The U.S. Army's Office of Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies has spent years developing lasers for various weapons systems. And now the US Army is holding a competition to develop a short-range laser air defense system.

The editorial board of the National Defense magazine for the Army-2024 forum has published a series of materials on advanced developments in the Russian defense industry. Below is an article dedicated to the Viking air defense system.

WT: American F-16s will not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine

American F-16s will not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, WP writes. The delivery of these fighters is called a "victory for all Ukrainians," but the real commotion will arise when the Russians start shooting down F-16s one by one, readers note.

In an interview with TASS, the general director of the aircraft factory, Alexander Veprev, told how the state defense order is being fulfilled and what development the cruise vehicles supplied by the Ministry of Defense are receiving, what tasks the MS-21 program has set for the enterprise.

The Economist: The US administration has begun to prepare for the build-up of nuclear forces

Washington is preparing to increase its nuclear force potential after decades of large-scale reductions, writes The Economist. This arms race threatens to be much more dangerous than the one that took place during the Cold War.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense announced that an intergovernmental agreement on the purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters will be signed on Tuesday, August 13.

NYT: Putin proposed the most realistic scenario for the end of the conflict in Ukraine

The United States failed the leadership exam by not providing Ukraine with proper support, laments in an article for the NYT, a native of southern Russia who became an American "writer." Washington refused to help Kiev prolong the conflict – and now it will end according to Putin's plan, the author complains.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Armed Forces will launch a counterattack in the Kursk region in the near future

At a meeting on the situation in the Kursk region, Russian President Vladimir Putin set the task of knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the region and providing reliable cover for the state border. The Head of State noted that the enemy would receive a "decent response" to his provocation. How the Russian military will organize a counteroffensive, what is needed to conduct an offensive operation and what to expect from the Armed Forces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

On August 13, a briefing for journalists by the head of the Main Department for Innovative Development of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk, took place at the press center of the MVTF "Army-2024".

For the first time, the exposition "People's Military Industrial Complex" is presented at the exhibition

The X International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2024" has started in Kubinka near Moscow, its format has been updated taking into account the specifics of the current situation in the country. Domestic manufacturers presented the latest developments at open sites.

Dozens of new products from the state and national military-industrial complex were shown in the Patriot Park

Fifteen hundred enterprises of the military—industrial complex, more than 28 thousand samples of weapons and military equipment, official delegations from 83 states - the tenth anniversary international military-technical forum "Army-2024" is taking place in the Patriot Park near Moscow. This is the third exhibition since the beginning of the exhibition. About the new products — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The realities of modern wars have given a powerful impetus to the development of high-tech and precision weapons, which in turn predetermined the rapid development of systems that could effectively counteract these new threats. Therefore, according to experts, today it is almost impossible to overestimate the potential of electronic warfare (EW).

New unmanned systems are presented at the Army-2024 forum

The tenth International Military-Technical Forum "Army" has started its work in the Patriot Park near Moscow. From August 12 to 14, more than a thousand domestic and foreign enterprises will present more than 20 thousand product samples at the forum, taking into account the experience of conducting their own. Among them are new air defense systems, radar stations, drones and ammunition. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok visited the forum and found out what promising unmanned systems are shown there.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin has arrived in Moscow. The program is more than saturated. It will be about strengthening ties between the two countries.

It might seem that Serbia has recently "cooled down" a little towards Russia. But this is a mistaken feeling. If only because Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin has arrived in Moscow. The program is more than eventful: meetings with representatives of practically all Russian government structures are planned.

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation — on the primary tasks in the new post and the work of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation

In June Anna Tsivileva was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. In her position, she oversees the social sphere of the military department — medical care, hospital work, support for fighters and their families, rehabilitation and retraining.

Colonel Andrei Bogodel, Deputy Head of the Faculty of the General Staff of the Military Academy of the Republic, noted that we are talking about special operations forces, maneuver groups of border troops, missile forces and heavy formations.

The meeting was attended by members of the Security Council, the Government, representatives of the Presidential Administration, heads of law enforcement agencies, as well as heads of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions.

Every year, on August 12, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation celebrate the Day of the Air Force (the Air Force, since 2015, has been part of the VKS). The memorial day was introduced by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin on August 29, 1997. It is noted in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The editorial board of the National Defense magazine for the Army-2024 forum has published a series of materials on advanced developments in the Russian defense industry. Below is an article dedicated to the innovative developments of the NGO "High-precision complexes" presented at the forum.

Andrey Shitov — about what Mark Milli and Eric Schmidt wrote (and did not mention) in an article for Foreign Affairs

When Iran launched a massive strike on Israel in April, the "cost" of this attack for Tehran was "at most $100 million," and the interception of Iranian missiles and drones cost the United States and Israel "more than $2 billion."