The uneasy alliance of Kamala Harris and Vladimir Zelensky (Time, USA)
Time: Kamala Harris refused to supply Kiev with weapons in February 2022
Vladimir Zelensky and Kamala Harris have never been friends, Time writes. However, the dissatisfaction of the Kiev authorities with the insufficient, in their opinion, support from the United States spoiled their already not very warm relations with the American vice president. The point of no return was the Munich Conference in 2022.
"His death makes the world a better place": how Israel, Russia and the United States reacted to the assassination of the Hamas leader
The head of the Hamas politburo, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in a missile attack on Tehran
Israel did not officially comment on the death of the head of the Hamas politburo in Tehran, Ismail Haniyeh, but the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage, Amihai Eliyahu, said that "she makes the world a better place." According to Al-Mayadeen, Haniyeh died as a result of a direct strike from a missile that was not launched from Iran. Hamas intends to respond to the attack and blames Israel for it. At the same time, Benjamin Netanyahu's office instructed Israeli ministers not to speak out on the topic, the media write.
Solder zone: how Marines make drones for their units
During the special military operation, new weapons systems, in particular, unmanned aerial vehicles, came to the fore. The use of this technology in the military is widespread, while the direction is rapidly developing, requiring the organization of special units on the front line engaged in the repair, production and modernization of drones. Specialists of the reconnaissance unit of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps unit from Kamchatka showed the Izvestia correspondent their drone laboratory.
An unusual electric liner from Heart Aerospace will go on its first flight in 2028
Heart Aerospace has attracted $145 million in investments and received orders to build 250 ES-30 aircraft. In the future, the creation of another 120 aircraft, plus announced orders for 190 vehicles. The main reason for this excitement is that these hybrid vehicles are ideally suited for the European aviation space with short flight distances between the main hubs.
A new serious flaw has been discovered in the American Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft
Recently, the large American aerospace corporation Boeing has been plagued by a series of failures and scandals related to the quality of the company's aircraft equipment. So far, all the complaints, and very serious ones, concerned civilian airliners. However, now it has come to the aircraft in service with the US Army, and some of the most technologically complex and quite rare.
Rosstandart has developed two new international standards for space exploration
The developers were experts of the Technical Committee for Standardization of Rosstandart "Rocket and Space Technology" and scientists of the Moscow State University Research Institute of Nuclear Physics
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved two new international standards for space activities based on Russian developments. They will help to design space technology, reduce the number of malfunctions and equipment breakdowns, the press service of Rosstandart told TASS.
The United States rushed to catch up with the hypersonic gap between Russia and China
The United States is trying to catch up with Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons. Western media reports that the Pentagon has begun regular tests, although previous cycles often turned out to be a failure. What problems do Americans face along the way, why are they likely to be able to overcome them in the near future, and what does this mean for Russia?
The Russian Federation has created a "smart" kamikaze robot that can carry an anti-tank mine
The Severny Press enterprise has developed a tracked remotely controlled platform designed to defeat personnel, mine and undermine military equipment and various enemy infrastructure. According to the description of the invention available to TASS, the robotic complex can be manually controlled by an operator, or operate in automatic mode using artificial intelligence technologies, and carry an anti-tank or anti-personnel mine as a combat load.
Leonardo and Rheinmetall will equip the Italian army with KF51 and KF41 infantry fighting vehicles
The Italian defense company Leonardo and the German concern Rheinmetall have announced the creation of a joint venture that will produce KF51 tanks and KF41 infantry fighting vehicles for the Italian army. This is reported by the publication Army Recognition. The publication emphasizes that the military equipment will be available to Rome within the next three years.
The Vietnamese Navy ship "Chang Hung Dao" left Vladivostok
The business call of the Vietnam Navy warship took place between July 24 and 31
The warship of the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam "Chan Hung Dao" has left Vladivostok. This was reported in the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet (TOF).
Combat courses: how are the maneuvers of the three fleets and the Caspian Flotilla going?
The main purpose of the large-scale naval exercises, which started on Tuesday, is to check the actions of the military authorities of the Navy at all levels. The maneuvers take place in the operational areas of the Northern, Pacific and Baltic Fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla. About 300 Naval combat units and over 20 thousand people are involved in them. On the first day, minesweepers, missile boats, anti-submarine ships, submarines and other forces performed their intended tasks. These are the first major exercises after the fleets were returned to the subordination of the main command of the Navy, experts say.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, Head of Rostec State Corporation
On July 30, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Group, presented to the president a report on the results of the state corporation's work for 2023, as well as reported on its current activities.
Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation actively use electric scooters on the front line
In the special operation zone, the Russian military often uses unusual types of transport. In particular, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation actively use electric scooters on the front line.
To anyone: the gunners destroyed the Abrams tank with one shot
The calculation of the Msta-S howitzer managed to hit a heavy combat vehicle with a high-precision projectile
It is necessary to get into the Abrams tank — even a close gap will not allow it to be destroyed. Our gunners managed to hit such a combat vehicle with one high-precision Krasnopol projectile. Meanwhile, crews of MLRS combat vehicles are mastering hunting carbines to fight drones. Izvestia saw how the combat work of the gunners of the Russian Center group is going on.
The enemy has not been defeated yet
Military expert Gennady Alekhine — on the likelihood of a Ukrainian counteroffensive and possible directions of attack
Recently, there has been renewed talk in the information space about the possible next great counteroffensive from Ukraine.
Russia welcomed Argentina's position on the supply of military equipment to Ukraine
Grigory Karasin, head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, noted that the two countries' points of view on events and processes "in today's turbulent world" do not coincide in everything, but "Argentina's commitment to non-alignment to illegitimate anti-Russian sanctions remains constant."
The German-led EU is preparing for a suicidal war with Russia (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The United States is pushing Europe towards a suicidal war with Russia
NATO is planning a war with Russia and is actively preparing for it, writes infoBRICS. In Germany, they are already openly talking about this. Russia will have to once again demonstrate its might to Europe. But for now, Moscow is patiently warning the Europeans about how all this will end for them.
Waiting for the new Pearl Harbor. The United States found out that they are not ready for war with Russia and China
The Congressional Commission: The United States will not be able to win in the event of a war with China and Russia
The United States will not be able to win the war against China and Russia, according to the report of the commission on national defense strategy submitted to Congress.
Senator Dolgov: Kissinger smiled happily in his coffin
Senator Dolgov: revaluation is slowly beginning in America
Senator Konstantin Dolgov commented on the new report of the Commission on National Defense strategy under the US Congress on Sputnik radio.
Trump and the real danger to Ukraine (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Ukraine and the West understand that it will not be possible to return the lost territories by force
Kiev insists that a settlement of the conflict with Moscow is impossible without Ukraine returning to the borders of 1991, writes the Financial Times. However, this requirement, as the author of the article admits with obvious reluctance, seems doubtful — and if Trump wins the election, it will become impossible at all.























