Unmanned vehicles are becoming the main weapon of naval operations

The Ukrainian crisis has become an example of the mass use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), not only over land, but also over the sea. For the first time in the history of armed conflicts, drone drones claim a major role in naval operations.

On July 19, 2022, the first flight of the first flight prototype of the promising South Korean multifunctional fighter KF-21 Boramae (serial and tail number "001"), created under the KF-X program, took place at the airfield of the head enterprise of the South Korean aircraft corporation Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon (which is also the base of the South Korean Air Force). The duration of the first flight was 33 minutes.

Anti-Russian sanctions will have to be overcome in the space industry as well

Roscosmos announced Russia's withdrawal from the ISS program in 2024-2028 and the start of work on the creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which they want to put into polar orbit by 2030.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milli made another statement on Ukraine. According to him, the situation is such that "it is quite likely that the war in Ukraine will escalate into a protracted military conflict."

Counter-battery fighting alone is not enough

The Ukrainian army will soon receive rockets (RS) of increased range for the 227 mm multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) already supplied by the United States and Great Britain, the newspaper "Strana.ua" according to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Alexey Danilov. "We have already started receiving shells that are sent much further than it was at the beginning. And let's hope that what we need, of that range, will appear on the territory of our country in the near future," he said.

The consequences of the strike by six multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) M142 HIMARS were filmed. The relevant footage was published by the agency Avia.pro .

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said that military operations in Ukraine are at a crucial stage

The Pentagon believes that Ukraine now more than ever needs the "urgent assistance" of the West in the issue of arms supplies, since "we are talking about the decisive stage of the conflict." The head of the US Defense Department, Lloyd Austin, said that four HIMARS will be provided to the Armed Forces this week. Western countries, he said, will continue to seek ways to support Kiev.

The Conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons turned out to be a dummy

The first Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (NWFZ) was held in Vienna in June. It took place against the background of a sharp increase in military and political risks in the European region, an increase in military spending and capabilities, failures of bilateral and multilateral efforts in the field of arms control.

Problems of serial production of the Altai tank

During a meeting of the Turkish parliamentary committee, where financial reports of state-owned companies were discussed, it once again became clear that no progress has been made in the production of the Altay main battle tank, known as the "first national battle tank".

Ex-GRU employee told how the longest-range rifle in the world SVLK-14S "Twilight" works

The world's longest-range sniper rifle SVLK-14S "Twilight" was used by the Russian military during a special operation in Ukraine. Her record for a range of 4210 meters has not been beaten by anyone yet. At the same time, American cartridges are used for the rifle. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the peculiarities of the work of "Twilight".

The US Navy is preparing a plan to defeat the fleets of China and Russia

The return of the leading states to global confrontation is a fait accompli. One of the main participants in the new "geostrategic game" is the United States, which has promptly moved from the strategic concept of the "global war on terror" and countering "rogue states" to "competition with equal opponents." Washington understands China and Russia as such opponents today, which leaves an imprint on the nature and directions of America's military construction.

The real value of the Russian economy. Why is her isolation a bad idea?

The Russian economy is much stronger than the Western public imagined, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article emphasizes that it was naive for the EU to count on its isolation without serious consequences for themselves.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Zapad group involved in the special operation in Ukraine, instructed to strictly stop the shelling of liberated settlements by the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

Defense Ministry: the Russian navy destroyed more than 200 Ukrainian military in the Odessa region

The troops of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, together with the Russian army, have recaptured 255 settlements, the DPR said. The attack on Soledar continues.

A member of the CAA Rogov announced four APU strikes on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP in a day

The Ukrainian military fired at a nuclear power plant in the Zaporozhye region, said Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the military-civil administration of the region. As the local authorities said, everything is fine with the station, it is still working. But it is not yet known about the victims and those killed in the attack. Since the beginning of the week, this attack by the APU has already become the third.

In the unfettered areas of Donbass, people are being taken right on the streets and roadblocks, the LNR ambassador to Russia said

The aerospace forces of the Russian Federation with precision weapons destroyed up to 200 militants of the "Right Sector" (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation. — "Izvestia") in Kamyshevakha, Zaporozhye region.

Ukraine was in hell because of the USA

The world accused Russia of violating international law when it launched a special operation in Ukraine. But the Japanese expert urges not to consider Moscow an "absolute evil" and declares that the United States has arranged hell in Eastern Europe. They turned Ukraine into a Western stronghold on the Russian border and left Putin no choice.

Polish experts believe that their predictions came true and the turning point in the war in Ukraine occurred when the Americans handed over the HIMARS MLRS to the Kiev junta. They allow you to accurately attack targets at a distance of more than 70 km, which supposedly makes it possible to cut off Russian troops on the front line from the supply of fuel and ammunition. Polish analysts believe that if the objects for destruction are correctly identified, the Russians can be forced to stop or retreat, and after the ammunition runs out, they can surrender.

Germany is at the mercy of Russia

Europe is unlikely to have enough gas until the end of summer without resupply, writes The Spectator. According to the author of the article, Germany found itself in a tense situation. It has become a weak link in the chain of Western sponsors of Ukraine.

US reproaches against China over its relations with Russia exude imperial arrogance

The imperial manners of the United States can play a cruel joke on them, the author of the South China Morning Post believes. The newspaper columnist draws a parallel between today's Washington and the Roman Empire, which is just as greedy for power.