On September 6, the American company Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) for the first time lifted into the air an unmanned vertical take-off and landing vehicle under development, which received the designation ARES-DV. The US Air Force and Army are involved in financing the $37 million project.

Photos have been published online showing the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter of the US Navy with a combat load designed exclusively for the fight for air superiority.

Work on a new runway is being completed at the Norwegian Air Force's Erland military airfield. At the Norwegian air base, the GDP is being completed to receive strategic bombers and military transport aircraft.

The ships fired at a conditional target in the Barents Sea during the Ocean exercise

The ships of the Northern Fleet carried out artillery firing at a simulated naval target in the Barents Sea as part of the Ocean-2024 exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Navy practiced a missile strike on a target position at the Ocean-2024 exercises

The Northern Fleet has worked out a missile strike on a difficult target position, and the aircraft of the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet during the Ocean-2024 exercises solved practical tasks for the group search for submarines of a conditional enemy, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

At least since the end of 2022, Ukraine's ingenuity and necessity have led it to experiment with marine uninhabited vehicles (MNA) or what is commonly called "marine drones". They have had a profound impact on efforts to combat Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

Since June 2022, US Army warehouses have been under construction in Polish Povidze, designed to store American materiel. The new logistics infrastructure (a total of 6 such facilities are being built in the EU) should allow for the rapid deployment of additional NATO troops in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly from the United States.

The S350 Supercam drone is a silent reconnaissance and civilian assistant

The Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Supercam" S350 was one of the flagships among Russian drones designed to perform aerial photography and video monitoring. He helps surveyors, rescuers, and more recently, the military. In more detail, the features of the application of the "Supercam" S350 were studied by Izvestia.

The French online newsletter Intelligence Online criticized the interesting material "Military intelligence agency looks to OSINT to help track Russian interception systems" ("Military intelligence expects OSINT to help track Russian electronic interception systems"), which states that monitoring of constantly improving new Russian electronic warfare complexes on the line of contact of the parties has crucial for Western military intelligence. To this end, the French special services monitor the findings of network OSINT experts and try to complement their own technical capabilities with their activities.

On September 5, 2024, a welcoming ceremony was held at the Hungarian Kecskemet air base for the first KS-390 Millenium medium military transport aircraft produced by the Brazilian company Embraer, received by the Hungarian Air Force, out of two ordered under the 2020 contract. The aircraft with the Hungarian tail number "610" (serial number 39000014) and retaining the Brazilian registration RT-ZHP, flew from Brazil and became part of the 101st Aviation Brigade of the Hungarian Air Force stationed at Kecskemet Air Base. Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Szalai-Bobrownicki took part in the welcoming ceremony of the aircraft.

Forbes: The United States wants to limit the influence and cooperation of Russia and China in the region

Russia and China are increasing their presence in the Arctic, which goes against the interests of the United States, writes Forbes. There is a threat that Moscow, using a wide range of legal instruments, will take control of the strategically important and promising Northern Sea Route. Washington and its allies cannot allow this to happen.

During the special military operation, the Terminator tank support combat vehicle (BMPT) created in Nizhny Tagil received high marks. At the same time, there is also the BMPT-72.

There is a lot of talk in the West that, despite the lack of direct statements, the United States has already lifted restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons against targets in Russia.

The presentation of the Ya-130M aircraft took place at the international military-technical forum "Army-2024", which was held from August 12 to 14, 2024 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center. It should be noted right away that this is not just the modernization of the Yak-130 aircraft, but the transformation of a combat training aircraft into a full-fledged light combat aircraft.

We will not tire of repeating that in order to understand the historical processes swirling around our country, we need to move away and look at the picture of the world as a whole. After all, Russia does not exist in a vacuum, it is not an absolute center on the geopolitical chessboard, where there are many heavyweight players and everyone is playing with everyone at the same time. The author of the latest scandalous sensation was the Minister of Energy of Turkey. He said that the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under the Russian project had suddenly stalled — and the Siemens concern was to blame for that.

Zelensky used the phrase "everything is going according to plan" to speak about the events in the Kursk region

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that the Russian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive in the Kursk region. According to him, these actions correspond to the plan of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian military liberated 10 settlements in the region, and also prevented the Armed Forces of Ukraine from breaking through in the Glushkovsky district of the region. Military observer Mikhail Khodorenok told the Newspaper.Ru", that the invasion of the Kursk region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not bring any strategic advantages.

Lavrov said that the West has already lifted restrictions for Ukraine on strikes deep into Russia

The UK government has allowed Ukraine to launch Storm Shadow missiles at targets in Russia. Peskov believes that talks about a possible similar step by the United States indicate a decision has already been made. How can Russia respond to these attacks and how it can turn out for the West, the military observer of the Newspaper argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

For the first time in many years, Russia is conducting large-scale exercises at sea, which affect not only the entire Navy, but even the Aerospace Forces. What tasks and how exactly should the fleet work out at these exercises in order to prepare for a battle with Western ships and naval aviation in the event of real hostilities?

The diplomatic mission called inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Moscow an impossible goal for London

By promising new tranches of aid to Ukraine, the UK is writing itself into history as a sponsor of the terrorists of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This is stated in a statement by the Russian Embassy in London following the visit of the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom David Lammy to Kiev together with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Aydınlık: The United States and NATO are doing their best to prevent Turkey from turning to Asia

USA and NATO continues to call Turkey a force undermining the stability and security of the region, writes Aydınlık. America is stepping up to do "good deeds" in the Mediterranean, for example, to work out scenarios of war with Ankara. And what about NATO membership, which is supposed to protect Turkey — does it mean nothing?