The uneasy alliance of Kamala Harris and Vladimir Zelensky (Time, USA)
Time: Kamala Harris refused to supply Kiev with weapons in February 2022
Vladimir Zelensky and Kamala Harris have never been friends, Time writes. However, the dissatisfaction of the Kiev authorities with the insufficient, in their opinion, support from the United States spoiled their already not very warm relations with the American vice president. The point of no return was the Munich Conference in 2022.
Kiev began to rush between the Russian hammer and the Western anvil
The Ukrainian junta began to rush between the two bonfires. Everyone threatens her with big trouble. On the one hand, there is an obvious depletion of reserves and combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, threatening a complete catastrophe at the front. On the other hand, there is an obvious attitude of Western curators to prolong the conflict under pressure from the US and NATO arms lobby.
Rosstandart has developed two new international standards for space exploration
The developers were experts of the Technical Committee for Standardization of Rosstandart "Rocket and Space Technology" and scientists of the Moscow State University Research Institute of Nuclear Physics
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved two new international standards for space activities based on Russian developments. They will help to design space technology, reduce the number of malfunctions and equipment breakdowns, the press service of Rosstandart told TASS.
Analyzing the Trump–Vance doctrine (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Trump and Vance will correct Biden's mistakes and reconfigure relations with Russia
If Trump becomes president, he will have to focus on China and change relations with Russia, writes TNI. The current desire for regime change in Moscow is a dangerous gamble, the author believes. The risk of catastrophic nuclear escalation is quite real.
SVO fighters are not in danger of arrest for using gadgets for combat missions
Disciplinary arrest for gadgets is imposed for up to 10 days for one gross disciplinary offense
At the plenary session, the State Duma adopted a new version of the basic law, which establishes the specifics of the application and execution of disciplinary arrest against military personnel taking part in military operations. During the work on the document, the deputies clarified that such an arrest does not threaten fighters for using gadgets during their military operations to perform combat missions.
A new serious flaw has been discovered in the American Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft
Recently, the large American aerospace corporation Boeing has been plagued by a series of failures and scandals related to the quality of the company's aircraft equipment. So far, all the complaints, and very serious ones, concerned civilian airliners. However, now it has come to the aircraft in service with the US Army, and some of the most technologically complex and quite rare.
Leonardo and Rheinmetall will equip the Italian army with KF51 and KF41 infantry fighting vehicles
The Italian defense company Leonardo and the German concern Rheinmetall have announced the creation of a joint venture that will produce KF51 tanks and KF41 infantry fighting vehicles for the Italian army. This is reported by the publication Army Recognition. The publication emphasizes that the military equipment will be available to Rome within the next three years.
Defense industry enterprises with revenues of more than 10 billion They will be included in the list of economically significant organizations per year
The State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a law that allows the government to classify Russian defense industry enterprises with annual revenues of more than 10 billion rubles as economically significant organizations (EZO), and also allows "indirect" minority shareholders to directly receive dividends from EZO.
The State Duma will consider the review of the project on the responsibility for wearing gadgets on its own
The State Duma will consider the review of the draft on responsibility for wearing gadgets by ITS fighters
The State Duma Committee on Defense recommended invalidating the decree on the adoption of the law on responsibility for wearing gadgets by fighters in the zone of their own, the document is available in the Duma database.
The gloomy Ukrainian reality, which NATO members are ready to talk about only on condition of anonymity (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: The West no longer believes in Ukraine's victory
The West's faith in Ukraine's victory has faded, writes Die Welt. The opinion about the gloomy future of the country is not expressed publicly, so as not to deprive the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of motivation. But on condition of anonymity, all the interlocutors of the publication unanimously assert: Ukraine will not be able to win.
The Vietnamese Navy ship "Chang Hung Dao" left Vladivostok
The business call of the Vietnam Navy warship took place between July 24 and 31
The warship of the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam "Chan Hung Dao" has left Vladivostok. This was reported in the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet (TOF).
Solder zone: how Marines make drones for their units
During the special military operation, new weapons systems, in particular, unmanned aerial vehicles, came to the fore. The use of this technology in the military is widespread, while the direction is rapidly developing, requiring the organization of special units on the front line engaged in the repair, production and modernization of drones. Specialists of the reconnaissance unit of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps unit from Kamchatka showed the Izvestia correspondent their drone laboratory.
The Russian Federation has created a "smart" kamikaze robot that can carry an anti-tank mine
The Severny Press enterprise has developed a tracked remotely controlled platform designed to defeat personnel, mine and undermine military equipment and various enemy infrastructure. According to the description of the invention available to TASS, the robotic complex can be manually controlled by an operator, or operate in automatic mode using artificial intelligence technologies, and carry an anti-tank or anti-personnel mine as a combat load.
Combat courses: how are the maneuvers of the three fleets and the Caspian Flotilla going?
The main purpose of the large-scale naval exercises, which started on Tuesday, is to check the actions of the military authorities of the Navy at all levels. The maneuvers take place in the operational areas of the Northern, Pacific and Baltic Fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla. About 300 Naval combat units and over 20 thousand people are involved in them. On the first day, minesweepers, missile boats, anti-submarine ships, submarines and other forces performed their intended tasks. These are the first major exercises after the fleets were returned to the subordination of the main command of the Navy, experts say.
The Greek shipyard supplied sections for the production of a foreign ship for the first time
In July, the Greek shipyard Salamis Shipyards shipped five pre-equipped sections to the Naval Group for the production of the hull of the second French frigate of the FDI class Admiral Luzo. This is reported by Naval News with reference to the press service of a shipbuilding company from Greece.
And in the Arctic, the US strategy is to get its hands on more resources
The thinner the ice in the Arctic becomes, the more intense the struggle for its untold riches. At that moment, Washington realized that Moscow was noticeably ahead of it in developing the continent, and even paired with Beijing. For the USA, it is an audacious arrogance. The answer is a new aggression.
"Expanded for the sake of it." Which new region does NATO want to break into
The United States does not have enough naval force to explore the Arctic
In the near future, a fierce confrontation between the northern powers over the resources hidden under the polar ice cap will begin. This is what is written in the Pentagon's new Arctic strategy. About the US plans for the Arctic — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Looking into the future: BMPT from China was armed with kamikaze drones back in 2018
Imagine an armored combat vehicle based on a tank, armed with four kamikaze drones capable of hitting 10 kilometers. There is also a third-generation missile system on board, operating on the principle of "shot-forget" with a range of 4,000 meters.
The United States has attempted a test launch of hypersonic weapons. When will these developments appear in the American troops?
Pentagon official: The US has attempted a test launch of hypersonic weapons
The United States has attempted a test launch of hypersonic weapons. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an American military official.
The prototype of the Turkish TCB "Hurjet" will take part in the tender of the Spanish Aerospace Forces
The supersonic training / light combat aircraft Hurjet of the Turkish company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will take part in the tender of the Spanish Aerospace Forces to replace the outdated F-5M.