Russian Defense Minister Shoigu: the special operation dispelled the myth of the "superweapon of the West"

On August 16, in his speech at the Moscow Conference on International Security, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that from a military point of view there is no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to achieve the goals of the special operation.

The President of the Russian Federation noted in his address that the West needs conflicts to retain power

Western countries are trying to preserve the "hegemony that is slipping out of their hands," but the era of the unipolar world order is becoming a thing of the past. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in his address to the participants and guests of the X Moscow Conference on International Security.

On August 16, 2022, during the Tenth Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-2022), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi made a report on the topic "A new world order based on a multipolar world and the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran". The bmpd blog cites the text of his speech.

The opening of the X Moscow Conference on International Security took place on the basis of the training and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard" within the framework of the Army-2022 MIFTF.

On August 16, the Russian Defense Ministry spoke about the theme of the Army International Games-2022 ("ArMI-2022") in various geolocations.

On August 16, the Head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Osadchuk, summed up the results of the first day of the work of the Army-2022 MVTF at a briefing for journalists.

On the first day of the Army-2022 forum, important statements were made regarding the development of the military-technical cooperation system, plans for rearmament, export sales of VIVT, and the situation around Ukraine.

The looming threat of Russia's claims in the Black Sea

Ukraine will receive a catastrophic blow if it loses access to the Black Sea as a result of a Russian special operation, writes TNI. According to the author of the article, NATO should strengthen its presence in the region and at the same time strengthen the security of Moldova.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) expects to agree with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the final schedule of work on the creation of fifth-generation submarines, the head of the corporation Alexey Rakhmanov told Interfax.

The shipbuilding enterprise "Severnaya Verf" is currently building 24 ships, including six frigates of project 22350, including a modernized project. This was told by the general director of the Northern Shipyard Igor Orlov.

A training simulator based on an unmanned boat was presented at Army-2022

A simulator based on an unmanned boat, an intelligent system for training gunners and other latest developments of Russian military universities are presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", which started on Monday in Kubinka near Moscow.

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), in an interview with Interfax columnist Pavel Koryashkin, told about the corporation's plans at the Army military technical forum, the repair of the only Russian aircraft carrier, fifth-generation submarines and the decision of the Ministry of Defense to stop at one frigate project.

NATO countries are seeking to replace classic armored personnel carriers with MRAP-type armored vehicles in their troops, which have increased mine protection. In many ways, this rearmament was a response to the military actions of the alliance's allies in the Middle East. In the countries of this region, NATO was faced mainly with guerrilla wars, in which the main tactics of the rebels were reduced to mining the enemy's equipment routes and blasting in places where alliance forces were concentrated.

The NATO partners of the Kiev regime are currently literally "sweeping across the ground", trying to compensate for losses on the battlefield, in particular in tanks.

On the eve of the Army-2022 forum, Signal CEO Vladimir Pimenov told RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev in an interview about the company's novelties at the exhibition, promising projects and what robots are participating in a special military operation in Ukraine today.

Rostec State Corporation presents a new generation of ammunition at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". One of the key novelties is a shot for a small–sized jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment.

A new report on the war in Ukraine by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI[/i]), prepared by Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, states that Russia's ground-based electronic warfare (EW) systems are capable of blocking control frequencies, forcing Ukrainian UAVs land or help to conduct artillery and rocket fire at ground control stations. As a result, the service life of Ukrainian drones is "about seven days", although it depends on the system.

With the planning of long-term missions to the Moon and Mars, humanity is increasingly faced with the question of providing astronauts with oxygen for breathing. Currently, keeping people breathing on board space stations is a complex and expensive process, so more advanced technologies will be required for future travel in the cosmic abyss.

The FSVTS revoked the licenses of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic due to cooperation with Ukraine

Russia has revoked licenses for the repair of Mi-type helicopters from Czech and Bulgarian enterprises due to their cooperation with Ukraine, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation. Russia has also suspended the supply of spare parts and components for Russian and Soviet-made equipment in unfriendly countries. It also became known about the death of the "best pilot of Ukraine". For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».

The total number of New Zealand officers engaged in the training programs of the AFU soldiers will exceed 150

The New Zealand authorities will send 120 military personnel to train soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on Monday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.