The Ukrainian-American alternative to RD-181 engines will appear in 2024
Initially looking promising, the Antares launch vehicle has become quite problematic in recent years. Its creation required the cooperation of the United States, Ukraine and Russia, which is practically impossible in the light of the current geopolitical situation. The solution to the problem will be the transition from Russian engines to those created in America. And the key role in it will be played partly by the Ukrainian company Firefly Aerospace.
China has launched 16 remote sensing satellites Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D and Yunyao at once
The satellites will be used to obtain data on the Earth's surface and observe the atmosphere of our planet
China successfully launched 10 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D remote sensing satellites and six Yunyao spacecraft into orbit on Wednesday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The Ministry of Defense showed a video of the use of Krasnopol shells during a special operation
Self-propelled artillery installations "Msta-S" are loaded with ammunition "Krasnopol" when it is necessary to hit enemy fortified points with "jewelry precision", it follows from video materials about the course of the special operation provided by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the work of the Msta-S ACS on the positions of Ukrainian militants
On August 10, the Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the work of the calculations of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) "Msta-S", which hit the equipment and positions of Ukrainian militants.
Russian missiles "Zircon" called an absolute weapon
China said that the Zircon missile system is the main trump card of Russian President Vladimir Putin and noted that the United States has "cause for concern." This was announced on Wednesday, August 10, by the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Literary Russia, military journalist Alexey Borzenko in an interview with the 360 TV channel.
Cynicism prevented the Pentagon from looking at the secret objects of the Russian Federation
Russia has temporarily frozen the mechanism by which the Americans carried out inspections on its strategic facilities. Such inspections are implied by the START Treaty, the provisions of which Joe Biden recently proposed to preserve and transfer to the new one. Does this mean that Moscow has rejected Biden, and that there will be no new Strategic Arms Treaty?
Will Turkey risk transferring active protection complexes for tanks to Ukraine
Ukraine and Turkey are actively cooperating in the creation of active protection complexes (KAZ) for armored vehicles. Back in the fall of 2017, a contract was signed with the Turkish firm Aselsan on the production of a local version of the "Zaslon-L".
Vladislav Lobaev: The whole line of our rifles participates in the special operation
RG managed to talk with Vladislav Lobaev, a leading Russian expert in the field of sniper weapons, the creator of ultra-long-range rifles. He told how his rifles proved themselves in their own, whether a sniper can destroy a missile system and why high-precision rifles are so slowly being adopted.
The aircraft carrier Vikrant has been accepted into the Indian Navy
The transfer of the aircraft carrier "Vikrant" (Vikrant) took place on July 28, 2022 and was recorded by the signing of acceptance documents by the appointed commander of the ship, representatives of the Indian Navy headquarters, as well as the chairman and managing director of the Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
Underwater SeaSearcher drone will help sunken treasure seekers
Everyone who has ever tried to find sunken treasures knows that this is a very costly and technically complex event. The SeaSearcher underwater drone, developed under the guidance of engineer Tim Reynolds, who heads the Wild Manta company, will help facilitate the work of underwater treasure seekers.
"Ukraine is taking the whole of Europe hostage." What is the threat of the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP
The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zakharova: Kiev takes the whole of Europe hostage, shooting at the Zaporozhye NPP
Ukraine is taking the whole of Europe hostage by shelling the Zaporozhye NPP, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. The ministry claims that the situation is getting worse every day - the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is firing at the operating reactors and the storage of spent nuclear fuel.
Nuclear breakdown: what is the threat of the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP VFU
As a result of another attack, the Kakhovskaya high-voltage line was damaged
Armed formations of Ukraine again fired at the Zaporozhye NPP, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on August 8. As a result, the high-voltage line was damaged, there was a voltage surge that caused smoke on the switchgear of the station.
Formation of regional and "national" volunteer battalions in Russia
The newspaper "Kommersant" published a material by Andrey Vinokurov "A special volunteer operation. How regions form units to participate in the SVO in Ukraine" on the formation in the Russian Federation of regional and "national" volunteer battalions to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine.
Antonov said that the United States is not going to help resolve the crisis in Ukraine
Developing countries are watching Washington's policy in the Ukrainian direction with surprise and incomprehension, the Russian Ambassador to the United States noted
The new $1 billion package of US military aid to Kiev confirms that the US is not going to contribute to a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, but wants to prolong the conflict. This was stated on Monday by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
It's time to say something about Ukraine that can no longer be hushed up
One—sided propaganda around Ukraine is the way to unfreedom
The current one—sided propaganda around the fighting in Ukraine and agreement with it is the way to a new dependence and lack of freedom, writes former Czech President Vaclav Klaus in an article for iDnes. It is necessary to voice what can no longer be hushed up, he believes.
The West deprives Ukraine of the mask of an innocent victim
Political hysteria continues in Kiev following the results of the report of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Even the smoothed-down report, devoid of many details, made public for the West the facts that have long been known in Russia: the armed forces of Ukraine are hiding behind civilians and committing war crimes. But Kiev was afraid of more than that.
Who is who in the Ukrainian military elite
Online edition "MK.ru "under the heading "Who is who in the Ukrainian military elite: an expert assessed the military leaders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "Zelensky is very afraid that combat generals will now move forward", an interview with Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of Russia, was published.
Zelensky called on Western countries to ban entry for all Russians
According to the President of Ukraine, Russian citizens "should live in their own world until they change their philosophy"
Western countries should ban all Russians from entering their territory, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky believes. He expressed this opinion in an interview published on Monday with The Washington Post .
The US has allocated military aid to Ukraine for another $ 1 billion
The new package, in particular, will include ammunition for HIMARS MLRS and NASAMS mobile air defense systems
The United States allocates a new $1 billion military aid package to Ukraine. This was announced on Monday by the Pentagon.
The German economy may lose €260 billion from the events in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia
The results of a study conducted by the German Employment Institute indicate that the labor market will feel the negative consequences
The German economy, against the background of the current events in Ukraine and the sanctions subsequently imposed on Russia, as well as in the context of the energy crisis, will lose €260 billion by 2030 and will be forced to cut thousands of jobs. This is evidenced by the results of a study published on Tuesday by the German Employment Institute (IAB).























