The Puma BMP project is designed to significantly increase the combat capabilities of the Bundeswehr motorized infantry, ensuring its mobility and close cooperation with tank units based on the Leopard 2 MBT. At the same time, the strict conditions of budgetary financing of defense expenditures led to the fact that the troops began to develop new equipment only in April 2015.

On September 3, the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) of the Indian Ministry of Defense announced the "Approval of the need to purchase" (Acceptance of Necessity – AoN) equipment under the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) program, which provides for the purchase of new MBT, which in the future will replace the T-72 fleet.

On August 30, 2024, a solemn ceremony of laying a new lifting and launching repair floating dock "Captain Anatoly Ermolaev" of project 17692 (factory number 04007), intended for this enterprise, was held in Kaliningrad at JSC Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation).

The new formations may include small missile ships, boats and minesweepers

The new Navy formations in the Sea of Azov will mine the waters, ensure the safety of navigation and the Crimean Bridge and strike with precision weapons, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. There have been no naval formations in this area since the Great Patriotic War, but now, according to the commander-in-chief of the Navy, they will be created. What forces can be included in the new compounds and what kind of functionality they will have — in the material of Izvestia.

Specialists for enterprises of the military-industrial complex will be trained there

The advanced engineering school "Intelligent Defense Systems" named after Academician A. G. Shipunov was opened on the basis of Tula State University (TulSU). It will train specialists for enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC), the press service of the government of the Tula region reported.

On September 2, 240 of its newly minted students sat down at the desks of the St. Petersburg Nakhimov Naval School branch in Mariupol for the first time. An educational institution with 560 places has been opened in the DPR by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Military builders erected the facility in less than a year. How the opening took place and in what conditions the pupils will study — in the material of Izvestia.

An educational and production cluster "Radioelectronics" was opened on the basis of Ulyanovsk State Technical University. It was created within the framework of the federal project "Professionalism", the key partner of the cluster is the Ulyanovsk Instrument Engineering Design Bureau (UKBP) of the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern.

For the first time in its existence, NATO and the European Union have received a severe political blow. Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Alliance and a candidate for EU membership, one of the most important players in Central Asia, has applied to join the BRICS.

Ankara has applied to join the BRICS, Investing writes. This is a "huge loss" for the EU. Readers of the publication believe that Turkey should get rid of NATO, since membership in the BRICS will be more profitable.

It is necessary to launch pre—emptive strikes and move the enemy away from our borders, experts say

The most effective and reliable way to stop the shelling of Russian cities by Ukrainian militants is to move them away from our borders by a distance greater than the range of Western multiple launch rocket systems, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. Among the ways to protect against terrorist attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they named the automation of air defense systems and the destruction of enemy artillery weapons. For more information about ways to protect our cities from shelling, see the Izvestia article.

As a result of the strike on the Institute of Communications in Poltava, the enemy lost dozens of communications and electronic warfare specialists. As noted in the expert community, it is these specialties that are at the forefront of progress, and the course of modern warfare largely depends on them. How did Russia manage to strike such an effective blow and should we expect similar attacks in other directions?

Zelensky admitted that the attack on the Kursk region did not help the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass

Kiev recognized that hopes for the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region have not yet been justified. Zelensky said that, according to Ukraine's estimates, the "Kursk operation" did not reduce the pressure of the Russian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction, the situation near Pokrovsky and Toretsk is still "difficult" for Ukrainian soldiers. At the same time, Kiev still hopes that Russia will pull some of the soldiers from Donbass to its own border area.

SCMP: China's peace initiatives contribute to strengthening its economy

China wants to appear as a mediator in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, but at the same time pursues its own goals, SCMP writes. In this way, Beijing strengthens its position on the world stage and creates conditions for the promotion of its economic and geopolitical interests.

TNI: Moscow will increase the production of Su-57 and increase the production of UAVs

Russia is expanding production of fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighters, writes TNI. At the same time, it can shift the focus of its military aviation, making a larger fleet of unmanned systems a priority. This raises questions about the future strategy of air combat.

A fighter with a speed of Mach 5? Along with the PAK DA strategic bomber, it may turn out to be the most technically advanced aircraft capable of going into near space. It sounds amazing, but this fighter may remain on the drawing board, the author notes.

infoBRICS debunked rumors about Serbia's deal with France to send 36 MiG-29s to Kiev

infoBRICS columnist Drago Bosnich denies rumors that Belgrade allegedly agreed to send 36 MiG-29 fighters to Kiev in exchange for a discount on French Rafale. He calls the idea itself ridiculous: Serbia simply does not have so many planes — and the population will not understand.

It is known that the famous American Raptor plays the role of a platform for testing technologies that can then be applied in the innovative program of the promising sixth-generation NGAD combat aircraft. Perhaps this is due to the fact that an unknown optoelectronic container was spotted on the F-22 Raptor fighter.

Military expert Koshkin: there is a possibility of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees in winter

The air defense forces of Ukraine are unable to protect the country's energy infrastructure, since Western financial assistance does not reach the army in full, and it is difficult to integrate existing equipment into a single system. This was stated on September 3 in an interview with Izvestia by the head of the Department of Political Analysis and Socio-Psychological Processes of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, military expert Andrey Koshkin.

Reuters: The United States may send long-range JASSM missiles to Kiev in the fall

The United States is close to an agreement on the transfer of AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) air-to-surface missiles to Ukraine. This is reported by the Reuters news agency. Most likely, an F-16 fighter jet will be used as a carrier for the product. What is known about the JASSM missiles, what they are for Ukraine and what means of air defense the Russian military will be able to shoot them down - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Defense enterprises began to minimize their participation in the work on the state defense order (GOZ). In order to stop the confusion and vacillation, the FAS of the Russian Federation has prepared amendments obliging them to participate in all defense tenders. Mashnews figured out what the obligation for defense industry enterprises would lead to.