On July 27, 2023, the Australian government announced the conclusion of a contract with Hanwha Defense Australia (the Australian branch of the Hanwha Defense division of the South Korean Hanwha Group) for the supply of 129 AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to the Australian Army. Thus, the AS21 Redback machine presented by the Hanwha Group won a five-year tender under the LAND 400 Phase 3 program for a promising tracked infantry fighting vehicle for the Australian Army.

North Korea has declassified materials on the creation of an active protection complex in this country. It is reported that during the tests, a special ammunition fired from a KAZ mounted on a tank destroyed a rocket-propelled grenade of an RPG-7 clone.

The company MKE A.Ş., working in the defense sector of Turkey, has developed a controlled detonation kit (TGK) for shells for 155-mm howitzers.

The guests of the parade were four African leaders and representatives of five more participating countries of the Russia-Africa summit and Forum

The main naval parade was held on Sunday on the Day of the Navy (Navy) in St. Petersburg and Kronstadt. The parade, which was attended by 45 ships, boats and about 3 thousand servicemen, was traditionally hosted by the President of Russia, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.

Navy servicemen celebrate a professional holiday. Many are in the war zone. From the first days of its fleet is very active. About the most significant operations — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Some of the representatives of the African delegations at the Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg decided to stay a little longer in the "northern capital" and attend the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy. After that, they visited Kronstadt together with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They arrived there by boat, which took them to the city from the Admiralty Embankment of St. Petersburg.

Black Sea sailors combine training with the performance of combat missions

Traditionally, on the last Sunday of July (which in 2023 falls on the 30th) Russia celebrates the Day of the Navy (Navy).

Moscow and Kiev have outlined danger zones for civil shipping

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) found on July 22 in the hold of a foreign cargo ship signs of third-party interference in the design, as well as traces of explosives. The vessel was inspected as planned, as were others heading to the Kerch Strait.

Judging by the footage of the naval parade in Venezuela held on July 24, 2023 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo, missile boats of the Zolfaghar type armed with Nasr-1 or possibly Nasir were delivered from Iran to the Venezuelan Navy (the official name is Armada Bolivariana, i.e. the Bolivarian Naval Forces).

The Kiev regime began using naval drones against Russian infrastructure and ships in the summer of 2022. Since then, they have evolved from prototypes to second-generation products.

On July 27, the construction of the first radar and electronic reconnaissance ship of the 107 Delfin project began at the shipyard located in Gdansk. According to the contract signed in November 2022, the Swedish company Saab acts as the contractor, the subcontractor is the Polish Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A.

On July 27, 2023, at the Polish shipbuilding company Remontowa Shipbuilding (formerly the famous shipyard Stocznia Północna) in Gdansk, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Polish Navy of the lead of two ordered reconnaissance ships of the new generation of Project 107 (code Delfin), named Jerzy Różycki (construction number 107/1, planned tail number "261"). The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship took place at the shipyard on April 27, 2023. The second ship of this type will be named Henryk Zygalski (construction number 107/2, planned tail number "264").

At a military parade held in the DPRK with the participation of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as an honorary guest, a new underwater drone was demonstrated, which can also be qualified as a torpedo, presumably with a nuclear warhead.

Africa has become an arena for the diplomatic struggle between Russia and the West, Newsweek reports. Moscow is pursuing an "offensive" policy there and is preparing to hold a summit with the heads of state of the continent. Meanwhile, the US and the EU are trying to prevent their rapprochement.

Colonel Khodarenok said that the DPRK could transfer shells and ammunition to Russia

On the evening of July 25, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu flew to the DPRK. Foreign analysts believe that the main purpose of the visit is negotiations on the supply of North Korean weapons and military equipment to Russia. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed what kind of weapons Pyongyang can transfer to Moscow.

This is the first such large-scale export of this kind from India. Until now, sophisticated Indian military equipment has not been in demand abroad.

Russia's weakness would give Ukraine a chance to break through in a counteroffensive, writes The Economist. But it didn't happen. On the contrary, Russian troops have demonstrated perseverance and ingenuity. As a result, the AFU operation stalled and began to turn into a war of attrition.

NYT: APU moved to the main phase of the counteroffensive

The New York Times, citing two representatives of the Pentagon, reports that the APU in Zaporozhye has either begun the main phase of the offensive, or is conducting preparatory work and troop rotation. The same opinion is shared by the interlocutor of The Washington Post. In turn, the deputy head of the British Ministry of Defense, James Hippy, said that London and Washington helped Kiev plan an offensive operation, which, according to him, "meets expectations."

Ukraine has begun a new phase of its offensive. The American media write about it. According to sources in the Pentagon, in the next series of attacks, the AFU decided to use reservists trained in the West and foreign armored vehicles. What are the tactical and strategic prospects for such maneuvers and how will the Russian Armed Forces respond to this?

NATO is building a huge wall between the EU and Russia, writes Yeni Şafak. Meanwhile, American hawks are taking the same steps with regard to containing China in Asia, which, according to the author of the article, provokes a new cold war.