Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the purpose of Russia's deployment of hypersonic weapons in the Kaliningrad exclave

On Thursday, August 18, three upgraded MiG-31I aircraft with suspended Kinzhal hypersonic missiles landed at the Chkalovsk military airfield near Kaliningrad.

The unique Russian missile has become an essential component of NATO's deterrence

For the first time, Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles have taken up permanent combat duty in Kaliningrad. On August 18, the military department distributed a video of the flight of three MiG—31 fighter carriers that landed at the Chkalovsky airfield in the Kaliningrad region.

Shoigu said that Russia used hypersonic Dagger missiles three times in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used a hypersonic missile "Dagger" three times in Ukraine. He also noted the security of the Su-57 aircraft from air defense systems and spoke about the vulnerability of Western weapons supplied to Kiev.

Ukraine has successfully used American AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles to destroy Russian radars and anti-aircraft systems. This is reported by The Drive edition with reference to the official representative of the Pentagon.

The operational-combat formation "Cascade" of the People's Militia of the DPR received the upgraded MLRS "Cheburashka". The equipment will be sent to the front in the near future and will begin striking the enemy.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why the US no longer scolds Turkey for buying the S-400

This week it became known about the transfer of the second batch of Russian S-400 to Turkey. At the same time, the United States did not actively object to this deal. Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into why Washington's position had changed.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told how to deal with MLRS HIMARS

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to use HIMARS jet systems during the special operation. At the same time, the Ukrainian military claims that Russian missile defense systems cannot resist them. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains why this is not the case.

"Russian Space Systems" will develop the latest technologies for drones and aviation

The development of new domestic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a take-off weight of up to 30 kg in partnership with the leaders of the Russian market of space instrumentation, avionics and ground-based aviation equipment is being launched by the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation).

The spacecraft is located in interstellar space

TASS, August 20. The Voyager 2 probe, which received the first images of Saturn's rings and so far the only photos of Uranus and Neptune, celebrates today the 45th anniversary of its launch into space. He continues to study the turbulent boundary between the Solar System and the interstellar medium, the press service of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) reported on Saturday.

Expert Zheleznyakov: the era of space for man began thanks to the Soviet rocket R-7

The world's first rocket that flew to an intercontinental range, the Soviet R-7, was used as a weapon for a short time, but it was thanks to it that the space age of mankind began, and upgraded versions of the R-7 are still flying into space, expert, cosmonautics historian Alexander Zheleznyakov told RIA Novosti.

According to the world-famous scientist, Russia's participation in international space projects will be limited to the International Space Station. And given the recently announced exit of Roscosmos from the ISS, further prospects are vague.

According to the statements of the official representatives of the German arms concern Rheinmetall, the company's management sees significant potential in expanding the range of its products due to the area of so-called barrage ammunition. To this end, on November 11, 2021, the concern entered into strategic cooperation with the Israeli manufacturer of this category of precision weapons, uVision Air Ltd.

On August 18, 2022, the US Army announced the choice of a complex with the JUMP 20 unmanned aerial vehicle of the American company AeroVironment following the results of a tender within the first stage (Increment 1) of the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program for the purchase of a promising tactical reconnaissance UAV to replace the AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned complexes at the brigade level.

Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced plans to open its office in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

According to the newspaper "Take-Off", at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", the holding "Russian Helicopters" for the first time presented a new version of the modernization of the Mi-28N army combat helicopter at Kubinka airfield. It provides for the refinement of previously released Mi-28N vehicles by equipping them with dual controls, a new optoelectronic station and an on-board defense complex, as well as expanding the range of guided missile weapons.

The governor of Sevastopol clarified that the drone was shot down over the Black Sea Fleet headquarters building

The headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet was attacked by a drone on Saturday, there were no casualties. The governor of the city, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that now the approaches and entrances to the fleet headquarters are blocked by the police. Over the past two days, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have unsuccessfully tried to attack the areas of Yevpatoria, Kerch and Sevastopol.

Russia sent fighter jets with hypersonic missiles to the area of Denmark

The only purpose that the Russian maneuver to transfer the MiG-31 serves is to deter NATO, a Danish military expert said in an interview with TV2. In his opinion, this is not a cause for concern

General Popov explained why the Russian Armed Forces deployed MiG-31 with Dagger missiles near Kaliningrad

Three Russian MiG-31 interceptor fighters equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were deployed to the Kaliningrad region. They are capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 2 thousand km. at a speed that makes it impossible to intercept them with modern missile defense systems. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purpose it was done.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels, called on Pristina and Belgrade to exercise restraint and avoid violence, specifying that the prevention of a new escalation should be resolved through direct negotiations between the parties to the conflict. At the same time, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance warned that in the event of an aggravation of the situation, NATO's International Security Forces (KFOR) will be ready to intervene in order to stabilize the situation.

NATO is in a hurry to stop the Russian threat where Europe has slack

Six months have passed since the start of hostilities in Ukraine, and the question has arisen why the strengthening of the Black Sea region has begun only now, Bloomberg reports. The authors of the article state that NATO has already significantly increased its presence at the eastern borders of the alliance.