Ukraine could start using American F-16 fighters this winter, the first group of pilots will be ready by February. Such an optimistic forecast was made in Kiev, writes The Wall Street Journal.

New aircraft engines for American B-52J Stratofortress strategic bombers are entering the final stage of initial testing. This is reported by the press service of Rolls-Royce.

Footage of tests of the Chinese kamikaze drone Sunflower-200 (Sunflower), which is a complete copy of the Iranian drone Shahed-136, appeared on the Network. The videos are distributed by Russian resources.

The well-known analyst and researcher of Russian space programs Bart Hendricks (Bart Hendrickx) published on the resource "The Space Review" interesting material "Soviet television reconnaissance satellites" ("Soviet television reconnaissance satellites").

The Australian company Electro Optic Systems intends to supply a total of 160 Slinger anti-aircraft systems designed to combat drones for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition held in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a contract with the Norwegian Kongsberg Group for the purchase of four additional coastal mobile anti-ship missile systems NSM CDS (Coastal Defense System) with NSM missiles for the Polish Navy. The contract value is about 8 billion zlotys with VAT (1.8 billion euros). This is the largest one-time contract in the history of Kongsberg.

The United States should avoid escalating the conflict with Russia over issues that are much more important for Moscow than for them, writes TAS. This is fraught with the use of nuclear weapons, and the Kremlin is not bluffing here, the author warns.

Uralvagonzavod will restart production of T-80 tanks

Uralvagonzavod Concern will resume the creation of T-80 tanks, which first entered service with the Soviet Army back in 1976. The upgraded versions of the machine performed well during the military operation in Ukraine, so it was decided to mass-produce, the concern said. There were about three thousand "eighties" in the warehouses of the Ministry of Defense in front of the SVO. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Footage of the second British-made Challenger 2 tank destroyed in the zone of a special military operation has appeared on the Internet. Such tanks are in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine after they were transferred by the UK.

For the first time during the special operation, the Neobanderovites showed a tank guided missile (TUR) "Combat". It was used to load the T-64BM2 Bulat cannon

The network has published footage showing the work of the German engineering tank Pionierpanzer 2A1 Dachs, transferred by the German authorities to the Ukrainian army. In the footage, a German engineering vehicle digs out a stuck Ukrainian T-64BV for subsequent evacuation.

Recent press reports indicate a major investment by the American government in the creation of special smart fabrics. The IARPA project is lobbied by the military and intelligence services. The so-called "intelligent textiles" will help them solve emerging tactical tasks at a more technological level.

Rostec Academy has launched a new educational program "Marketing of high-tech products. Product line management".

Alarming reports are coming from the area of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. It became known that the Azerbaijani army began transferring quite large forces to this area a few hours ago. Before that, a large gathering was held with the servicemen of the reserve of the Azerbaijani army.

When will the turning point come? Will it come? It will come. Unfortunately, it will not be so beautiful that our national pride will rise. It will be "not washing, so rolling."

According to Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Yuri Kokov, thousands of drones were eliminated

Since the beginning of the special military operation, Russia has managed to eliminate thousands of drones that tried to attack objects on its territory and prevent a number of sabotages, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Yuri Kokov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

How many servicemen did Ukraine lose in the Recruitment area

The next attacks of the armed formations of Ukraine were repulsed on September 8 in the area of the village of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Here they lost up to 40 servicemen. According to experts, Ukrainian militants cannot advance in the Zaporozhye direction, although they are throwing all available forces forward. At the same time, Russian troops in the Kupyansk direction improved their position on the front edge.

Russia has started to implement on Ukraine has new ways of using military equipment and has generally adjusted tactics, according to a WeChat user. She has made progress, he notes. The country's army has increased the effectiveness of its weapons, destroyed the first Challenger 2 and prepared to exhaust the enemy as much as possible.

Experts argued about the APU's ability to attack in 2024

The Biden administration expects that the current APU counteroffensive will last until November. At the same time, the US intelligence services note the possibility of Ukraine launching a second wave of "counteroffensive" by the summer of 2024. How realistic are Western assessments regarding the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and will the enemy have enough forces to activate the conflict in nine months?

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and US Chief diplomat Blinken, as if on command, praised the Armed Forces of Ukraine for "gradual progress" in the south, Figaro reports. After consulting with experts, the author of the article learns that "gradually" is 700 meters in 5 days. During this time, the Russians have time to dig in new positions, experts admit.