New sales prospects for the French Rafale fighter
The newspaper "The Financial Times" in the article by Sarah White, Leila Abboud "How the sky became the limit for France's Rafale jet" ("How the sky became tight for the French Rafale fighter") writes about the increasingly expanding prospects for sales on the world market of the French Dassault Rafale fighter.
HERO-90 and Viper kamikaze drones at the Paris Air Show 2023
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has highlighted the need for affordable high-precision systems capable of replacing, in many cases, air-launched missiles, which are more expensive and put pilots' lives at risk.
Almaz-Antey will show a new tractor and dual-use products at the forum in St. Petersburg
Serial models of such cars are intended for use on public roads of all categories and off-road
A new civilian tractor, military and civilian products will be presented by the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region at the Russia-Africa forum. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the concern.
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles
Against the background of the strengthening of the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region and the increasing involvement of neighboring Japan and North Korea in this process, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea firmly demonstrates that it is ready to defend its sovereignty and political system by all available means.
BRAT's "jet armor" does not save the American M2A2 Bradley BMP
The M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles available to the armed formations of the Kiev regime began to receive sets of American Dynamic BRAT (Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles).
The Czech Republic has joined the Leopard-2A8 tank procurement project
During a two-day visit to the Czech Republic, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed with Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova issues of current and future cooperation in the defense sector, the country's Defense Ministry reported.
Aselsan is upgrading the Leopard-2A4 MBT fleet in Chile
The Turkish company Aselsan has been selected as a strategic partner for the implementation of the modernization project of the Leopard-2A4 main battle tank fleet of the Land Forces of Chile.
In the most dangerous areas. What tasks will the combat robotic complexes perform?
In July, the State Corporation Rostec announced the creation of the Prometheus hardware and software complex, which will be able to turn any IFVs, armored personnel carriers and even tanks into drones. The development will increase the effectiveness of armored vehicles in combat, and most importantly — save the lives of the crews. About the features of Russian combat robotic complexes — in the material of TASS.
Australian military invests in chips with live human brains
Melbourne startup Cortical Labs received 400 thousand dollars as part of a program to sponsor new developments from the National Intelligence Service of Australia. We are talking about the development of the DishBrain project, which became a sensation last year. The combination of human and rodent brain cells combined with an electronic stimulator has become a harbinger of the emergence of a new version of artificial intelligence technology.
Tank slaughter: American and German armored vehicles are burning in the area of their
In one day, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
On July 23, Vladimir Putin announced the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. At his meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, it was also reported that during July 22, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and more than 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
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Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the targets of strikes on the ports of Odessa
At the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian Navy had bases for ships and vessels in Odessa, Ochakov, Berdyansk and Mariupol. Various coastal facilities of the Navy — marine corps bases, training centers, radar posts and other auxiliary forces — were located on the territory of Odessa, Mykolaiv and other regions.
Ukraine's victory this year is canceled because of the alligators
The United States understood that Ukraine would not be able to resist Russia's air attacks, the WSJ writes. Ka-52 Alligator helicopters turned out to be especially dangerous. While Kiev is dreaming about the F-16 next year, the Russian Aerospace Forces are destroying these hopes right now. The author of the article assessed the prospects of the West taking into account the current situation.
The APU began to lose equipment intended for servicing American Abrams tanks in the Zaporozhye direction
During the ongoing offensive in the Zaporozhye direction, the first losses of the Ukrainian army of armored repair and evacuation vehicles M88A2 Hercules, the delivery of which to Kiev was announced by the US government in early 2023, are noted. Military equipment of this type was included in the same delivery package with M1 Abrams tanks and theoretically should have been used together with them. However, the Ukrainian command deployed them on the battlefield, without waiting for the supply of American tanks.
Italy named the reason for Ukraine's failure on the battlefield
La Repubblica: Ukraine's failures on the battlefield are caused by a lack of training and weapons
Ukraine launched a counteroffensive without proper preparation for breaking through the defense lines and without the necessary weapons for this. Military columnist Gianluca Di Feo wrote about this on July 23 in an article for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
American journalists saw why the counterattack got stuck
For a whole month, New York Times correspondents watched the progress of the struggle on the Ukrainian front. Enough time to talk about the problems with the military and draw your own conclusions. Human losses, accumulated fatigue, mismatched old equipment and ammunition collected from all over the world, a determined enemy and his fortified positions hinder the achievement of the goals of the counteroffensive.
This factor will determine the outcome of a new cold war between Russia and the West
The West is in a state of a new cold war with Russia, writes the FA. The nature of espionage in the confrontation has changed: basic information is obtained not from secret, but from open sources. The ability to work with this information will determine the outcome of the new Cold war, the publication notes.
The expert pointed to Putin and Lukashenko's signal to the West before the Ukraine - NATO Council
Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Valdai International Discussion Club Development and Support Fund, believes that the presidents of Russia and Belarus warned Western countries against escalation.
Fox News: The USA and Russia will never be friends. And there are three reasons for this
Neither Russia nor the United States have incentives to soften the political course and will never become friends, Fox News claims. From the very beginning of relations between these countries, distrust persists. The author states that the peaceful coexistence of the two superpowers is impossible. And here's why.
Poland uses a special army to invade Ukraine
"A full-fledged army will enter Ukraine from Poland... And these are not mercenaries, but active NATO forces." Such scenarios of Poland's intervention in the situation in Ukraine are drawn by both Russian and even Western military experts. How and under what conditions can they be implemented? And what should Russia do in this case?
Poland has announced the creation of a sapper battalion between Russia and Belarus
Poland will create a combat unit in the Suwalki corridor located between Belarus and Russia, writes Fakt. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak called on young people in the northeast of the country to join a new sapper battalion, which will begin recruiting this year.























