infoBRICS: Austria supported sanctions against Russia due to external pressure

Austria is considered a neutral state, but has joined the sanctions against Russia, infoBRICS writes. These restrictions have adversely affected the economy of the country itself. Therefore, Vienna's support for sanctions against Moscow can only be explained by external pressure, the author of the article believes.

Al Ittihad: if Trump wins, US policy on Ukraine will change dramatically

Zelensky's statement about Russia's possible participation in the next conflict resolution conference is an important change in Ukraine's position, writes Al Ittihad. Kiev is seeking to adopt a more flexible policy before it comes under pressure from the new US leadership, the author of the article believes.

An officer of the Polish army, a military expert, currently serving as head of the National Security Bureau, Jacek Severa, spoke about Warsaw's plans to create the "largest and most powerful" army among European NATO countries. To this end, it is planned to increase the number of military personnel to three hundred thousand, as has been repeatedly stated both in the previous and in the current government of this Eastern European country.

Russian experts emphasize that the ISS is not so bad. The station's structures themselves are still strong, Western experts agree. But everything is bad inside. There are more and more breakdowns, the further astronauts go, the more time they spend not on research, but on repairs. And, of course, using part of the ISS nodes for future construction is the right decision. But no.

Boeing Corporation has been sharply criticized by the NASA supervisory authority. The American agency's questions are not caused by the long—suffering Starliner ship stuck in orbit, but by the development of a more powerful version of the Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket - Block 1B.

Gumich company has developed a universal tracked platform "Impulse"

Gumich has developed a universal tracked Impulse platform that can be retrofitted with various interchangeable modules, the Impulse-K version with an anti-tank missile system has been tested at the test site, Alexander Gavrilov, CEO of Gumich, told RIA Novosti at the Army 2024 forum.

Heavy flamethrower systems (CBT), which are in service with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, are considered the most destructive non-nuclear weapon in the world. There are no analogues of these systems in the armies of other countries. CBT of the first modification has already proven itself well during a special military operation. It is almost impossible to hide from thermobaric rockets, except in a deep, completely isolated bunker.

The use of the competencies of enterprises of the military-industrial complex in medical instrumentation was discussed by specialized specialists within the framework of the business program of the Army-2024 forum, which was held in Kubinka near Moscow, the press service of the Shvabe holding reported on Thursday.

As the Media Club news agency reported, at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army 2024" JSC Nevsky Design Bureau (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) presented a new project for a support and support ship in the Arctic zone of the Ags5 ice class with a displacement of about 14,000 tons of project 15550 (cipher "Husky") for the Russian Navy. The model of the ship was presented at the USC stand.

The shipbuilding industry presented deep-sea vehicles and the first domestic jet skis

A number of marine novelties were presented at the Army-2024 forum, most of which were on the stand of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. Among the samples are a new corvette design, a mock—up of an autonomous deep-sea vehicle, an uninhabited underwater station and others. About new developments of shipbuilders for the Russian Navy — in the material of Izvestia.

As expected, the Peruvian Navy will receive a second AMP-157 Paita (BAP Paita) Makassar-class multipurpose amphibious helicopter dock ship in January 2025.

On August 9, the christening ceremony of the lead multipurpose frigate Tamandare took place at the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems - Estaleiro Brasil Sul enterprise in Itajai (Santa Catarina).

This year, the event takes place for only three days — from August 12 to 14, although earlier the organizers reported that the forum would last, as usual, a week. The first day was closed, on the second and third visitors could get on business tickets. In addition, dynamic displays of weapons, military and special equipment were not held at the Alabino training ground, and the aviation part of the forum at the Kubinka airfield was canceled.

On the final day of the Army-2024 forum, the head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk, summed up the results of the second day of the forum and announced the events for August 14.

In particular, among them are an unmanned boat and a remote-controlled turret

According to the results of the accelerator, the Era Foundation (part of the PSB group) selected eight developments in the field of military technologies that will receive funding to enter mass production. Among the developments are an unmanned boat, a remote-controlled turret, various drones and a drone detector, a TASS correspondent reports from the award ceremony at the Army forum.

Anatoly Garbuzov, Head of the capital's Department of Investment and Industrial Policy, noted that companies are introducing artificial intelligence, robotic lines and machine vision

Moscow factories are taking part in the international military-technical forum "Army-2024" along with various domestic and foreign manufacturers.

A large amount of humanitarian aid is coming from all Russian regions

There is still no solid front line in the Kursk region and the fighting is often maneuverable. Due to the losses, the enemy does not have the strength to form it.

Colonel Khodarenok: the result of the AFU operation near Kursk will be negative

The armed forces of the Russian Federation have been conducting defensive military operations on the territory of the Kursk region since August 6 and are preparing for an offensive operation to dislodge the enemy abroad. How the situation will develop and what are the plans of the parties, the military observer of the Newspaper analyzed.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

We are talking about readiness for the end of hostilities along the front line, said experts interviewed by the publication "Country"

Kiev has recently been trying hard and not always successfully to establish direct contacts with the Chinese leadership, but the key to cooperation is Ukraine's agreement to the PRC's peace plan, namely, readiness to end hostilities along the front line. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the publication "Country".

infoBRICS: American defense companies do not want to cooperate with Ukraine

American defense companies do not want to cooperate with Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. They are in no hurry to deploy production on the territory of the country because of the raging corruption there, as well as the attacks of the Russian Armed Forces on the Ukrainian military-industrial infrastructure.