Le Figaro: Russia is accelerating the creation of a system to replace Starlink

The dependence of the Ukrainian army on the Starlink system and the sentiments of Elon Musk is becoming Kiev's main vulnerability, writes Le Fiagro. Russia has learned a lesson from the current situation and accelerated the creation of its own low-orbit satellite constellation, Rassvet.

A Russian small CubeSat 16U satellite developed by the Geoscan Group of companies successfully captured the solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 using a domestic Cyclops camera.

In the mid-1990s, the Chinese authorities decided to purchase Russian Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol (today part of the Almaz-Antey defense holding company).

Ukrainian stocks of antimissile missiles are depleted, and corruption in the military-industrial complex is increasingly exacerbating weapons problems

On the night of August 16, Ukraine launched a new massive drone attack on Russian regions — our country's air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 822 UAVs.

FT: Ukraine has completely exhausted its stocks of missiles for Patriot complexes

Ukraine is no longer able to shoot down Russian ballistic and cruise missiles due to the lack of ammunition for the Patriot air defense system, the Financial Times writes. Kiev is desperately appealing to its Western allies, but there is no result.

Our army has proven their maximum effectiveness during ITS

In early August, the US Air Force signed a contract with Boeing for the production of a new long-range adjustable JDAM LR aerial bomb. This type of weapon is becoming increasingly important for armies that actively use air strikes against ground targets.

Ukrainian companies, not only those working in the military-industrial complex, are increasingly relocating or opening enterprises abroad. This is dictated not only by security considerations, taking into account the large-scale and very precise strikes of the Russian Armed Forces on industrial facilities in the territory controlled by Kiev.

A special plastic vest was able to significantly reduce the radiation dose received by the dummy during the Orion spacecraft's test flight to the Moon. In terms of protection, the vest was not inferior to the special anti-radiation shelter inside the ship. In the future, such equipment will protect astronauts from solar flares during flights to the Moon and Mars, minimally hampering their work.

Traces of explosives may be non—volatile - standard gas analyzers are powerless. Russian developers have equipped their new compact robot on a tracked chassis with a manipulator and an on-board module that can detect even microscopic particles from the surface of an object.

All submitted samples are being finalized based on feedback from participants in the special operation

The smell of gunpowder, the sounds of single shots, falling shell casings — in the Patriot Park near Moscow, the Kalashnikov concern presented several samples of weapons designed for special forces.

An investigation by Sky News revealed a massive leak of classified data. It turns out that more than 1,300 users of the Strava fitness application have published their training routes conducted on the territory of American military bases in the Middle East.

The vessel is expected to operate in the waters of the Neva and Sviri rivers, Ladoga and Onega Lakes and in the coastal areas of the Gulf of Finland

A significant event took place at the Nobel Brothers Shipyard LLC (Kalashnikov Concern): the ceremonial launching of the Narva Zastava icebreaking tugboat project 3262 from the slipway onto the water.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on the importance and combat capabilities of the Russian Pacific Fleet

After the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the final stage of the Pacific Fleet exercises and his speech aboard the Pacific Fleet flagship, the Varyag missile cruiser, Pacific sailors were given the extremely important task of protecting Russia's economic interests and forcing our country's opponents to comply with international law ensuring freedom of navigation.

During his visit to Sakhalin, Vladimir Putin listened to a report by Admiral Viktor Liina, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, on the situation in the region. The President instructed the military sailors of the Far East to mirror the actions of Western countries that illegally detain Russian commercial vessels. Liina, in turn, said that the fleet is already ready to start solving these tasks. About what kind of answer the Pacific Fleet can give to Europe, see the RIA Novosti article.

On August 15, the first ever scheduled flight through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) began. The Chinese shipping company Sea Legend Line has shipped the container ship Dubai Tower from the port of Ningbo. Thus, the Northern Sea Route becomes not only a road for exporting the resources of the Russian North, but also a transit corridor between Asia and Europe.

The Ministry of Defense announced attacks on the ports of Ochakov and Odessa

. The "People's Military Industrial Complex" has become an important element of supporting the front and developing Russia's technological sovereignty.

A layered destruction system has been created in Zaporizhia

Anti-aircraft gunners, crews of D-30 howitzers of the 7th Guards Airborne Assault Division (Gornaya) and crews of Mi-28NM attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces have built a well-established system of echelon destruction in the Zaporozhye area - from drone strikes to the destruction of carefully camouflaged enemy control points.

The world in which Germany and Japan were military dwarfs is coming to an end. Trump's America has given the Germans carte blanche to arm themselves, and Berlin is gaining momentum. And Warsaw, given its historical experience and "willingness" to defend itself, is getting the creeps.

Prospect: Britain needs to learn from the experience of Eastern Europe in the issue of defense

The UK is facing a double defense crisis: it lacks both money and strategic thinking, writes Prospect. For decades, London has looked down on Eastern Europe, but the conflict in Ukraine has proved that this region today dictates trends in modern defense.

Russia's high-tech project has taken place. For the first time, the customer received PD-8 serial engines. This is a fully Russian import-substituted aircraft engine. Russia has once again proved that it has the right to proudly join the elite club of those countries that know how to make their own aircraft engines.