The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, on the air of Solovyov Live, called for the restoration of the death penalty for corruption in the military-industrial complex (MIC).

On Friday, at a meeting with employees of the Krasmash enterprise in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told how technological progress has affected the quality of the Russian Armed Forces.

The bill was submitted to the State Duma for consideration at the autumn session

The Federal law " On the military innovative technopolis "Era" will provide state support to legal entities - residents of Innograd. This was stated on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, while on a working trip to Anapa.

On August 5, a briefing for foreign military attaches dedicated to the upcoming Army-2021 forum was held at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center.

Russian servicemen in preparation for the Russian-Chinese exercise "Sibu/Interaction-2021", which will be held from August 9 to 13, have mastered the basics of managing and operating a medium wheeled tank and an armored vehicle of the People's Liberation Army of China, the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported.

The Russian military has relocated several Su-30SM fighters to China for exercises that will be held from August 9 to 13 at the Qingtongxia training ground in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China.

Russian servicemen in Syria conducted joint exercises with flamethrowers from the Syrian-Arab Armed Forces (SAR).

In the Volgograd region, at the Prudboy training ground, Indian and Russian special forces staged a competition on the "scout lane". The training with elements of real combat took place within the framework of the joint exercises "Indra-2021".

It is necessary to focus on securing people in the army by creating conditions for life, recreation, and raising children, since the number of contract soldiers in the Russian Armed Forces is consistently increasing. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with the staff of the Krasmash enterprise in Krasnoyarsk on Friday.

Russians are also trained in such organizations, the minister stressed

Propaganda centers, which train Russians, among others, to conduct subversive information work in Russia, have been established in Riga, Tallinn and Warsaw. This was announced on Friday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with the staff of the Krasmash enterprise.

In Poland, opponents of vaccination against coronavirus infection will be banned from wearing military uniforms. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak on Twitter on Friday, August 6.

The Russian Sukhoi design Bureau, under the guise of a project to create a short-haul narrow-body passenger aircraft Sukhoi SuperJet 100, was engaged in a "large-scale industrial espionage program" that allowed the development of a light tactical aircraft (LTS) known as Checkmate and Su-75, former president and former chief designer of the Antonov state enterprise Alexander Los told Defense Express.

During the flight, one intermediate landing was made

The aircraft of the 279th separate ship-based fighter aviation Regiment (OKIAP) of the Northern Fleet Naval Aviation (SF) of the Russian Navy performed the flight started on the eve of the "ground aircraft carrier" in the Crimea - the ground test training complex (aviation) (NITKA). This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Combat pairs of airships at the exercises in the Krasnoyarsk Territory operated at maximum altitudes from 17 to 20 thousand meters, the press service of the Central Military District reported

The crews of ten high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) intercepted a conditional violator of airspace in the stratosphere during exercises in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Central Military District.

The assembly of the Russian heavy strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Hunter", which is considered to be the wingman of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, was shown on video. The corresponding video published by Zvezda drew the attention of the AviaNews channel in Telegram.

On Thursday, August 5, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked how the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant is conducting development work on the production of a new heavy drone S-70 "Hunter".

The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec Corporation) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense for the "rejuvenation" of the Ka-52M helicopter, the work should be completed in 2023, the holding's general director Andrey Boginsky told RIA Novosti.

The management of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant expects to fulfill the plan for the start of deliveries of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation this year of a new modification of the Mi-8 helicopter-Mi-8AMTSh-VN, created for special units.

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.

The US State Department has approved the supply of equipment for the support and maintenance of the F-16 fighter fleet to Greece under the Foreign Military Sales program. The total cost of the purchase may amount to $ 270 million.