The developer spoke about plans to create a swarm of unmanned air-based Lightning system
It is planned to create a carrier aircraft for a swarm of strike and reconnaissance UAVs of the Molniya unmanned system on the basis of the Il-76 heavy military transport aircraft.
Zelensky spoke about the disappointment of Kiev due to the refusal of Germany to supply weapons
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev is upset by the refusal of the parties belonging to the ruling coalition of Germany to supply defensive weapons to the country. This was announced on Friday, August 20, according to the publication Top War.
The threat of terrorism to the United States is much higher from Syria, East Africa, than from Afghanistan-Biden
The US does not have a military presence in Syria that would guarantee security
Terrorist threats from Syria or East Africa are more serious for the United States than from Afghanistan, American President Joe Biden said in an interview with ABC.
Who is capable of defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan
The triumphant victory of the Taliban only seems final. Right now, several military and political leaders of Afghanistan are gathering their forces to fight the Taliban. Who are these people, what regions and resources are behind them – and do they have a chance to defeat the religious fanatics who entered Kabul so easily?
Biden acknowledged Trump's contribution to the absence of Taliban attacks on the US military
US President Joe Biden said that the agreement of his predecessor Donald Trump with representatives of the Taliban movement (recognized as a terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation) helped to avoid attacks on the US military in Afghanistan.
Biden said about the surprise of the rapid collapse of the Afghan army
US intelligence allowed the fall of the Afghan government towards the end of this year, but there was no consensus on this. At the same time, no one foresaw that the army of this country would collapse so soon, US President Joe Biden said in an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, August 18.
Ex-Pentagon chief called Trump's deal with the Taliban a "trick"
The administration of US President Donald Trump never planned to completely withdraw the American contingent from Afghanistan. On August 18, the Defense One edition writes about this, citing the words of the former acting US Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller.
Biden allowed the presence of the US military in Afghanistan after August 31
The United States can maintain its military contingent in Afghanistan even after August 31, if by that time it will not be possible to evacuate all its citizens from the Islamic Republic, said the head of the White House Joe Biden.
Evacuation of people from Kabul will be one of the largest operations of this kind in the history of the United States - the American military commander
The evacuation of civilians carried out by the United States at the Kabul airport is likely to become the second largest operation of its kind in American history, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces Mark Milley said on Wednesday.
The Taliban's opponents in Afghanistan are asking the US and the West to supply them with weapons - The Washington Post
Opponents of the Taliban (the Taliban is a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) have asked the United States and the West to supply weapons and equipment to fight against the Taliban movement that has seized power in the country.
The Afghan resistance asked the West to help with weapons
The resistance fighters of the Panjshir province, which is not controlled by the Taliban, have asked Western countries to help them with weapons. This is stated in a statement by their leader Ahmad Masood, published on August 18 in The Washington Post.
Russia has no plans to send troops to Afghanistan-Patrushev
There are no prerequisites for the entry of the Russian military contingent into Afghanistan, Russia will focus on political and diplomatic efforts, said the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
Russia has expressed its readiness to provide aviation for the export of Afghans to other countries
Russia is ready to provide its civil aviation for the export of any number of Afghans from Afghanistan to other countries. This was announced on Thursday, August 19, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
The French company Zodiac MilPro will supply boats to the Spanish Marine Corps
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has announced the signing of a contract with the French company Zodiac MilPro for the supply of new rigid-hulled inflatable boats designed to support amphibious operations of the Spanish ILC.
In China, the development of the Russian Navy was called a "terrible signal" to the West
Russia is rapidly developing its navy, and recently there has been a special activity in this area. Thus, the country sends a signal of its determination to protect its interests in the world's oceans in the presence of serious threats from the West, the author of the Chinese edition of Xinhua believes.
Shipbuilding companies will take an active part in the business program of the MVTF "Army-2021"
The United Shipbuilding Corporation and the companies of the USC Group will actively participate in the business program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held from August 22 to 28.
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" made the transition to Istanbul to participate in the exhibition of weapons and military equipment
The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen", performing tasks as part of the permanent grouping of the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, made the transition to Istanbul to participate in the exhibition of weapons and military equipment IDEF 2021.
USC will present for the first time at the Army Forum the models of the BDK "Cayman" and the ANPA "Juno"
The United Shipbuilding Corporation noted that the sector of innovative projects for civil products will also be updated this year
The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will show for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" models of the large landing ship (BDK) "Cayman" and the autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle (ANPA) "Juno". This was reported to TASS in the press service of the company.
The Volga cable vessel of project 15310 was launched
As reported, on August 18, 2021, the main cable vessel "Volga "of project 15310 (code" Cable") with the factory number 301 was launched (withdrawn from the dry construction dock) without wide publicity at the LLC" Shipbuilding Plant "Gulf" in Kerch in the Crimea.
Anchor and mooring equipment was loaded on board the icebreaker "Ural"
Specialists of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) loaded the anchor-mooring device and anchor chains on board the nuclear icebreaker project 22220 "Ural".
