The American company Bell Textron has shown three concepts of high-speed aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing. The devices will be able to hover in one place, like a helicopter, while their range and speed will be airplane-like. According to The Drive, the propellers on the wingtips of the aircraft will be folded, which will significantly reduce drag.

The B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber is distinguished from the Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 aircraft by a diverse combination of strategic nuclear and tactical conventional weapons. The Drive tells about the advantages of the American bomber over the Russian ones.

On August 2, Schiebel announced the completion of the demonstration of the S-100 Kamkopter helicopter type UAV to the command of the Greek Naval Forces.

The previous orbit correction was carried out on June 24

The next correction of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 manned transport vehicle (TPK) will take place on August 19. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.

Such a scheme leads to a reduction in fuel consumption, which, in the case of the launch of the Progress-MS truck, can be used to correct the station's orbit, said Raphael Murtazin, head of the corporation's ballistics department.

The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, during the conference on the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), said that the addition of the Russian module "Science" to the ISS will contribute to the development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States.

Roscosmos previously reported that due to the aging of a significant part of the station's equipment, the further operation of the Russian segment of the ISS after 2024 creates additional risks

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expects that the US Congress will extend the work of the ISS until 2030 this year.

The launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed. This was reported on Tuesday, August 3, in the American company Boeing.

The Russian Federation is developing the latest long-range aviation hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky.

Russia is developing a long-range hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Viktor Baranets commented on the message.

The launchers of the Yars mobile ground-based missile system (PGRK) of the Barnaul Missile Division entered the combat patrol routes as part of the exercise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The naval version of the Russian BMP-3, which entered service with the marines of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, surpasses the combat qualities of the BTR-4, which is used by Ukrainian marines. The Russian machine has good seaworthiness, which saves landing ships from having to come close to the shore. And in terms of firepower, the BMP-3F has no equal in the world, according to the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.

The vehicles will take part in exercises on the border with Afghanistan, which will be held from August 5 to 10

The modernized infantry fighting vehicles (BMP-2M), which will take part in the exercises of the three countries on the border with Afghanistan, have entered service at the Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan. This is stated in the message distributed by the press service of the Central Military District.

The Russian military base in Tajikistan has received upgraded BMP-2M, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Tuesday.

A family of various combat and auxiliary equipment has been developed for the Russian airborne troops on the platform of the BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicle. Many of these samples could be met at the Alabino training ground near Moscow on the eve of the celebration of the 91st anniversary of the creation of the Airborne Troops.

Tactical exercises of tankers of the motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet were held at the training ground of the Pechengsky district of the Murmansk Region. The brigade is armed with T-80BVM.

Developers of the electronic component database (ECB) and modules based on it will be able to receive federal subsidies, the procedure and conditions for providing such support were approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Signalmen of the combined arms association of the Central Military District deployed a secret multi-stage communication to control troops at an exercise in the Kemerovo Region and the Altai Territory, the press service of the Central Military District reports.

Also, on August 27-29, more than 15 units of military equipment will be presented at the forum site

The events of the military-technical forum of the Southern Military District "Army" in Kaspiysk (Republic of Dagestan) will include a demonstration of the combat capabilities of the ship group of the Caspian Flotilla. More than 30 crews of ships, vessels and boats will be involved in the demonstration, the press service of the military district told reporters on Tuesday.

On August 3, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.