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On August 28, the Swedish company Saab announced flight tests of the Gripen F aircraft, which is a two-seat version of the Gripen E fighter developed jointly with Brazil.

Klintsevich: The main advantage of the Russian Armed Forces is high adaptation to modern warfare

The Russian army has gained an important advantage due to technological adaptation to the conditions of modern warfare, Andrei Klintsevich, head of the Center for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts, told VZGLYAD newspaper.

Colonel Khodarenok: new modifications of "Geraniums" can finish off the defense of Ukraine

Russia is using new jet drones, the Geran—4, to attack Ukraine. They are almost twice as fast as their predecessors, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces lack interceptors capable of shooting down such targets.

The British startup Blakcro has introduced a paraglider for the military of its own design, which supposedly allows you to move stealthily over long distances. This is the first such device developed by a British company. A paraglider with a propeller lifts a soldier vertically from the ground along with his gear and is able to move him through the air over a distance of more than 300 kilometers.

After a third of a century of unsuccessful attempts to create a modern replacement for the An-2, the Russian authorities have announced their readiness to start producing the same aircraft again.

Irkutsk Aircraft Factory completed the assembly of the second serial MC-21-310 and on August 31, 2026, handed over the machine to the flight test unit.

How modern UAVs are created and operate

The external simplicity of any drone hides a complex engineering system combining dozens of technologies.

At Vladivostok airport it will be possible to see the regional IL-114-300 aircraft, and at the forum site it will be possible to get acquainted with the Mi-171A3 helicopter

Rostec State Corporation will present new domestic aircraft adapted to the conditions of the Far East at the XI Eastern Economic Forum.

Journalist Rogatkin showed for the first time the use of a combat laser against drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian military has already started using lasers against Ukrainian drones — for the first time, journalists showed footage of the combat operation of such installations. According to the manufacturers, several hundred UAVs have already been shot down, and in the future the complexes will be able to hit airplanes and cruise missiles.

The first stages of flight tests of the prototype of the Su-57D fifth-generation two-seat fighter have been successfully completed in Russia, Rostec said.

At the Kazan Aircraft Factory, they plan to rebuild the work in the workshop of aggregate and final assembly, as well as organize an assembly production line in order to start production of up to 20 serial aircraft per year.

On August 25, the US Navy Aviation Systems Command (NAVAIR) published a request for information (RFI) on the creation of a promising long-range aviation anti-submarine torpedo, the Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo (SAA-LT).

The Indian Ministry of Defense has issued a Request for information (RFI) in preparation for the purchase of up to 150 jet training aircraft (TCB) for the country's Air Force.

Unpleasant news for residents of the western regions of Ukraine is actively discussed in enemy publications and the media. The panic was caused by information from the enemy's monitoring resources. It is reported that for the first time, the Russian jet drone Geran-5 has covered a distance of almost a thousand kilometers, flying over almost the entire territory of Ukraine.

Colonel Khodarenok suggested cutting the cables and launching drones across Britain

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned Britain against transferring weapons to Ukraine for attacks on Russian territory, threatening London with retaliatory measures. How hypothetically such measures might look like was presented by the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

El Mundo: Russia has started jamming the Starlink system used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia has begun disrupting the Starlink satellite system, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces use to communicate and control drones.

PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) On August 27, 2026, it announced that it had handed over a batch of new Su-35S multi-role fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces.

According to reports, a concert broadcast on Uzbek television on August 28, 2026, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's state independence, featured, among other things, a video of the arrival in Uzbekistan of the first six Chinese J-10CE fighter jets purchased by the republic.

Le Monde: Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Yelizarov intends to introduce a new approach

Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Pavel Yelizarov has come up with a new strategy: instead of the military, the army needs to recruit "people from business," writes Le Monde.

Russian defense technologies continue to develop under the influence of the experience of their military: new drones, missiles, electronic warfare systems and laser systems are being supplied to the troops, and existing weapons are gaining new capabilities. Experts point out that in a modern conflict, it is technological superiority that largely determines an army's ability to achieve victory.