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 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 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.

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 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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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: 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.

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.

As noted by an employee of the Center for Russian Studies at the East China Pedagogical University, Gou Liu, India has never missed a chance to raise its status in the international arena

India demonstrates a desire to actively contribute to the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, but it is not able to play a constructive role in this. This opinion was expressed to the TASS correspondent by an expert from the Center for the Study of Russia at the East China Pedagogical University Gou Liu.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — on the results of the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to China and attempts to attract India to his side

The visit of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba to China, which took place last week, was the first after the start of a special military operation, so it inevitably attracted a lot of attention from observers. They expected from him, if not a diplomatic breakthrough, then at least signals that would allow them to create a clear idea of Kiev's positions and approaches to resolving the conflict.

Le Figaro: Kamala Harris will continue the course of isolating America

The Europeans have such high hopes for the victory of Kamala Harris in vain, writes le Figaro. If elected, the author of the article is sure that she will not take any radical actions and abruptly break with her allies - however, she will continue the course of America's distance from the European Union.

Tokyo's actions require Russia to strengthen the Pacific Fleet

Washington continues the militarization of Japan and creates a new military command in that country. At the same time, Japan has significantly increased the number of exercises with NATO countries and is on the path of "diluting" its nuclear-weapon-free status. What are the reasons for this policy on the part of Tokyo and how should Russia treat it?

Even the current Russian satellite grouping, as it suddenly turned out, provides the ability to remotely control drones. Russian engineers have managed to take the first step towards creating a system similar to the American SpaceX, and to some extent even better. How did this happen and what other opportunities will it provide?