The first radar satellite of the Russian maritime intelligence has passed state tests
The first radar satellite of the Russian maritime intelligence "Pion-NKS" has passed state tests
The first Russian radar satellite of naval intelligence "Pion-NKS" has passed state tests, has been accepted for experimental combat duty and has begun monitoring foreign military activities, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.
The Pentagon has suspended the acceptance of new F-35 fighter jets due to Chinese materials found in the aircraft structure
The United States has another problem with the fifth-generation fighter F-35. As it turned out, the aircraft manufacturers use materials produced in China in its design, which violates American law.
The Russian aviation industry has challenged the success of the USSR
Russia intends to completely rebuild air transportation. And the first important step on this path is to transfer Russian airlines from foreign planes to exclusively domestic ones. Western sanctions have pushed our carriers to form the largest package of orders for domestic trunk aircraft in modern history. Is the domestic industry ready for such a challenge?
Ukraine has received Cyprus-made drones
According to the newspaper Phileleftheros, the drones were purchased by the charitable foundation of Ukrainian TV presenter Sergei Pritula for €700 thousand.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Poseidon brand The Cypriot production was delivered to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the Greek Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros.
Bloomberg: The import substitution program in the Indian defense industry has failed
India has strict restrictions on purchases of defense products abroad. They were introduced to create favorable conditions for the development of the domestic defense industry, but now they prevent the replacement of obsolete military equipment with modern models.
A gift for Putin: Canadians appreciated the candidate for the post of head of NATO
Christy Freeland has a chance to become the head of NATO
An ethnic Ukrainian, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Hristya Freeland has every chance to take the post of NATO Secretary General, CBC reports. Some Canadian readers believe that her appointment will be a "gift" and a "victory" for Putin.
Norway will supply Ukraine with Hellfire guided missiles with ground launchers
Norway has prepared a new military aid for Ukraine, which will include a large batch of laser-guided Hellfire missiles. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the country.
The Ukrainian army received the first 20 WARMATE barrage ammunition
The APU received the first 20 WARMATE barrage ammunition (BB), which are used by the armies of Poland and other NATO member countries. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced on September 7 by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov.
How the Russian Army Can Cheat Excalibur Precision Projectiles
The United States supplies Ukraine with high-precision Excalibur artillery shells, as it became known from the Pentagon reports. Since spring, the APU has received about a thousand such shells. Presumably, it was with their help that American howitzers were hitting the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson. How can the Russian army neutralize the excalibur strikes and what analogues do we have for the same high-precision shooting at American artillery batteries?
"The most accurate shells of the USA". The Pentagon handed over Excalibur with GPS guidance to Ukraine
Bloomberg: The United States secretly transferred Excalibur precision projectiles to Kiev
The Pentagon "imperceptibly" handed over to Ukraine "the most accurate US artillery shells" Excalibur with GPS guidance, Bloomberg reports. Although the deliveries were not officially confirmed, the transfer of shells to Kiev is evidenced by the fact that the United States intends to spend $92 million dollars to replenish its own Excalibur reserves.
US Permanent Representative to the UN: Washington will never recognize the forceful change of Ukraine's borders
Linda Thomas-Greenfield considers referendums on the entry of Kherson, Zaporizhia and other regions of Ukraine into Russia "creating the appearance of legality and public support"
The United States will never recognize changes in the borders of Ukraine with the use of force. This was stated on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council by the Permanent representative of the United States to the World Organization Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
The US said that the West is setting up to help Kiev in the long term
As noted by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the US authorities believe that the AFU needs primarily artillery, ammunition, air defense and coastal defense
Western countries are setting up to provide military assistance to Kiev in the long term, as well as to search for "innovative ways" to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated on Thursday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking in Germany at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.
The US will provide $2.2 billion in investments for the purchase of weapons to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors
As Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted, the next package of military assistance to Ukraine for $675 million will "include additional weapons, ammunition and equipment from the reserves of the US Department of Defense"
The US administration will provide $2.2 billion to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors in the form of long-term investments under the US foreign military financing program.
The United States said that Ukraine lost tens of thousands of people killed and wounded during its military operation
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24 a special operation in Ukraine in connection with the request of the leaders of the republics of Donbass for help
Ukraine's losses as a result of Russia's special military operation amounted to tens of thousands of people killed and wounded. Such data was cited on Thursday by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milli.
Berlusconi offered Merkel to mediate together in the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to resolve the conflict in Ukraine
Former Prime Minister of Italy, leader of the Forward Italy party Silvio Berlusconi decided to become another mediator between Moscow and Kiev in the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Apparently, having appreciated the unsuccessful experience of his predecessors, Berlusconi called on former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to strengthen the parliamentary group.
The West has prepared a trap for Russia. But I got into it myself
European sanctions against Russia and the reverse effect
The West is hungry for world domination. He is used to telling the world what to do and how to do it, and in case of disobedience, he punishes other countries as if he has the right to do it, writes Al Mayadeen. But today the EU itself has fallen into a trap and is forced to deal with the consequences of the energy crisis.
Putin has reaped an unexpected harvest – all thanks to Western sanctions
Six months after the start of the Russian SVO in Ukraine, the role of the "non-Western world", not participating in sanctions against Moscow, is growing
The Ukrainian conflict has accelerated the redistribution of the world, writes Yahoo News Japan. Putin has reaped the biggest and most unexpected harvest in the last six months. Many countries, instead of sanctions and isolation of Russia, which the West insists on, are trying to get closer to it, the author of the article explains.
APU claimed responsibility for the explosions at the Saki airfield in Crimea
The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that ammunition detonated at the airfield
The explosions at the Saki airfield in Crimea involved the Ukrainian military, said the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and the first deputy chairman of the Defense Committee of the Rada Mikhail Zabrodsky. The incident occurred on August 9, when the Russian Defense Ministry reported that there was a detonation of ammunition at the airfield without "fire impact".
Bloomberg: The United States secretly transferred Excalibur guided missiles to Ukraine
According to the publication, the Pentagon will spend $ 92 million of the funds approved by Congress for "additional purchase of M982 Excalibur shells, which were transferred to Ukraine in support of international efforts to counteract" the Russian Federation.
The Brazilian Navy has adopted a Riachuelo-class head-up
The French company Naval Group announced on September 1 at the Itaguai Naval Base the ceremony of commissioning the head of the Riachuelo class into the combat strength of the Brazilian Navy.