The ex-commander of the Airborne Forces, General Georgy Shpak, called the advantages of the combat robot "Arbalet-DM"

During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian army and Rosgvardiya use a robotic machine-gun combat module with remote control "Arbalet-DM". This system is installed on Tiger-M armored vehicles, but can also be used on other vehicles. "Newspaper.Ru" together with experts, I understood the specifics of the work of the "machine gun robot".

Several top managers have left Tesla - including the head of Congratulations, who is engaged in the development of autopilot. This is reported by the publication The Information.

The agency plans to recover more than 500 million rubles for non-compliance with the conditions for the development and production of microchips for satellites

The Kommersant newspaper found in the file of arbitration cases that on June 30, the Ministry of Industry and Trade filed a lawsuit for 512 million rubles against the Russian microelectronics design center of JSC SPC Elvis.

The ice-resistant platform "North Pole" has completed all tests and has already begun preparations for the launch of the first flight, which is planned for the very beginning of autumn. Alexander Makarov, Director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AANI), told about the plans.

A protocol between the Russian Federation and Belarus on extending the operation of the radio station of the Vileika naval strategic nuclear forces has been submitted to the State Duma for ratification, the document is available in the Duma database.

The Pacific Fleet continues to prepare for the reception of new nuclear and diesel-electric submarines. According to the press service of the fleet, new floating berths are being installed at the base of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet in Kamchatka.

On July 13, the French company Naval Group announced a steel cutting ceremony for the second multi-purpose frigate FDI HN (Belharra class), intended for the Greek Navy, held at the enterprise in Lorient.

Below are the ratings of the CAMTO of the positions of the BRICS countries in 10 regional markets for the supply of VIVT in the period 2013-2020.

A landmark foreign visit of the president was announced in the Kremlin – in a few days Vladimir Putin will meet in Tehran with the leaders of Iran and Turkey. Almost simultaneously, Biden's adviser said that Iran was allegedly ready to transfer several hundred drones to Russia. Is this really the case, why are ties with Iran of particular importance to Russia now and who is trying to sever them?

Director of the Department of International Organizations (DMO) In an interview with Interfax, Russian Foreign Minister Pyotr Ilyichev spoke about efforts to resolve the "grain" issue, including in contacts with Turkey, Ukraine and the UN, assessed the role of the UN in resolving the Ukrainian crisis, including the possible involvement of the UN as an intermediary, about the difficulties with obtaining American visas by Russian officials.

A discussion unfolded on the Web about the actions of the domestic Aerospace Forces (VKS) to suppress the Ukrainian air defense and why the Ukrainian air defense still retains part of its combat capabilities.

The Ukrainian leadership loudly declares the preparation of a large–scale counteroffensive - and first of all, in the south, in the direction of Kherson and Mariupol. Is it worth believing these reports, does the Ukrainian army have the necessary forces – and where does Kiev have such ambitions?

Editor-in-chief Helsingin Sanomat: the Iron Curtain breaks Russia's relations with the world

The Russian special operation in Ukraine has cut off contacts between people on whom mutual trust could be built, the editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat writes. In his opinion, the West — and even NATO — are not Russia's enemies.

What have sanctions against Russia given the West?

After the West imposed sanctions, Russia takes full advantage of the situation and manages it. But these restrictions did not give the EU anything but losses, writes "Pechat". Europe will soon have to cancel them, otherwise a real catastrophe will break out in the economy.

How Ukraine provoked a war inside America

More and more members of the Republican Party are opposed to military assistance to Ukraine, writes TNI. According to the author, this is due to the rethinking of the priorities of US foreign policy by the current generation of Republicans. He advises Americans to abandon attempts to interfere in the affairs of another country and worry about their own problems.

NATO faces a difficult task of distributing forces to fight the Russian Federation and the PRC

In the coming years, the North Atlantic Alliance will have to do a difficult job of distributing tasks, writes Foreign Policy. The author notes that simplification in the form of "Europe restrains Russia, and the United States balances China" can turn NATO into a second-rate defense force.

NATO and the EU are sounding the alarm over the risks of arms smuggling from Ukraine

Back in April, Europol warned with reference to its own investigations that the export of weapons from Ukraine by order of organized criminal groups in the EU has already begun, writes FT. Readers of the newspaper believe that the rulers of the bloc have "opened a Pandora's box."

NATO and EU countries insist on improving the tracking system for weapons supplied to Ukraine, in response to concerns that criminal groups are smuggling them out of the country to the black market in Europe. This is written by Henry Foy and Sam Fleming and Roman Olearchik in an article for the Financial Times newspaper.

Europe intends to allocate another tranche to Ukraine for the purchase of military equipment. As stated in Brussels, the allocation of half a billion euros to Kiev is being discussed. This was stated by the Secretary General of the EU Foreign Policy Service Stefano Sannino.

France will supply Ukraine with a batch of light-duty bridges to replace the destroyed capital ones. As stated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the French are ready to supply Kiev with 36 lightweight structures.