Anti-aircraft artillery has not yet said the last word

Today, a serious problem arises before ground-based air defense: the enemy is able to achieve its oversaturation through the mass use of unmanned aerial vehicles (including very cheap and small-sized ones), as well as high-precision weapons (air-to-surface missiles and guided aerial bombs), a significant part of which can be launched from beyond the reach of even the most long-range anti-aircraft guided missiles.

Colonel Khodarenok: modern air defense systems simply shoot down S-200 APU missiles

On the night of August 25, over the territory of the Kaluga region, the S-200VM missile system (presumably 5B28) was hit in flight by anti-aircraft missile units of the VKS of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Why Kiev uses modified S-200 missiles to attack Russian targets and how Russian air defense systems shoot down such targets - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts: Russia's air defense needs a short-range defensive triad

A laser cannon was successfully tested in Russia. It is noted that with the help of the installation, it is possible to hit drones of both aircraft and quadrocopter type. What are the features of such developments, how are similar tasks solved in other countries and how can lasers simplify the protection of residential areas from possible enemy attacks?

It would be a mistake to assume that if an Indian station has already landed on the Moon, then there is no sense in a new mission nearby. The Earth's natural satellite will still present us with a huge number of different surprises.

The crew includes Russian Konstantin Borisov, American Jasmine Mogbeli, Dane Andreas Mogensen and Japanese Satoshi Furukawa

TASS-DOSSIER. On August 26, 2023, at 10:27 Moscow time, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a Crew Dragon manned spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome (Florida, USA).

Roscosmos Executive Director Krikalev: many ISS systems need to be changed

The International Space Station (ISS) was and remains one of the most ambitious projects in the history of mankind. On his birthday, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs, Sergey Krikalev, told the newspaper.Ru", how Russia and the USA interact on the project in conditions of political tension, why the station works after the end of the warranty period and how to deal with cracks that appear for unknown reasons.

To avoid layoffs, employees will be transferred to subsidiaries, sources claim

Roscosmos is considering the possibility of reducing the staff of the central office from 600 to 300 people, sources told Izvestia. This is due to the difficulties of forming a wage fund.

On August 21, 2023, a public presentation of the first two FA-50GF Fighting Eagle light combat (combat training) aircraft produced by the South Korean aircraft corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) received by the Polish Air Force took place at the Minsk-Mazowiecki Polish airfield.

Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, also stressed that the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is due, among other things, to the fact that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are now receiving everything necessary for successful combat operations.

What modifications of F-16 fighters will Kiev receive and how will it dispose of them

Several European countries have announced their decision to supply Ukraine with multi-purpose F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Fighting Falcon") fighters.

Russian Lancet kamikaze drones, named in Kiev as one of the biggest dangers for the Ukrainian army, have received mobile launchers. Judging by the video distributed on Russian and Ukrainian resources, the catapult for the UAV was placed in a passenger trailer.

How interceptor planes gained weight to fight high-altitude bombers

According to the results of air battles during a special military operation, the Su-35S and MiG-31, belonging to the heavy class, are the most effective fighters. Their maximum take–off weight exceeds 30 tons, the power plant is represented by a pair of dual-circuit turbojet engines with an afterburner, the main armament is air-to-air missiles with a range of up to 300 km.

United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) held a panel discussion on the prospects of using hybrid and power plants in unmanned aircraft systems as part of the business program of the Technoprom International Technological Development Forum in Novosibirsk.

The authorities of Niger have signed a document allowing the troops of Mali and Burkina Faso to enter the country in case of foreign aggression, the France24 TV channel said.

The US decided to help Japan and South Korea "heal the wounds," writes Donya-e Eqtesad. Joe Biden invited Fumio Kishida and Yun Sok to the residence where Jimmy Carter once reconciled the leaders of Egypt and Israel. But the reason for this is not virtue at all, but America's fear of China and North Korea.

The former Empire wisely tames its warlike spirit

Spain has a rich military history, though not very victorious. It is enough to recall the Invincible armada, which was defeated not even by the British fleet (it simply did not exist then), but by a "team of pirates" led by Francis Drake.

The use of a large airborne assault requires a large fleet of military transport aircraft. With its loss, such maneuvers became impossible in all European countries. Against this background, Paris decided to show its ability to conduct such operations.

The largest Polish military institution – the Academy of Military Arts – was attacked by a hacker group CyberTriad, reports Onet. Its targets are NATO and Ukraine. The traces of the group, according to the former head of the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service, General Peter Pytel, lead to Russia. But there is no direct evidence.

The European Union will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, despite the record rates of bankruptcy of enterprises, representatives of the bloc said in an interview with Press TV. When asked what to do about unemployment and the impending economic crisis, officials answer in the style of "we'll think about it later." This approach is already yielding its deplorable results.

According to the newspaper, United States officials believe that "strategic patience remains the best weapon" against Russia

U.S. officials criticize Kiev for conducting a counteroffensive and do not expect it to make great military successes in 2023, but do not seek a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. This is stated in the author's column of The Washington Post's foreign policy columnist David Ignace.