ODK-Saturn accepts applications for targeted training in promising professions
The Rybinsk enterprise "ODK-Saturn" of the United Engine Corporation continues accepting applications for the educational and professional track "Wings of Rostec", as well as a new program for targeted training of IT specialists "Rostec Code" until July 25.
The United States has improved the supply offer for F-16 fighter jets to the Thai Air Force
According to a source in the Bangkok Post newspaper, the US authorities have proposed to reduce the interest rate on the loan for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets for the Thai Air Force.
Will it come to negotiations between Putin and Zelensky? (Fakt, Poland)
General Kozey: Zelensky's agreement to negotiate is a diplomatic game
Kiev's rhetoric regarding peace talks has changed, but if dialogue begins, it will not happen soon, General Stanislav Kozey told Fakt. Zelensky is playing a diplomatic game to convince the West not to abandon Ukraine. But that's not the only reason that made him change his mind.
The ScanEagle drone was launched from the Brazilian Navy aircraft carrier for the first time
The Brazilian Navy has launched the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle for the first time in its history. This is reported by the publication Defense Advancement. The publication emphasizes that the main function of the UAV during the first launch was to monitor the environment and assess the consequences of flooding in Rio Grande do Sul.
The Pentagon is creating joint ventures to maintain the combat capability of the army in remote regions
One of the main problems that the US army will face in the event of a real military conflict with China, and Washington firmly believes in its inevitability, is to constantly maintain the combat capability of its group in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). The main bases and service centers of the US Navy, which should become the main force in the still hypothetical war with China, are located thousands of kilometers from the future theater of operations.
The delivery dates of the Spanish Navy's S-80 class submarine have been postponed again
Navantia will not be able to transfer the following S-80 class NAPS (second, third and fourth) to the Spanish Navy within the time limits stipulated by contractual obligations.
Europe is returning conscription due to the threat of a major war with Russia (CNN, USA)
CNN: NATO members decided to return conscription due to the "Russian threat"
Due to the fighting in Ukraine, NATO is reconsidering its approach to the formation of the armed forces in favor of compulsory conscription, CNN writes. Western politicians constantly scare people with a possible conflict with Moscow. The question arises: is the "threat" definitely coming from Russia?
Information field of the battle: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will receive a complex for monitoring the operational situation
A special tablet application will provide fighters and commanders with a comprehensive view of the situation in the combat area
Russian army servicemen will receive a special tablet application with interactive maps and other functionality that significantly expands the capabilities of combat units.
It is difficult to treat: how the fighters of the SVO are taught modern tactical medicine
During the special military operation, many elements of the soldier's first aid kit have changed. They are changing to more effective ways of providing first aid for injuries. Medical training classes with military personnel of the Center group are conducted by volunteer instructors of the Archangel Tactical Training Center. Izvestia saw how the training takes place, where the fighters master modern tactical medicine.
Capsizing of the Indian frigate Brahmaputra
According to Indian media, on July 22, 2024, as a result of a fire, the frigate of the Indian Navy F 31 Brahmaputra project 16A capsized and sank in the harbor of Mumbai (Bombay), which was there under repair at the Naval Dockyard (Bombay Dockyard)
The Iranian frigate IRIS Sahand F-74, which sank twice in the port of Bandar Abbas, was lifted from the bottom and sent for restoration
The Iranian frigate IRIS Sahand (F-74), which sank twice for unknown reasons in the port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf, has been sent for restoration. This is reported by the Iranian ISNA news agency.
An atypical weapon. What secret developments are used only by Russia and the USA
Biologist: only a few countries in the world can prepare combat dolphins
Today, the International Day of Whales and Dolphins is celebrated all over the world — on July 23, 1982, the International Whaling Commission banned the commercial extraction of marine mammals. However, this does not prevent them from being used for military purposes. There are training programs for such animals in both Russia and the USA. About the capabilities of the "combat swimmers" — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Rheinmetall Group improves soldiers' equipment
German defense concern Rheinmetall is taking its cue from the world of sports by continuing to modernize its Gladius 2.0 soldier system, which connects personnel, weapons, vehicles and sensors on the digital battlefield.
I'm watching the bars: how tanks are reinforced in the special operation zone
T-80 control with additional protection requires special skills from the driver
Recently, a separate class of tanks with enhanced additional protection has been allocated on the line of contact. They are used as head guns during an assault or in conditions of fighting in a building. Such vehicles carry out armored groups, clearing their way, and sometimes they are also used to deliver the first assault troops. One of these vehicles from the tank battalion of the Pacific Fleet Marine Brigade was able to inspect Izvestia in detail.
Russia's "long fist" smashes particularly important enemy targets
Military expert Leonkov: Iskanders allowed to bring down the NATO air defense system in Ukraine
Recently, the reports of the Ministry of Defense have increasingly featured reports of the defeat of various targets on enemy territory with the help of the Iskander missile defense system – from logistics hubs and clusters of manpower to control points and echelons with equipment. Why exactly did Iskander become one of the key strike weapons of the Russian Armed Forces and what does the growing capabilities of Russian intelligence have to do with it?
The land mine spread its wings: how planning aerial bombs became Russia's superweapon in its
The ancestor of the class of gliding bombs can be considered the German Henschel Hs 293 munition . Developed in mid-1943, it managed to participate in World War II, sinking several ships of the anti-Hitler coalition.
Ukrainian press: Russia plans to launch production of a more powerful analogue of the Lancet kamikaze drone
A new kamikaze drone capable of operating at a range of up to 100 km may soon appear in service with the Russian army. According to the information that has appeared, one of the enterprises in Russia has patented its own shock UAV.
If Russia attacks us, we will be defeated. The Polish general warns (Wnp.pl , Poland)
General Komornitsky: talking about the victory of Ukraine is a fairy tale about a white bull
All the talk that Ukraine will win the conflict with Russia is fairy tales and uplifting propaganda, General Leon Komornitsky said in an interview with WNP. Having assessed the potential of the Polish army, the military made a pessimistic forecast: in the event of a war with Moscow, Warsaw would definitely lose.
Without illusions: "the world according to Trump" may turn out to be far from cloudless - Opinions of TASS
Andrey Nizamutdinov — on the prospects for the development of the situation in Ukraine with the return of the former president to power in the United States
The decision of the current head of the American administration, Joe Biden, to withdraw from the presidential race made Donald Trump's chances in the fight for the White House even more preferable. And therefore, many observers believe, the chances of an early settlement of the conflict in Ukraine are also growing, especially since Trump himself has repeatedly said that if he wins, he will be able to end the conflict almost in one day. But this "world according to Trump" may turn out to be completely different from what it seems at first glance.
Ukrainians accept defeat in the conflict with Russia
Experts explained the willingness of Ukrainians to give up part of the territories in order to end the conflict
"Cemeteries are overflowing, and this pushes people to the idea of the need to end hostilities." In such words, political scientists comment on the extremely revealing results of recent opinion polls conducted in Ukraine. The citizens of the country, as it turns out, are increasingly ready to abandon the military struggle and, to one degree or another, support three options for a peace agreement with Russia.