The Defense Minister stressed that the main task assigned to the military-industrial complex is to increase the production of military and dual-use products

The import substitution program will allow to increase the share of Russian products in the domestic market of the defense industry by two and a half times by 2025, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with the staff of Krasmash on Friday.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States will conclude a $ 60 million contract with Hermeus, which involves the creation of a flight demonstrator of a reusable hypersonic aircraft Quarterhorse, Breaking Defense reports.

Israeli fighter jets attacked targets in southern Lebanon early on Thursday morning, The Jerusalem Post reports.

The UK will transfer two decommissioned ships of the Ukrainian Navy to Ukraine. This is stated on the website of the Royal Navy.

The ship's strike group (KUG) from the formation of ships protecting the water area of the troops and forces in the North-east of Russia returned to its home base after performing combat service tasks in the Pacific Ocean, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Thursday.

The US Department of Defense announced that the US State Department approved the sale of 40 units of 155-mm M109A6 self-propelled howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan at a cost of $750 million.

According to a TASS source, the Topol ICBM that has served its service life is being changed to the Yars ICBM with a splitting head

Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) In 2024, Russia will completely stop operating the RS-12M Topol solid-fuel monoblock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant is waiting for the arrival of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Krasmash is listed in the list of production facilities that the minister is going to visit this week during a working trip to Siberia. The new Sarmat strategic missile system will be mass-produced at this enterprise. And the head of the Russian military department is personally monitoring all the stages of preparation for this important event not only for the army, but also for the whole country.

Ukraine is best suited to replace the aging Soviet MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters with the American F-15EX Eagle II, and not the American F-35 Lightning II, which is "seen" by Russian radar stations (radars), former president and former chief designer of the Antonov state enterprise Alexander Los said in an interview with Defense Express.

The Russian Be-200 aircraft taking part in extinguishing fires in Greece landed today not because of engine damage, but in connection with the operation of the engine sensor, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation reported on Wednesday.

"Forpost-R" is a "Russified" modification of the UAV "Forpost", a licensed copy of the Israeli UAV Searcher MkII, assembled at UZGA from kits of the Israeli company IAI since 2010. According to a source in the Ministry of Defense, in the new "Outpost" from the previous modification, only the external contours remained, and all the electronic component base, communication equipment, software and engines were replaced with Russian analogues.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin may this week request permission from US President Joe Biden to oblige all military personnel on active duty to be vaccinated against COVID-19, CNN reports.

The United States will continue its efforts to strengthen the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and modernize the military sphere of Georgia. The United States calls on its allies to step up support for Kiev and Tbilisi. This statement was made on Wednesday, August 4, by the Director for Southern and Central Europe of the Pentagon, Alton Buland.

Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan will develop common approaches and work out new ways of conducting combat operations at the exercises near the border with Afghanistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Thursday.

Iran will be able to achieve a breakthrough in the development of nuclear weapons in 10 weeks, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said at a meeting with diplomats of states that are members of the UN Security Council.

Iran will be able to achieve a breakthrough in the development of nuclear weapons in 10 weeks, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday at a meeting with diplomats of states that are members of the UN Security Council.

The United States will continue to support the armed and security forces of Afghanistan and carry out air strikes against the Taliban to demonstrate this. This was stated on Tuesday by Pentagon press Secretary John Kirby.

The government of Afghanistan and the Taliban militants (banned in the Russian Federation) are still far from reaching a peace agreement, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.

On August 2, the Egyptian Defense Ministry announced the arrival at the naval base in Alexandria of the fourth and last of the four Type-209/1400mod class NPLs built in Germany.

The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced the laying of the keel of a large multi-purpose patrol ship (National Security Cutter – NSC) (WMSL-759) "Calhoun" of the Legend class, intended for the US Coast Guard.