The conflict in Ukraine has brought to a new level the use of unmanned aerial vehicles of both air and sea of various types. Both sides are actively using them and are working on the development of new and improvement of existing drones.

Former first Deputy Chairman of VTB Andrey Puchkov has been appointed General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation reported.

One of the suppliers will be the European consortium Urenco, headquartered in London, said the head of the Ministry of Energy of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps

The UK will be able to provide Ukraine with 192 million pounds (about $ 244 million) for the purchase of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants, including from British companies. The head of the Ministry of Energy of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps told Reuters during his visit to Kiev.

Rosatom State Corporation has started the main stage of the construction of the Paks-2 NPP in Hungary. This was reported in the press service of the company.

Nigeria, whose authorities claim to dominate the Sahel region, actively buys military equipment on the world market. In particular, Russian Mi-35 helicopters are being supplied (the last known shipment took place at the end of July) and Chinese artillery.

Ukraine should not risk Western tanks, letting them break through the Russian defense, writes Newsweek. According to military experts, it is much more reasonable to sacrifice the old Soviet T-64. The "best" vehicles from the allies should be protected from enemy minefields and left in reserve — just in case.

Domestic T-62M tanks can rightfully be called legendary - they participated in an international mission in Afghanistan, fought during the Second anti-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, forced Georgia to peace, were involved in Syria and Libya. Finally, such vehicles were sent to perform tasks in a special military operation. Thanks to the experience gained, their next revision was carried out.

Fire, armor and maneuver were embodied in the most massive modern tank T-72 "Ural", which forms the basis of the ground forces of dozens of countries. Only at Uralvagonzavod, which is now part of the Rostec State Corporation, more than 20 thousand "seventy-twos" of various modifications were produced.

The Kalashnikov Concern presented a new modification of the Cape camouflage system, which interested Spanish military journalists.

Now, in the zone of the special operation, the Russian air defense forces practically do not work on large air targets, such as airplanes and helicopters, due to the fact that the Ukrainian Air Forces have almost none left. But this does not mean that our anti-aircraft gunners can relax. Rather, on the contrary, the saturation of the sky with enemy UAVs of various types, including small-sized ones, makes our sky defenders work even more strenuously.

This happened four days after the crash of the Russian Luna-25

The journey from Earth to the Moon at Chandrayaan-3 took about 40 days On Wednesday, August 23, the Indian automatic interplanetary station (AMS) Chandrayaan-3 made a successful landing on the surface of the Moon. The live broadcast of the descent was conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization. You can watch it on YouTube.

India has literally burst into a small club of powers with technologies for space exploration. Moreover, they did not bother with trifles in New Delhi and immediately began implementing one of the most difficult projects in the history of the entire world cosmonautics, launching the first lunar mission "Chandrayan-1" in 2008.

This is the first soft landing on another celestial body for India, which became the fourth country that was able to implement such a thing on an Earth satellite. In addition, this is the first landing in the circumpolar region of Selenium, where the soil is rich in water ice.

The researchers also expect to test a laser optical communication terminal on the Russian space station

The National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCFM) plans to conduct scientific experiments using the capabilities of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which will speed up technology transfer. The research will concern the impact of space processes on living systems, as well as laser space communications and quantum technologies, Scientific director of the NCFM Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev told reporters on the sidelines of the Technoprom forum.

On August 17, 2023, at the 22nd Helicopter Aviation Base (22. Základna vrtulníkového letectva) of the Czech Air Force in Namesht-nad-Oslava near Brno, an official ceremony was held for the commissioning of the first two Bell AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters purchased by the Czech Republic in the USA of a new construction (Czech tail numbers "0486" and "0487"). The ceremony was attended by Czech Defense Minister Jana Chernokhova and the Czech military leadership.

The Polish Ministry of Defense announced the presentation of the first pair of South Korean-made FA-50GF light combat aircraft delivered to the country on August 21 at the Minsk-Mazowiecki airbase.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the development of a Ukrainian version of the Lancet kamikaze drone called Perun, the project is currently being scaled, RIA Novosti reports.

Zelensky asked Finland for the F-18, but Ukraine does not have the necessary conditions for them

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky asked Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to hand over F-18 fighters to Kiev, which Helsinki is decommissioning. However, Ukraine does not have the necessary conditions for such fighters. This was stated by retired military expert Colonel Viktor Litovkin in an interview with Izvestia on August 23.

Helsinki is decommissioning these fighters

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky asked Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to hand over to the Ukrainian armed forces the fourth-generation F-18 (Hornet) fighters, which Helsinki is decommissioning.

The crew of the Russian fighter identified the aerial target as a P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported

The Russian MiG-29 fighter took to the air because of the approach of the Norwegian Air Force P-8A Poseidon to the state border of the Russian Federation. This was reported to journalists at the National Center for Defense Management (NCMS) of the Russian Federation.