Russian Su-30SM fighters participating in a special military operation in Ukraine use supersonic guided missiles X-31 to destroy enemy equipment. This was reported in the power structures of the Crimea.

In the near future, China is expected to test a promising military aircraft, which, as ex-governor of Shaanxi Province Ge Heping said at a meeting with the staff of the CFTE flight test center in Xi'an, will have "decisive strategic and even historical significance" for the country. The Chinese edition of the Global Times reported on the preparation of the above-mentioned event the day before.

The completion of the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome with a launch table for the Angara family of rockets will allow launching from Russia all spacecraft weighing from three to 27 tons. This was announced by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin, reports TASS.

The availability of high-quality and up-to-date data from Earth remote sensing satellites is growing every year. Companies such as Capella Space and Maxar Technologies have been offering unprecedented cheap high-resolution radar and optical images of the Earth's surface for several years in a row. This allows civilian analysts to observe military installations around the world and find interesting artifacts.

The other day, the head of the Ukrainian administration of the Mykolaiv region, Vitaly Kim, said that Russia allegedly uses its S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to strike ground targets in Ukraine. According to Kim, this allegedly indicates a shortage of weapons in Russia to defeat ground targets. Kim's point of view was tried to make out by the publication The Drive, whose author Thomas Newdick has prepared quite extensive material on this topic.

Air Force General Istrin told what the use of X-31 missiles by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine can talk about

Su-30SM fighters use supersonic X-31 missiles, known in the West as "Krypton", during a special operation in Ukraine. This was reported by TASS with reference to a source in the power structures of the Crimea. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purposes the Russian army uses "Krypton".

Even before the conflict in Ukraine, the US Armed Forces considered high-precision long-range shooting as one of the main priorities during the modernization of their weapons.

The recent experience of military operations has once again demonstrated that the thaw can seriously complicate the actions of military units. Ordinary dirt roads and fields become almost impassable in spring and autumn.

There is a big shortage of personnel in the industry

Intel Executive Vice President Raja Koduri spoke about the shortage of electronics engineers in the United States, which may lead in the near future to the inability to manage chip manufacturing plants under construction.

Admiralty Shipyards (part of USC) have completed the control stage of the factory sea trials of the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole".

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on the role and place of the Navy in the defense capability of Russia following the results of the first months of its

The special military operation conducted by Russia on the territory of Ukraine has undoubtedly become the largest conflict in which the USSR and Russia have been involved since the end of World War II.

Dmitry Litovkin, Editor-in—chief of the TASS magazine "Military-Technical Cooperation" - about what is known about the new BS-329 nuclear submarine

The largest and most secret ship of the Navy (Navy) of the Russian Federation - the BS—329 Belgorod nuclear submarine - has started performing combat missions. The ceremony of handing over the submarine took place on July 8 at the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Russia — PO Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) in Severodvinsk.

The future flagship of one of the fleets of the Indian Navy, the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, has completed the next stage of sea trials, already the fourth in a row. This is reported by the Indian press with reference to the command of the Indian Navy.

In the coming days, the German Navy will be replenished with the fourth and last frigate of the Rheinland-Pfalz project F125, the fleet command will hold an official ceremony for the ship's entry into the German Navy.

Fincantieri announced the transfer ceremony of the second OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) "Sheraouh" to the Qatari Navy on July 7 at the company in Mugiano (La Spezia).

The share of the BRICS countries in the global arms market for the period 2013-2020 was, according to the CAMTO, 20.61%. For comparison, the share of the G7 countries in the global arms market for the same period is estimated at 62.57%. Moreover, the share of the United States is 39.87%, and the other six G7 countries account for 22.7%.

In recent days, a serious diplomatic conflict has been smoldering between Israel and Russia. Topics that are very sensitive for both countries are touched upon – the repatriation of Jews to Israel and religious symbols of Russia. But not so long ago, both countries managed to maintain a truly unique balance in their relations. What broke it?

Will Moscow turn a blind eye to the Turkish operation in northern Syria?

Moscow is likely to give the "green light" to conduct a Turkish military operation in northern Syria, writes Al Mayadeen. But if Turkey insists on carrying out the operation without Russia's consent, it will be a victory for Washington, which was able to "drive a wedge" into relations between Moscow and Ankara.

The role of military theory against the background of the latest practice of warfare

I have carefully read the new monograph of the permanent author of "HBO" Alexander Alexandrovich Bartosh "Questions of the theory of hybrid warfare" (Moscow: Hotline-Telecom, 2022. 324 p.). Today, against the background of a special military operation in Ukraine, the main scientific idea of the work seems very relevant.

The destruction of the HPP in Novaya Kakhovka could end in a man-made disaster

On July 8, armed formations of Ukraine launched a missile attack on a hydroelectric power station in Novaya Kakhovka. Russian air defenses managed to repel the attack, preventing the destruction of both the HPP itself and the infrastructure of the North Crimean Canal.