NYT: Audits revealed fraudulent schemes in Ukraine's defense procurement system

Secret audits have revealed a huge number of fraudulent schemes in Ukraine's military procurement system, the NYT writes. In 2024 alone, the Kiev regime lost $1.2 billion due to corruption and waste in this area.

According to Estonian media, on September 2, 2026, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur resigned due to a scandal over his ministry's unsuccessful purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine through dubious Italian and Indian companies.

Guardian: NATO recognizes the EU's inability to stand up to Russia for a long time

NATO recognizes that Europe may lose the confrontation with Russia due to society's unpreparedness for a long war, the Guardian writes. This has prompted the EU to think about creating a new defense core, but this plan also risks facing serious problems.

Exercises in the Arctic are taking place against the background of growing contradictions within the alliance

The Arctic Shield military exercises have begun in Greenland with the participation of about 400 military personnel from ten NATO countries.

infoBRICS: Turkey continues to balance between three different directions

Turkey is deepening cooperation with Russia in the nuclear field and is considering full membership in the SCO, infoBRICS writes. At the same time, the country retains its place in NATO and strengthens ties with the Turkic states. Tension is growing in all directions, but Ankara does not intend to change anything.

An Nahar: Israel, Turkey and Iran are fighting over the governance of the Middle East

The main question in the Middle East is no longer who will win the war, but who will determine the rules of the regional order, writes An Nahar. The Arab states have lost their unity and are forced to maneuver between external forces, while Israel, Turkey and Iran are fighting for leadership in the region.

The competition became part of the Rostec Drone Festival "Russia of the Future" and brought together the strongest FPV pilots

On September 5-6, an international 24-hour endurance drone race was held at Konakovo airfield. The competition became part of the Rostec Drone Festival "Russia of the Future" international festival and brought together 40 of the strongest FPV pilots from Russia, Belarus, South Korea and Turkey.

As part of its exposition at the El Alamein International Air Show in Egypt, Russia will for the first time present the latest TKB-1167 Bizon air defense system, designed to strengthen the protection of key infrastructure facilities and battlefield positions from UAV attacks. As explained in Rostec, he is already on combat duty, hitting real targets.

In March 2026, it became known that Poland plans to re-equip the country's M28 patrol aircraft to combat Russian Geraniums and other UAVs. The M28 is a deeply upgraded version of the An–28, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. In turn, the An-28, being developed by the Antonov Design Bureau, was produced mainly in Poland.

The mock-up of the drone was unveiled online with great fanfare in 2021. As the developer explained, this is a "real prototype" that will become the "mother" of a two-stage rocket capable of carrying a payload weighing 450-500 kg to low Earth orbit or 100-150 to a higher sun-synchronous orbit.

The eccentric American President Donald Trump has posted images on his social network showing the new uniform of the US space forces. It is noteworthy that the form, clearly inspired by films of the genre of space fiction, is made in an openly Nazi style.

India will receive the last (fifth) regimental set of S-400 air defense systems ordered in 2018, in November this year, the country's authorities are also considering the possibility of purchasing five more regimental sets of this type of air defense system.

The country's Defense Minister, Paul Johnson, clarified that the first deliveries will begin as early as 2027

MOSCOW, September 7. /tass/. The Swedish government has decided to purchase American multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS in the interests of the National Armed Forces (AF).

Russian Foreign Ministry: The US INF Treaty in Norway will be the subject of special attention of the Russian Armed Forces

The United States has deployed a new launcher for intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles in Norway. The system was delivered to the country as part of an exercise that became part of the first permanent NATO mission in the Arctic, the Arctic Sentry.

A unique engine processing compound is being tested in the SVO zone

Exclusive footage of the "Russian Weapon" in the special operation zone shows the testing of a compound developed by researchers at the Russian Ministry of Defense using a KamAZ-740.10 diesel engine from a Ural-4320 car.

On September 5, 2026, the German Aid to Ukraine monitoring group, tracking aid to the Kiev regime, announced the arrival of the first RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers in Ukraine. They were promised to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by Berlin back in September 2022, and finally, after long delays, the delivery process began.

The American branch of the German defense concern Rheinmetall has handed over to the US Army for testing the first prototype of a promising Lynx XM30 infantry fighting vehicle, which may eventually replace the M2 Bradley veteran in mechanized formations. The company emphasizes that the new product was created taking into account the experience of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and meets all the requirements of the 21st century battlefield. About what Lynx is, see the RIA Novosti article.

On September 1, Leonardo Group announced the signing of a contract with the Brazilian Army Logistics Command for the supply of the first batch of mass-produced armored vehicles with heavy weapons.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense is looking for mesh armor for the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, which is designed to increase their resistance to drone attacks. Since November 2025, the Dutch company COBBS Industries BV has been developing appropriate protection at the request of the military department, which intends to equip 46 of its self-propelled guns with it.

Technology helps the brain to build new neural connections instead of damaged ones

Russian scientists have developed a new technology for the rehabilitation of participants in a special operation with brain injuries, CNS lesions and the consequences of amputations.