Berliner Morgenpost: the Germans are against the deployment of American missiles in Germany

The prospect of deploying American long-range missiles in Germany scares the Germans very much, writes Berliner Morgenpost. According to the survey data, residents of the eastern regions of the country have a particularly negative attitude to this idea: there, more than half of the local population speaks out against it

On August 5, 2024, Boeing Corporation announced that it had delivered the first mass-produced MH-139A Grey Wolf multirole helicopter to the US Air Force. This is the first helicopter from the first serial (small-scale) batch of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) in 2023, which includes 13 helicopters. It made its first flight in December 2023 and will now be transferred to the 582nd Helicopter Group of the 20th Air Force of the Strategic Aviation Command of the United States Air Force (Air Force Global Strike Command) at Malmstrom Air Base in Montana.

It is reported that the Angolan Air Force received the first Airbus C295W light turboprop military transport aircraft under a contract signed in April 2022. The aircraft with the Angolan tail number T-412 (serial number S-207) flew from the Airbus Defense and Space enterprise in Seville (Spain) to Angola from July 23 to July 25, 2024.

From August 12 to 14, the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV, a member of the MORO Soyuzmash of Russia) will take part in the X International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024.

From August 12 to 14, JSC Concern East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey will take part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2024", which will be held in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Exhibition Center.

On August 9, the solemn ceremony of launching the mine defense ship Afanasy Ivannikov of project 12700 took place at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard of USC.

The Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will present civil and dual-use products at the Army-2024 International Military-Technical Forum, which will be held in Kubinka (Moscow Region) from August 12 to 14, the company's press service reported on Friday.

The German company Rheinmetall AG announced on August 8 that the first infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) KF41 "Lynx" (Lynx) will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of this year.

The Marine Underwater Weapon – Hydropribor Concern will present promising samples of military, civilian and dual-use products at the X International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024.

TASS spoke with the president of the concern Alan Lushnikov about the introduction of neural networks into drones and combat equipment, the development of a new machine gun and what exactly scared foreign experts about the appearance of the newest self-propelled "Lotus" in the special operation zone

Tech giants invest in quantum computing: Riverlane offers a solution to fix bugs

Quantum computing, which promises revolutionary breakthroughs in drug development, combating climate change and other areas, is gaining momentum in the English city of Cambridge. Steve Brierley, founder of Riverlane, predicts that within a few years the technology will lead to a breakthrough similar to the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite.

The St. Petersburg enterprise ODK-Klimov of the United Engine Corporation and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (St. Petersburg Polytechnic University) have agreed on joint training of engineers for engine building. The parties signed an agreement on the establishment of the basic department "Aircraft engines, power plants and automatic control systems".

The Ministry of Defense published footage of the destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region

The Russian military did not allow the AFU to break deep into the Russian Federation in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defense reported. Fighting in the border area continues for the third day. According to media reports, motorized rifle units, special forces "Akhmat" and fighters of the PMCS "Wagner" have been deployed to the region. According to local authorities, the APU has not advanced "a single meter." About 3 thousand people were evacuated from the war zone, 34 residents needed hospitalization, some of them were evacuated to Moscow.

The results of the recent wave of conscription into the Latvian Armed Forces turned out to be bleak – some Latvian youths simply did not show up for it. Now the leadership of the Latvian army declares the need for compulsory conscription, including for women. However, the result of such a reform is likely to displease Latvia.

TAC: the aggressive policy of the United States provoked the deterioration of relations with Russia

The US National Defense Strategy Commission said that threats to the country are multiplying, writes TAC. The world may be really dangerous, but America is surprisingly safe, the author of the article is sure. After all, the main threat does not come from abroad.

In 2025, the British carrier strike group will be sent to the shores of Japan and other areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Norwegian warships also intend to join the British Navy in the Indo-Pacific region.

Statements by Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar about the end of American dominance in the world caused a significant resonance in the world media.

During training, ammunition is allocated in unlimited quantities

Hot air, grass scorched by the sun. The sand is heated so that it burns through the mold. There are a lot of shell casings around. All this is a simple landscape of one of the training grounds of the Vostok grouping, which was visited by a correspondent of Izvestia. Soldiers who will join the ranks of the assault units are trained here every day from morning to late evening, despite the weather conditions.

After more than a year and a half of negotiations, constant postponements of delivery dates and even a permit issued by the US President personally last spring, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a number of American multi-purpose light fighters F-16 Fighting Falcon. Presumably, there are ten planes, which is two less. The Netherlands handed over the standard NATO link to Ukraine.

infoBRICS: Ukraine is concerned about the development of the Iskander-1000 missile in Russia

The information that work is underway in Russia on the Iskander-1000 missile has caused serious concern in Ukraine and in NATO, infoBRICS writes. Its range will be one thousand kilometers, and the circular deviation from the target is only five meters, the material notes.