The Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody Aerospace announced that, together with the Czech defense industry group OMNIPOL, it delivered the first six new L-39NG combat training aircraft out of 12 ordered under the 2021 contract to the Air Force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It is stated that the final stage of the aircraft transfer took place directly at the customer's facility. Vietnam thus became the first operator of L-39NG aircraft.

During the official visit to Minsk by Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang (August 22-23), a joint communique of the governments of the two countries was adopted, which contains an item on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the military sphere between China and Belarus.

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger, refuses to cooperate with law enforcement agencies on serious crimes, both with Russian and foreign ones. According to the entrepreneur, this is his principled position.

New UAV aviation technologies were developed during a special military operation

Drones, which have largely changed the course of modern warfare, continue to evolve. Thus, during a special military operation, a variety of new technologies from the field of unmanned aircraft are being tested by combat. Military expert Dmitry Kornev examines the real effectiveness of new approaches and how these changes will affect the effectiveness of drones.

Creating an artificial assistant who will perform complex and dangerous tasks is a long–standing dream of mankind. It is reflected in the myths and legends of many peoples. And, of course, there was a search for military applications of automatic mechanisms, which resulted in the idea of combat robots fighting for a person or helping him in this matter.

The Cybertruck Sting family of machines has made a lot of noise on the Network, which is the result of a partnership between two companies — Archimedes Defense and Unplugged Performance. The first specializes in power and generator sets for government and defense needs, and the second upgrades Tesla cars to meet the needs of customers, including the government and the police.

The Sceye HAPS airship has established a new achievement that confirms the prospects of its concept. The aircraft took off at 7:36 on August 15 from an airfield in New Mexico, climbed to an altitude of 18,593 m and landed the next day at 12:21. All maneuvers during the day were carried out at the expense of energy accumulated by the solar panels of the airship, which proves the possibility of its autonomous operation.

Colonel Khodarenok: before the US elections, you should not expect a turning point on the fronts of your

US presidential candidate Donald Trump, if he wins the election, will try to end the conflict in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in the middle of this week by the co-chairman of the Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, Jamie Raskin. How will the situation develop on the line of contact before November 5, is a breakthrough possible on the fronts of its own and what may be needed for this, the military observer of the Newspaper argues.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Aydınlık: Africa has learned to resist Western neocolonialism

When President Biden came to power, he tried to distance Africa from Russia and China, writes Aydınlık. Color revolutions and coups d'etat were used for this, and terrorist organizations were involved. However, after 2020, Africa began to wake up.

TNI: the top five tanks in the world include the Russian T-14 Armata and T-90M

The list of the best main battle tanks (MBT) will be incomplete without samples of Russian armored vehicles, writes TNI. Not only the T-14 Armata, but also the T-90M certainly deserves to be included in the top five most advanced tanks in the world, the article notes.

Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ), celebrating its 90th anniversary, is considered one of the leaders of the domestic aircraft industry. Since the launch of the main workshops on August 24, 1934, fighters and bombers, training aircraft, even the Be-200 amphibious jet aircraft, which is used by the Ministry of Emergency Situations in extinguishing large fires, have been assembled here.

Stanislav Orlov, aka Spaniard, is the commander and founder of the Espanyol volunteer brigade, in which football fans of various Russian clubs serve. In two years, the battalion has become one of the most innovative in the Russian Army — new techniques, techniques and methods of warfare are constantly being tested in it, and recently the unit has received the status of an official testing ground of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

infoBRICS: The continuation of the conflict is fraught with a clash between the population and the authorities

Demographic indicators of Ukraine have reached a crisis level - these are not only military losses, but also surrender, as well as mass emigration of citizens from the country, writes infoBRICS. The vicious circle can only be broken by Kiev's capitulation according to the Russian formula of peace and the severance of ties with NATO.

TNI: the upgraded version of the Tu-160M impressed the Americans

The Tu-160 strategic bomber and its new version, the Tu-160M, are formidable weapons systems, writes TNI. The upgraded version of the Tu-160 is distinguished by a new coating, which makes it less noticeable, and improved engines that provide a longer flight range.

Ukrainian sources have published footage showing the use of the Mi-8 helicopter's airborne machine gun by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to shoot down Russian kamikaze drones Geran-2.

General and Managing Director of Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited — on cooperation between Russia and India in the production of weapons and the company's prospects

Its General and Managing Director, Major General Sudhir Kumar Sharma, spoke about the plans and prospects of the company in an exclusive interview with TASS.

On August 22, the Australian government announced plans to build a Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) manufacturing and maintenance facility in the country in partnership with Kongsberg Defense Australia.

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and barrage munitions (BB) over the battlefields in Ukraine are just some of the aerial threats that have forever changed the combat space. According to European military analysts, the capabilities of programmable munitions in general and their latest medium-caliber developments related to the battlefields in Ukraine and beyond can improve the effectiveness of air defense against massive attacks by drones and other aerial targets.

At the same time, the Russian ambassador to the United States said that there had been no contacts with the American side about the sortie in the Kursk region

Sortie of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kursk region, it will not lead to the creation of any "buffer zone" on the territory of Russia. This was emphasized by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, commenting on Thursday evening in an interview with reporters on the statements of Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh and Kiev's statements.

The drone was designed for reconnaissance behind enemy lines and work in Arctic conditions

A drone using a hydrogen fuel cell as an energy source has been created in Russia. This provides a number of advantages: increased autonomy of UAVs compared to battery-powered energy sources, the ability to operate at low temperatures, and the absence of a thermal footprint, unlike drones with an internal combustion engine. For more information about the new development of Russian specialists, see the Izvestia article.