infoBRICS: America's recent tests of hypersonic weapons ended in failure

America's recent tests of hypersonic weapons have become another failure, writes infoBRICS. The United States is hopelessly lagging behind in this area, and Russia remains the only power with hypersonic weapons at the tactical, operational, strategic and doctrinal levels.

A new ground-based drone has entered the special operation zone

Volunteers delivered an unmanned rover "Cricket" to the units operating in the SVO zone. Such platforms are used for the evacuation of the wounded and the delivery of goods to the front line. The main feature of the model is that its route can be programmed.

At the recently held Army-2024 exhibition, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation presented the 2C40 Phlox system, which drew close attention from Western experts.

On the margins of the recently held Army 2024 exhibition, among other novelties presented to the general public, the T-90M "Breakthrough" tank, equipped with a mine trawl, appeared.

Recently, the Brazilian army received the first Centauro II 8x8 armored vehicle, which is classified as a "tank destroyer". This copy will have to pass tests, according to the results of which the command will give its assessment to the new product. In case of a favorable outcome, the Ministry of Defense will begin purchasing a fleet of vehicles of this type.

New nuclear power plants will ensure Russia's economic growth for decades

Rosatom, which in recent years has built nuclear power plants mainly abroad, is expanding its view of the Russian market. The company plans to build 11 new nuclear power plants in Russia. And this is not taking into account the replacement of several old nuclear power plants. Why does Russia need new nuclear power plants and how can they surprise the world?

Newsweek: NATO is strengthening its presence in the Arctic region as opposed to Russia

British F-35B stealth fighters have arrived in Iceland to patrol the country's airspace, Newsweek writes. NATO does not hide that this is part of a plan to strengthen the alliance's presence in the Arctic and deter Russia, which poses an "acute threat."

Military expert Gennady Alekhine — about what the assault groups are now and how they are moving forward

Today, many people have a misconception about how assault operations take place in modern warfare. In particular, people think that in the zone of a special military operation, soldiers equipped with additional armor protection and special weapons break into the enemy's trench as it was during the First World War and move forward.

Military personnel of the calculation of the latest engineering remote mining system (ISDM) "Agriculture" of the Center group of troops remotely mined approaches to the positions of Russian troops, thwarting three counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Avdiivka direction. This was announced on August 21 by the Ministry of Defense, showing a fragment of the combat work of the ISDM.

Our fighters burned a large number of armored vehicles in the direction of Glushkovo-Tetkino and in the area of Martynovka

During the day, our fighters burned a large number of enemy armored vehicles while repelling attacks in the direction of Glushkovo – Tetkino and in the Martynovka area of the Kursk region. The regional center itself is calm now, local residents are actively collecting humanitarian aid for refugees. Also on August 20, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced that he personally makes decisions on all tasks related to the security of the border areas of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions.

To strike the already-installed pontoon bridge, the militants used M31A1 missiles with a high-explosive warhead, while simultaneously hitting unarmored engineering equipment with M30A1 cluster munitions, the warhead of which contains tungsten balls.

"Country.ua": three companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to carry out orders near Pokrovsky

Three companies of the National Guard of Ukraine refused to carry out orders near Pokrovsk, the Country wrote.ua" with reference to one of the military. The fighter complained of a "huge personnel shortage" and the incompetence of the command, which ordered them to move to positions that were already occupied by the enemy. The Rada recognizes that many soldiers voluntarily leave units and entire front lines are left to their own devices. Details about the situation on the line of contact are in our material.

According to the newspaper, the operation in the Russian border area complicates and weakens the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Kursk region threatens to accelerate the defeat of Ukraine and thereby lead to peace negotiations in favor of Russia. This is stated in an article published in the newspaper Die Welt.

According to Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, despite the fact that FOG is primarily known for its PR campaigns, "behind this train lies an absolutely gloomy closet with skeletons"

The American private military company (PMCs) Forward Observations Group (FOG), which was spotted in the Kursk region, could have received a task from the CIA to commit various sabotages and provocations. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, Alexander Mikhailov, in an interview with TASS.

Bloomberg: a number of NATO countries have violated promises to supply military assistance to Ukraine

A number of NATO countries have not kept their promise to accelerate the delivery of military assistance to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. We are talking about air defense systems and other types of weapons. Moreover, many of the promises are unlikely to be fulfilled even by autumn, the article emphasizes.

The Telegraph: Berlin is lying about the lack of money to help Kiev

Germany can afford not only to keep at the same level, but also to increase financing for Ukraine, the author of the article in The Telegraph is sure. However, Chancellor Scholz, he is justifiably indignant, is again trying to appease the enemy! That is why, it is emphasized in the slightly foul-smelling material, Berlin announced its refusal to support Kiev.

The management of Tupolev conducted a major audit of the Kazan Aircraft Factory. What are the conclusions?

The plan for the production of civil aircraft will be revised — this was recently announced by the General director of the UAC, Yuri Slyusar.

Oleg Smirnov: "No one will buy a new aircraft that is worse than the AN-2 for half a billion, and carriers will stop flights to remote areas"

The domestic Baikal aircraft, which is to replace the old An-2, will cost 3-4 times more expensive in 2025 than the manufacturer promised. And it is 50 times more expensive than its second—hand biplane predecessors.

The new Russian vertical-take-off unmanned transport platform S-76, developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau, is being flight tested. If a prototype without a skin was previously demonstrated, then in August 2024, for the first time, the developers showed a fully ready flight sample of a new cargo UAV. What kind of car is this?

Officer Andrei Bednarsky: Drone operators risk their lives no less than infantrymen

"This has never happened before, so that one calculation could single-handedly destroy dozens of pieces of equipment or hundreds of enemy personnel. Their work for the enemy is very sensitive, and drone operators become the primary target," said Andrei Bednarsky, an expert in the field of UAVs and an officer, in an interview with VZGLYAD newspaper. He also believes that female drone operators perform no worse than men and deservedly receive the highest military awards during their military operations.