Why are new Voronezh missile attack warning stations being built in Russia

Two more Voronezh-type missile attack warning system (SPRN) radar stations will be put into operation in Russia, and two more will be built, the general designer of the SPRN Sergey Boev said at the Army-2022 forum. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains why the country needs them - and how the stations will close the gaps left after the collapse of the USSR.

The global control of the situation is provided by specialized radio engineering, laser-optical and optoelectronic ground control systems

The updated space control system has entered combat duty in Russia. Sergey Boev, chief designer of the missile attack warning system, General Director of the Vimpel IAC, told TASS about this during the Army-2022 forum.

Artemyev and Matveev completed their spacewalk ahead of schedule and returned to the ISS

Problems with the spacesuit led to the fact that the extravehicular work of the Russian cosmonauts ended ahead of schedule. Oleg Artemyev was the first to return to the ISS, followed by Denis Matveev to the airlock compartment. About what happened in outer space - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor planes are actively used by special forces of the American armed forces to solve their tasks. But recently, the Special Operations Command of the US Air Force decided to ban their use. This was announced by the commander of AFSOC (Air Force CSR), Lieutenant General Jim Slife.

Polish Internet portal Defence24.pl He revealed some details of how the US Air Force is going to constantly modernize the fifth-generation F-22A Raptor fighter through rapid prototyping of components and annual software modification.

Deputy Defense Ministers of the Russian Federation got acquainted with the exhibition of the latest aviation equipment at Kubinka airfield within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022".

The American edition of Defense News published the material Joe Gould, Stephen Losey "Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down" ("Against the background of the hiring boom, defense companies say that the shortage of labor is dragging them down") about the problems with hiring the workforce of companies of the US military-industrial complex - which is relevant for the defense industry around the world.

Reports of forced closure of industrial plants are increasingly coming from Europe, although winter is still far away. But sky-high gas and electricity prices are already making their work meaningless. Aluminum and zinc producers, whose products are necessary for the automotive and construction industries, were the first to be hit. How does this threaten the EU economy and who will benefit from the troubles of Europeans?

The head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, said that the United States is giving Ukraine "exactly what" it needs for self-defense

The US administration continues to believe that the potential expansion of the conflict in Ukraine, its possible spread to Europe, the threat of a clash between Russia and NATO would not meet anyone's interests.

Who is winning in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict?

The West should resist Ukraine's attempts to replace the bitter truth with sweet fantasies, the author of TAC believes. However, Washington is not interested in the real state of affairs, although further hostilities pose a threat to the United States.

The last years of the American hegemony

What better personifies the decline of America than a decrepit president every day? The author of the article in The Nation asks this question. In his opinion, the country is bursting at the seams, and Biden and his bureaucrats are living to the fullest and recreating the Cold War.

Europe is able to defend itself

The United States does not need a powerful forward presence in Europe, writes TAS. The balance of power in the region is on the side of NATO, and Russia is unlikely to strike at the countries of the alliance, explains the author of the article. America is facing significant costs.

In Energodar, two employees of the NPP were detained on suspicion of tipping off the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Information about the deployment and redeployment of the Russian Armed Forces, about Russian equipment, about the location of facilities at the Zaporozhye NPP - such information was transmitted by employees of the Zaporozhye NPP to the Security Service of Ukraine. The Russian Guards detained two informants, one of whom confessed that he had transmitted data, some of which was based on rumors.

Due to Kiev's actions at the Zaporizhia NPP, a situation similar to what happened in Chernobyl and Fukushima may arise, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, said at a briefing.

Will Russia cover Belarus with its nuclear umbrella?

Russia is ready to provide Belarus with missile systems capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, TNI reports. Thus, the author of the article notes, Moscow sends a signal that it, like NATO, can cover the allies with its nuclear forces.

The FSB of Russia has prepared a draft order, according to which the status of a foreign agent can be obtained for the intentional transfer of data on the movements of Russian troops abroad, the document is published on the portal of draft regulations.

The story of the British RC-135W spy plane that invaded the skies near Murmansk two days ago is becoming more and more confusing. The plane entered into negotiations with civilian controllers, although they never communicate with military aircraft, especially from hostile countries. And London has officially sent a request for a reconnaissance flight over Russia. Why did Britain need all these tricks and what are its planes doing in the skies over the Arctic?

Within the framework of the Army-2022 forum, a plenary session "Artificial Intelligence. National consolidation in the name of creation of the Congress "Artificial Intelligence Technologies, scientific and technological development and strategic leadership".

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko said that during the ongoing International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", on August 16, 2022, seven state contracts were signed and 29 contracts were awarded to 26 enterprises of the military-industrial complex worth more than 500 billion rubles.

While the military is arguing about the need to build new aircraft carriers and continues to expect the return of the only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to combat, the Nevsky Design Bureau presented a project of the light non-nuclear aircraft carrier Varan within the framework of the Army-2022 forum.