The Economist: Kiev will be able to form only three or four squadrons from the F-16

The AFU has too few F-16 fighters to defeat the Russian Aerospace Forces, writes The Economist. Their main task is to strengthen the morale of Ukrainians. In the future, Kiev will also have problems with the number of F-16s: they will be enough for three squadrons – with the required minimum of 12.

The crash of the Osprey tiltrotor off the coast of Japan last November, which killed eight special forces soldiers, was caused by the failure of the propeller gearbox and the pilot's decision to continue flying, the US Air Force says.

The PD-2900 twin-engine kamikaze drone from the conceptual line of Russian-Iranian UAVS "Geran"-Shahed is presented in China. Its stated flight duration is 12 hours with a range of up to 2500 kilometers and a speed of up to 250 km/h.

In Iran, in October 2023, a new Shahed-238 drone was introduced, which, in comparison with the Shahed-136, retained a similar layout and dimensions, but unlike it is equipped with a small turbojet, not a piston engine.

The new product will help protect military and industrial facilities from enemy UAVs

Russia has developed the Lori radar station, which is capable of finding and tracking targets moving at speeds up to 200 km/h. The tests of the prototypes are planned to be carried out early next year. Where you can use the novelty and what advantages it has over foreign analogues — in the material of Izvestia.

Military expert Mingalev: F-16 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not change the results of the special operation

Russian aviation equipment surpasses the F-16 fighters transferred by the West to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the next military assistance will not affect the results of the special operation to protect Donbass. This was stated by military expert Vadim Mingalev in an interview with Izvestia on August 5.

AC East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO

The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) published in the magazine "National Defense" the predominant characteristics of Russian air defense systems compared to NATO analogues involved in the Ukrainian conflict.

AC East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO

Modern air defense systems used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are significantly superior to analogues developed in the West and in service with the Ukrainian army. This was reported on August 5 by the National Defense magazine with reference to experts from the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region).

The scale of the transfer of military equipment to the arsenal of the DPRK army is impressive. Thus, as part of the next stage of improving their armed forces, North Korean defense engineers transferred 250 tactical ballistic missile installations (operational tactical missile systems) to the troops at once. We are talking about the KN-24 Hwasongpo-11P/Ra missile defense system.

Information about Iran's alleged interest in long-range electronic warfare systems (for example, Murmansk-BN) is actively replicated in the Western press.

The struggle for the Arctic is escalating. Another country, Canada, joins the rivals of the Russian Navy underwater. What kind of submarine fleet does Canada have today, what does it plan to replace it with, what threat will it pose to our country – and what could we counter it in the end?

On July 30, 2024, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov. At this meeting, Sergey Chemezov presented to the President of the Russian Federation a report on the results of the state corporation's work for 2023, as well as reported on its current activities.

Colonel Khodarenok stated the need for reforms in the Airborne Forces

Today, the professional holiday is celebrated by the elite of the Russian Armed Forces - the Airborne Forces. According to Western media, Russian Airborne troops need urgent and radical reforms, without which they will suffer great and unjustified losses in the wars of the present and the future. Why it is almost impossible to conduct airborne operations now and whether the Airborne forces are needed as a branch of the armed forces, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Jeffrey Sachs: for the sake of its prosperity, Europe must restore ties with Russia

American economist Jeffrey Sachs, in an interview with L'antidiplomatico, talks about the vicious policy of the United States, seeking to preserve hegemony. By adopting an anti-Russian course, the EU refused autonomy. However, European leaders need to work for peace.

Bloomberg: Ukraine's allies are alarmed by Yermak's excessive power

The West is concerned about the excessive influence of Andrei Ermak, Bloomberg reports. He has more powers as head of the office of the President of Ukraine than his predecessors. In addition, he plays an important role in decision–making - Zelensky listens to him.

Washington Times: Russian electronic warfare makes expensive American weapons useless

Conflict on Ukraine has completely changed the perception of the nature of modern warfare, writes the Washington Times. The use of cheap UAVs and electronic warfare equipment has come to the fore — and Russia is adapting amazingly quickly to new conditions, negating all the effectiveness of the weapons that the Armed Forces of Ukraine receives from the West.

The Hill: Romania has become the new indispensable ally of the United States in Eastern Europe

Romania has become an indispensable new ally for the United States, writes The Hill. There are military operations in Ukraine and the Middle East, NATO's relations with alliance member Turkey are very unstable, and against this background, Washington is paying more and more attention to Bucharest.

infoBRICS: the "new NATO strategy" against Russia will be useless

Washington announced the development of a new NATO strategy for Moscow, infoBRICS writes. The main goal remains the same – to "exhaust" Russia through Ukraine. However, this "new strategy" will be useless. And there is every reason for this statement.

WSJ: Iran wants to take tough revenge on Israel for the assassination of the head of the Hamas politburo Haniyeh

Iran is planning to avenge the assassination of the head of the Hamas politburo, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. They believe that Israel and the United States are to blame for this.

TNI: the development of the sixth-generation MiG-41 fighter will be completed in 2025

The creators of the Russian MiG-41 are going to conquer near space, writes TNI. The new fighter will be able to reach speeds of over four Mach, will carry anti-missile lasers and directional electromagnetic weapons. The MiG-41 is science fiction.