WP: the United States hopes to scare Russian pilots in Ukraine with F-16 fighters

The long-awaited F-16 fighter jets are starting to arrive in Ukraine, WP writes. But officials warn that the planes on which such hopes were pinned will not lead to a breakthrough on the battlefield. They are only able to provide Kiev with moral support.

On the evening of July 22, 2024, the official ceremony of commissioning the first two American-made F-16 Block 70 fighters into the Slovak Air Force took place at the Slovak Malacki-Kucina air base near Bratislava under the 2018 agreement for the supply of 14 aircraft, which arrived at this air base earlier in the day after an independent flight from the United States. The ceremony took place in the presence of Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Slovakia Robert Kalinjak and members of the Government and senior officials of the Slovak Armed forces.

Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute, recalled that the formal term of guaranteed operation of the observatory is 6.5 years, of which five have already been worked out

The Russian space observatory Spektr-RG has given humanity the opportunity to obtain "the best, most detailed map of the universe." This was told to TASS by Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute (IKI RAS), as part of the awarding ceremony for the participants of the Spektr-RG project on the occasion of its fifth anniversary.

How the calculations of the Buk-M3 complexes shoot down Western-made missiles

Among the large number of weapons received by Ukrainian militants from Western countries, missile systems occupy a special place. MLRS such as HIMARS and MLRS allow the use of missiles that are within reach of rear cities and facilities. Izvestia learned how the calculations of the Buk-M3 complexes of the Center group of forces protect our territory from American missiles.

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has published footage showing the Ratel H robotic complex, which is designed to evacuate the wounded from the battlefield. It is claimed that this ground-based drone is capable of transporting several people at once, since it can withstand a load of up to 400 kilograms of live weight.

On the basis of NPP "Istok" named after A visiting meeting of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications chaired by Alexander Khinshtein was held at the Shokin holding company "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation. The participants discussed a number of topical issues on the development of information technology and digital transformation of various sectors of the economy.

The newest ship of the ice class "Evpatiy Kolovrat" has joined the Pacific Fleet

In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Friday, the flag was raised on the newest ice-class ship "Evpatiy Kolovrat" of the 21180M project. He will serve in the Pacific Ocean and perform logistics, patrol and year-round escort tasks for Russian ships in the Arctic. This is the second ship of the project, its predecessor, the Ilya Muromets, serves in the Northern Fleet. Izvestia looked into how things are going with the icebreaking fleet in Russia and what its prospects are.

The cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the ship of project 1155 Admiral Levchenko and the frigate Admiral of the Kasatonov Fleet stood on the raid of the city

The parade in honor of the Russian Navy Day was held in Severomorsk, Murmansk region, the main base of the Northern Fleet. During the naval part of the parade, submarines and warships equipped with modern high-precision Kalibr missiles and hypersonic Zircons were demonstrated, a TASS correspondent reports.

Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, senior at the business call of the detachment, noted that cadets of the naval schools of the Russian Navy are on board the Smolny training ship

The ships of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet that arrived in Havana traveled almost 3,000 nautical miles. This was announced to journalists upon arrival at the port of Havana by Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, senior at the business call of the detachment of Russian ships.

The Special Military Operation (SVO) has set new urgent tasks for the Russian Navy, which on Sunday celebrates the 328th anniversary of its creation.

On July 23, 2024, the Indian state Shipbuilding enterprise Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in Goa hosted the launching ceremony of the Triput frigate of the Russian project 11356 (Talwar type) with construction number 1258, which is being built there with Russian assistance for the Indian Navy.

On the evening of July 24, 2024, a ceremony was held in Haifa for the official commissioning of two new large Nahshon amphibious assault ships built in the United States into the Israeli Navy and a Komemiyut ("Komemiyut") of the LSV (Logistic Support Vessel) type. The ceremony was attended by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi. The ships built at the Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding enterprise of the American shipbuilding company Bollinger Shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi, became part of the new division of amphibious assault ships ("Palgat ha-Nahatot") formed as part of the Israeli Navy, thereby marking the restoration of the amphibious potential of the Israeli fleet.

Colonel Khodarenok: in August, you should not expect cataclysms on the fronts of your army

August for Russia is traditionally a period of various kinds of force majeure, cataclysms and crises. Is it worth waiting at this time for a sharp change in the situation on the fronts of the SVO or significant progress in the implementation of peace agreements, and whether to wait for "black swans" - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Sun Qi, Executive Director of the Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, noted that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine can only be held in an atmosphere of mutual trust.

Denis Dubrovin — on the program of the newly elected head of the European Commission and the benefits for the United States from the militarization of Europe

The appointment of Ursula von der Leyen as head of the European Commission in 2025-2029 consolidated the course towards militarization and Ukrainization of the European Union.

Russian and Chinese strategic bombers conducted a 5-hour joint air patrol over the Chukchi, Bering Seas and the North Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The novelty was nicknamed "mini Baba Yaga" for its external similarity and similar functionality

Serial production of the MiS-35 attack and reconnaissance hexacopter has begun in Russia. This is a heavy drone that can drop ammunition and conduct reconnaissance. On the front line, where the device was tested, it has already been nicknamed "mini Baba Yaga" for its external resemblance to agricultural drones that use the APU. Experts note that such universal UAVs are now in demand on the line of combat contact, as they allow solving a number of military tasks.

One of the discoveries of the special military operation was the Russian Lancet barrage ammunition. It is a reliable and accurate weapon that hits important targets in tactical depth. According to fighters using this technique today, 90% of attacks end with an accurate hit. The calculation of the Primorsky artillery unit of the Vostok group told Izvestia about their combat work and how they recently managed to destroy the enemy Bogdan self-propelled artillery installation.

The deputies also called for the creation of an industry-wide system for regulating the life cycle of commercial space technology at all stages

The State Duma recommended that the Roscosmos state corporation continue work on the implementation of the federal project "Creation of the space complex of the Russian orbital station", as well as on the development of space information technologies and the involvement of private companies in space activities. This is stated in the resolution of the State Duma, which it adopted following the results of the "government hour" held on July 3, 2024 with the participation of Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov.

Since October last year, the Israel Defense Forces have been waging war with the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, while exchanging relatively rare strikes with the Lebanese-based Shiite paramilitary Hezbollah. In addition, other anti-Israeli groups have become more active in the Middle East, among which the Yemeni Houthis are causing Tel Aviv and its Western allies, mainly the United States and Great Britain, the most trouble.