Germany will supply Vulcano projectiles for the PzH 2000 ACS in Ukraine, hitting at 70 km
Germany is going to test the latest long-range ammunition in Ukraine. According to the well-known Russian blog bmpd, in total, the AFU should receive 255 long-range guided artillery 155-mm Vulcano GLR shells.
The Bastion missile systems of the Baltic Fleet have worked out the destruction of enemy ships at sea
About 50 people and 10 pieces of equipment were involved in the exercises
Calculations of the Bastion complexes of the coastal missile unit of the Baltic naval base of the Baltic Fleet, as part of a planned exercise, have worked out tactics for launching missile strikes against a detachment of warships of a conditional enemy in the sea area off the Kaliningrad coast, the press service of the fleet reported on Tuesday.
In an instant: "Dagger" received a universal carrier aircraft
How have the combat capabilities of the missile system changed
The main carrier of hypersonic "Daggers" will be a modification of the MiG-31 combat aircraft, which received the index I. This version of the interceptor is equipped for the first time with unique digital complexes — an electric control system and on-board computers.
Polish press: Japan will accelerate work on the creation of medium- and long-range cruise missiles
The growth of military and political tensions in the Asia-Pacific region implies the need to strengthen Japan's military potential. The Polish edition of Defence24 writes about this.
Vietnam was dissatisfied with the Spyder air defense system: in the Israeli press about the possible purchase of a new anti-aircraft system
Since 2011, Vietnam and Israel have been experiencing increasing cooperation in the defense sector. According to expert estimates, to date, the value of military-industrial complex transactions between Hanoi and Israel has amounted to $1.5 billion. In particular, an Israeli businessman founded a $100 million factory in Vietnam to assemble Tavor assault rifles.
German Foreign Minister Berbock promised to supply IRIS-T SL air defense systems to Ukraine "in the coming weeks"
Ukraine will receive the German IRIS-T SL medium-range anti-aircraft system in the "coming weeks", the delivery of which was announced to Kiev by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in early summer. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.
Rocket scientists explained the methods of operation of the S-300V missile system
On August 23, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the combat work of the calculations of the S-300V anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) of the Western Military District during a special military operation to protect Donbass.
This month, NASA will send terrestrial life into deep space for the first time in history
In a few days, according to the plan, the Artemis-1 mission should start, within the framework of which several hundred colonies of terrestrial yeast will be sent on a journey through the Solar System. At the time of launch, all of them will be in a live and active state, and the purpose of the experiment will be to check how long they can live. The BioSentinel project has a horizon of 18 months, but can be extended if necessary.
Borisov: The Russian orbital station will be able to be "eternal" due to replaceable modules
According to the head of Roscosmos, it will be serviced by a new generation of spacecraft
The Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will be able to be "eternal" thanks to replaceable modules. This was stated on Monday by the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, during a visit to the Cosmonaut Training Center, his words are quoted in the message of the state corporation.
B-52 bombers of the US Air Force flew over the Balkans "as a sign of support for Ukraine"
Two strategic bombers of the US Air Force B-52 flew at a low altitude for them over the Croatian city of Dubrovnik and three other Balkan countries "as a sign of support for Ukraine." The planes flew over the Adriatic coast in Montenegro, the government residence of Northern Macedonia in Skopje and the central Skanderbeg Square in the Albanian capital Tirana.
The Chilean Air Force has adopted two AWACS E-3D "Sentry" aircraft
On August 19, the official ceremony of the adoption of two AWACS E-3D "Sentry" AEW.Mk1 aircraft took place at the air base of the Chilean Air Force "Pudauel" (Santiago).
Indonesia has no money for French Rafale fighters
Vedomosti newspaper in the material by Alexey Nikolsky "Indonesia has no money for French fighters. She refused cheaper Russian Su-35s under pressure from the United States," writes that the Indonesian Ministry of Defense does not have the funds to finance the agreement concluded with France in February 2022 on the acquisition of 42 Dassault Rafale fighters. This was reported by CNBC Indonesia.
One sky for two: how aviation helped cosmonautics
The space industry, which emerged at the junction of rocket engineering and aviation, has historically been closely linked with the aircraft industry. The genius of theoretical cosmonautics Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in parallel with the creation of the theory of rocket flight, published in 1903, developed aeronautical devices.
Kronstadt has signed a state contract for the development of a draft design of the Thunder UAV
The device is designed to work as a slave in an advanced attacking echelon in cooperation with manned aircraft
The Kronstadt company has started work on a state contract for the development of a draft design of a multi-purpose high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Thunder", first presented in 2020. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the enterprise at the last forum "Army-2022".
South Korea raised F-16 fighters because of Russian Tu-95MS over the Sea of Japan
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS conducted many hours of patrol over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, South Korea lifted fighter jets into the air.
Because of the Ukrainian conflict, Germany took up the army. The French are worried
The ambitions of the Bundeswehr disrupt the balance of the armed forces of Germany and France
After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Germany began to modernize the armed forces, writes Le Figaro. The ambitions of the Bundeswehr may shake the geostrategic balance in Europe, and France risks being on the sidelines in defense issues.
The British Prime Minister called on the West to provide assistance to Ukraine until the Russian Federation withdraws its troops
Boris Johnson stressed that Western countries will never recognize the reunification of Crimea with Russia or the annexation to the Russian Federation of "any other territory of Ukraine"
Western countries should provide all-round assistance to Ukraine until Russian troops withdraw from its territory. This statement was made by outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson via video link at the second summit of the Crimean Platform on Tuesday.
Reuters: Germany intends to supply Kiev with weapons worth more than €500 million
According to the source of the publication, the weapons will be transferred in 2023, and some types of equipment may be earlier
Germany plans to supply Ukraine with additional weapons worth more than €500 million. This was reported by Reuters on Tuesday .
Adviser to the head of the OP of Ukraine called the number of MLRS HIMARS, which is required by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a "complete change in the course of the war"
The adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, estimated how many American HIMARS MLRS Kiev would need to "completely change the course of the war" in its favor.
The American edition on the supply of weapons to Ukraine: Judging by the lists supplied, the APU is preparing for contact battles
In the near future, the Ukrainian army will be forced to abandon striking from the depths and switch to melee tactics. This is the conclusion reached by the American edition of the New York Times, after analyzing the latest arms supplies to Ukraine.
