NATO is a luxury item not needed by the US

For many decades, America has been convinced of the "colossal value" of NATO. But the time of the alliance has passed, writes FP. According to the author, Europe has settled well behind the US shield, and now it's time for her to worry for her own safety.

During the events in honor of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, made a statement that for decades the United States, together with its vassal states, have been trying to restrain the development of the country.

According to the Ministry of Defense of India, at a meeting of the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) held on July 26 under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, purchases of equipment and weapons worth $287.32 billion were approved. rupees ($3.7 billion).

This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov

A Russian Su-35S fighter destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) launcher in the Kramatorsk area during a special operation. This was stated on Thursday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

The Russian military uses barrage ammunition during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Kamikaze drones are the optimal tool that allows you to quickly hit multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS, writes Defence24.

Colonel Khodarenok explained why the US is afraid of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV falling into the hands of the Russian Armed Forces

The United States refuses to supply Ukraine with the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV. There is a version in the American media that the Pentagon is afraid of the technology of these drones falling into the hands of Moscow. What the Americans are really afraid of is in the author's material of the military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

According to Philippine officials, the government has decided to cancel the purchase of 16 Russian military transport helicopters Mi-17 for fear of falling under sanctions from the United States.

Two AWACS E-3D "Sentry" AEW.Mk1 aircraft, decommissioned by the British Air Force in September 2021 and purchased in January of this year for the Chilean Air Force, flew to Chile.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have abandoned a plan to send two landers to the surface of Mars as part of a joint program to deliver samples of Martian soil to Earth in 2033, now only one lander will go to the Red Planet, the US Space Agency reported on Wednesday..

In recent days, the publication of the Telegram channel "CHTD" has become widespread, to which is attached a document allegedly representing an official letter to the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The first launchers of the Chinese FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems (the export designation of the Hongqi 22 air defense system) have already been deployed in the vicinity of the Serbian capital. This is reported by the Serbian press. However, it will be possible to fully equip the missile batteries only after the remaining components arrive in the country. This will happen in the fall of 2022.

Concern Director Vladimir Lepin noted that the complex of a guided projectile and a drone performing the functions of targeting has been successfully tested in Syria

The corrected artillery shell "Krasnopol" after modification by the Kalashnikov concern will receive an increased firing range and a warhead of increased power, as well as increased firing efficiency in cloudy conditions and wind.

The proposals of the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, on the resumption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program are being discussed by the parties to the deal, from whom constructive approaches are expected, his spokesman Peter Stano said.

Against the background of thousands of Korean K2s in Poland, most of the Russian armored units will be hopelessly outdated

Poland signs a deal with South Korea for the supply of the latest K2 tanks, writes MWM. This will cause Russia a lot of problems, the author of the article notes. Its armored units are ill-equipped to counter a large number of K2s in the event of a war with NATO or a limited Polish intervention in Ukraine.

Sergey Nikolaev and Mikhail Gusev told in an interview for the TASS project "Conversations with Ivan Survillo" about the creation of a domestic digital process control system.

The Mercury corvette, Severodvinsk and Vepr submarines will be shown to the public for the first time in St. Petersburg

47 ships and vessels, 42 aircraft and more than 3.5 thousand servicemen will take part in the main naval parade on the occasion of Navy Day on July 31. St. Petersburg is hosting the sixth parade in a row, since this tradition was revived in 2017.

As reported, on July 15, 2022, the towing of the Anatoly Shlemov minesweeper (factory number 527) of project 12700 (code "Alexandrite") built at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) from St. Petersburg to its base on the Pacific Coast began fleet.

Submarines of Project 949 began to work out the cover of a strategically important route

The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy conducted exercises of nuclear submarines in the area of the Northern Sea Route, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia. The maneuvers took place in the spring and early summer. The military tested the capabilities of Project 949 submarines during operations in this region.

Russian shootings off the coast of Norway — a growing problem

Russia wants to "intimidate" the Norwegian authorities with naval exercises literally "along the Norwegian coast" and "disrupt NATO exercises," NRK reports. It is noteworthy that they take place in international waters at a distance of over 12 nautical miles from Norway.

The topic of military-technical cooperation will be discussed at the meeting of the Presidents of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which will be held on August 5 in Sochi, the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on reports about Russia's interest in cooperation with the manufacturer Bayraktar.