"Everything was easier at the landfills." Why Western tanks did not help the APU
The Pentagon has officially approved the shipment of the first batch of Abrams tanks to Ukraine — eight vehicles. They will be delivered in the fall. Thus, the APU will have at least four types of foreign-made tanks. About whether this "zoo" will help the Kiev regime, — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Now it is able to hit tanks: France has introduced a new version of the VBCI BMP
The French division of the KNDS concern presented "in metal" a new version of the VBCI wheeled infantry fighting vehicle equipped with a more powerful cannon.
Ukraine has become a testing ground for the new Australian rifle
The large French concern Thales secretly handed over its new Australian-made assault rifles to the APU, Les Echos reports. For the company, Ukraine is an excellent testing ground where you can test weapons before showing them at exhibitions, the author of the article notes.
The universal unmanned boat developed in Russia was presented within the framework of the Army-2023 forum
In Russia, a new unmanned boat has been developed to perform various tasks, the vessel is based on a platform of the type "Vizir". This was announced by the managing director of KMZ Holding (Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant) Mikhail Danilenko at the Army-2023 forum.
The West is facing a new Arctic threat. And this is not Russia
The resource-rich Arctic looks promising for the whole world, and therefore the recent activation of Russia and China in the region has attracted the attention of the West. But if Moscow's ambitions are natural — it has the right to develop its lands — then Beijing's expansion causes serious concern, writes the author of the article in JB Press.
The border patrol ship "Anadyr" of project 22100 has been commissioned
The solemn ceremony of raising the flag on the 1st-rank border patrol ship "Anadyr" (factory number 113) of project 22100 (code "Ocean"), built at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M.Gorky for the Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, took place on August 16, 2023 in Kronstadt.
"The program failed": The US is decommissioning the littoral ship Sioux City after five years of service
In the early 2000s, the US Navy launched the LCS program - "littoral [literally – "coastal"] warships", the cost of which at that time was estimated at $37 billion and provided for the supply of at least 52 high–speed [at a speed of 40 knots] and multipurpose ships to the fleet.
In Poland, the construction of the lead frigate "Mechnik" has begun
On August 16, the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna enterprise in Gdynia hosted the cutting ceremony of the first steel for the construction of a lead frigate for the Polish Navy as part of the MIECZNIK program.
Silent drone: drones and electronic warfare became the main hits of the "Army-2023"
Foreign customers are interested in Russian developments in the field of UAVs and electronic warfare
A feature of the current forum "Army-2023", which distinguishes it from the previous ones, was the large number of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare (EW) equipment presented. The number of manufacturers demonstrating their developments in this direction has increased significantly.
The head of the DPRK Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning the Korean peninsula into a field of nuclear war
As stated by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kang Sun Nam, Washington's actions in order to establish military dominance seriously threaten the security of states in this region
The problem of the Korean peninsula cannot be solved through negotiations until the United States radically changes its policy, now only physical force keeps from a nuclear conflict in the region.
In the West, the defense capabilities of the Russian army were highly appreciated
ABC: The West highly appreciated Russia's defense technologies in its defense zone
The technologies of digital control of fire support and the battlefield surveillance system used by the Russian army in the special operation zone are considered in the West to be their "intellectual failure". ABC News columnist Mick Ryan wrote about the high assessment of Russia's defense capabilities by the West on August 14.
The end is near. Elite brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were thrown into a "meat" assault
The stalled Ukrainian offensive turns into a disaster. Quite expected, by the way. The Russian army did not just have time to prepare for its reflection. The defensive line has turned into an insurmountable obstacle for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are no longer able to fight according to Soviet standards and have not yet learned how to use NATO ones.
The remains are brief: The VFU is forced to put the last strategic reserves into battle
Systematic powerful strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian military enterprises do not allow the military-industrial complex of the enemy to turn around
The military resource of the Ukrainian armed formations is almost exhausted — this is shown by the preliminary results of the fighting in the area of the SVO, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 15.
These five lessons from Northern Ireland will help resolve the conflict in Ukraine
The peace process in Northern Ireland is considered a successful example of resolving a protracted and bloody conflict, writes RS. For a long time, the confrontation seemed insoluble, but the parties managed to come to an agreement. Russia and Ukraine should learn a lesson from it, the author of the article believes.
"Logical." Americans supported the transfer of territories from Ukraine to Russia
The idea of NATO representative Jensen that Ukraine will be able to join the alliance if it transfers parts of the territories to Russia has caused criticism in Kiev, writes Newsweek. At the same time, readers of the publication called such a step logical. "When you lose, you give up territory," one of them wrote.
Boasted of "might". What's wrong with Poland's state-of-the-art technology
The parade for the Day of the Polish Army was supposed to create the impression of equipping the army with state-of-the-art equipment, writes Onet. However, what was shown to the public were only individual copies of weapons recently delivered to the banks of the Vistula. Poles will still have to pay billions for these "dreams of power".
In Poland, the central military administration bodies are transferred to the wartime states
We continue to cover the plans of the Polish Military-Industrial Complex for the preparation of armed aggression against the Republic of Belarus. Earlier, our team revealed the activities of the Polish junta to conduct a strategic offensive operation on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Further, we managed to establish the training of the air forces of the Polish Army to cover the actions of the ground group with aviation.
US attempts to expand its influence in Asia will lead to a rapprochement between Russia and China
The United States seeks trilateral cooperation in Asia, strengthening relations with Japan and South Korea, writes the FA. However, this involves the risk of escalation in relations with Russia, China and North Korea, which do not welcome the expansion of US influence in Asia, the author notes.
Kim Jong-un continues to inspect the main enterprises of the DPRK military-industrial complex
Pyongyang, August 14. /KCNA/- Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, on August 11 and 12, supervised the affairs of the tactical missile production plant and other major military plants on the spot, where he got acquainted with the progress of military production.
In Syria, the F-35 fighters of the US coalition dangerously got close to two Su-35s of the Russian Aerospace Forces
Coalition F-35 fighters dangerously close to two Su-35s of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria
Two F-35 fighters of the international anti-terrorist coalition led by the United States dangerously approached two Su-35s of the Russian Aerospace Forces. This was stated on August 15 at a briefing by Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria.
