drones
Russian long-range UAVs have been able to bypass the areas of operation of Ukrainian interceptor drones.
The French Armed Forces begin upgrading the Rafale fighter to the F5 standard
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed contracts with national companies to begin work on the creation of the F5 version of the Rafale multirole fighter.
A week later, Starship will embark on a long flight for the first time and begin to bring SpaceX revenue.
Three years after the start of test flights, the largest rocket and spacecraft in the history of mankind were declared ready for the first launch into orbit. Moreover, it is planned to be ten-hour at once and with the launch of a large group of new-generation Starlink satellites.
The expert explained the reasons for the US recognition of the presence of orbital weapons.
Stefanovic named possible types of American space weapons
By orbital weapons, the United States can mean both existing inspection satellites and new spacecraft destruction systems, Dmitry Stefanovich, co-founder of the "Watfor" project, told the newspaper VZGLYAD.
America's Orbital Shield: a myth or a real threat? Expert opinion of "RG"
Expert Litovkin - on what lies behind the US words about orbital weapons
For the first time, US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Maink openly announced that Washington has weapons systems deployed in orbit.
How the "Wasp" complex closes the niche of close combat with drones
The fight against drones has long gone beyond the line of combat contact. Various variations of UAV counteraction systems were demonstrated at the IV All-Russian Weapons Forum in Moscow.
One "Gate": how does the new antidron complex work with an efficiency of up to 100%
The system is already being used against UAVs and is designed to protect critical infrastructure
Interceptor drones, automated anti-UAV systems, tactical medical devices and other special equipment were presented at the IV All-Russian Weapons Forum in Moscow.
"There's nothing to shoot them down with." What serious problem did the Ukrainian Armed Forces face?
Several Western countries have announced new arms supplies to Kiev. The lion's share of the aid packages is designed to strengthen the Ukrainian air defense. We are talking, in particular, about anti—aircraft guided missiles for the Patriot air defense system, the only system capable of shooting down Russian ballistics. Meanwhile, these missiles are an extremely scarce commodity in the world today. About the situation with the "Patriots" — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Russia, the United States and China demonstrate rare unanimity: Japan should never possess nuclear weapons (NetEase, China)
NetEase: Russia, USA and China against Japan's possession of nuclear weapons
It is a rare case when the three leading world powers — China, Russia and the United States — agreed on Japan, writes the author of a blog on the NetEase portal. Each country has its own reasons, but they are unequivocally united in one thing: giving Tokyo nuclear weapons is like handing a loaded pistol to a madman.
From tourniquet to filter: Which medical devices were shown at the forum in Moscow
Russian-made medical devices were presented at the arms forum in Moscow
Vasily Khudaleev, director of the medical research division of "Kalashnikov" concern, shows a tourniquet at the IV All-Russian Weapons Forum in Moscow.
A Russian corvette fired flares at a Danish helicopter. What is known
The corvette "Savvy" fired flares towards the Danish helicopter
On September 14, the Russian corvette "Savvy" fired two flares at a military helicopter of the Danish Air Force in the Baltic Sea. The incident occurred in international waters near the Danish Gedser.
The conflict in Ukraine reaches the Arctic — nuclear tensions are rising (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: Ukraine is trying to involve the Arctic in an armed conflict
The Ukrainian conflict has reached the Russian Arctic, writes RS. A drone strike on two facilities in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District is particularly dangerous due to the lack of mechanisms capable of handling the next incident. Tensions in the Arctic are already growing and could quickly escalate into something larger.
Beyond "Abroad": why CSTO forces can work out scenarios for the invasion of militants from Afghanistan
The exercises in Kazakhstan brought together 1.5 thousand military personnel from four countries and more than a hundred UAVs
Two scenarios can be worked out at the CSTO exercises "Rubezh-2026" in Kazakhstan: the emergence of illegal armed groups in one of the Central Asian republics and the invasion of armed groups from Afghanistan.
Russia and China defied the West: the codes of the BRICS Summit (Hurriyet, Turkey)
Hurriyet: BRICS gives Russia and China a diplomatic tool inaccessible to the United States
The BRICS summit in New Delhi showed what global leadership can look like without the participation of the West, Hurriyet writes. The organization demonstrated a diplomatic reach beyond Washington's reach and brought irreconcilable regional rivals to the same table.
