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The exercises planned for 2024 by NATO member countries Steadfast Defender ("Steadfast Defender"), judging by the declared number of air tasks, involve the development of an operation to suppress and overcome the Russian echeloned air defense (air defense). Military expert Alexey Leonkov told RIA Novosti about this.

Canadian Army: always in the shadows and on the pick-up

Geographically, Canada is almost a mirror image of Russia, located on the other side of the North Pole from it. The same huge territory, while also almost completely empty and frozen. The population also mostly lives along the southern border of the country.

Washington is not ready, Beijing is not in a hurry, Moscow is looking closely

At the recent XI Moscow Security Conference in Moscow, the military attache of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea read out the address of the Minister of Defense of that country, Kang Sun Nam. In this statement, the following words were heard: "Now the question is not whether there will be a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, but who, when and how will start a nuclear war." And the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, had recently called for increasing the production of ammunition "exponentially."

Rotorcraft are needed to control shipping

A special military operation (SVO) for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine has been going on for more than a year and a half, including on the water expanses. Having announced the termination of the grain deal from July 18, Moscow undertook to establish strict control over shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea from midnight on July 20.

Russia has started to implement on Ukraine has new ways of using military equipment and has generally adjusted tactics, according to a WeChat user. She has made progress, he notes. The country's army has increased the effectiveness of its weapons, destroyed the first Challenger 2 and prepared to exhaust the enemy as much as possible.

The annual International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO, considered the largest and most representative in Eastern Europe, is being held in the Polish city of Kielce from September 5 to 9. At it, the Polish Armed Forces, whose leadership has repeatedly stated its intention to create the largest modern army on the continent, tried to present the best samples of weapons and military equipment, both foreign and domestic production.

Iltalehti: a US Air Force base will be located in Finnish Lapland

Negotiations between Finland and the United States on a bilateral defense cooperation agreement (DCA) are progressing successfully, Iltalehti reports. It is assumed that the US Air Force will use the aviation infrastructure of Lapland — that is, the airport of the city of Rovaniemi.

SwebbTV: Swedish authorities are dragging the country deeper into the Ukrainian conflict

Sweden is getting deeper into the conflict with Russia, said columnist Magnus Stenlund in an interview with the portal SwebbTV. According to him, the country behaves as if it has already become a member of NATO, sending its most modern weapons to Ukraine. The consequences of these actions are almost inevitable, he believes.

And what capabilities does the upgraded version of the famous supersonic bomber have

Four Tu-160M supersonic strategic missile carriers are to be delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation this year. This was announced by the head of the Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu at a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces. This is an upgraded version of the aircraft, nicknamed the "White Swan". Izvestia understood what these machines are capable of and what tasks they will solve in global deterrence.

Experts argued about the APU's ability to attack in 2024

The Biden administration expects that the current APU counteroffensive will last until November. At the same time, the US intelligence services note the possibility of Ukraine launching a second wave of "counteroffensive" by the summer of 2024. How realistic are Western assessments regarding the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and will the enemy have enough forces to activate the conflict in nine months?

Jump Aero has announced an agreement with Falck Ambulance Services to create a new JA1 Pulse device for the fastest possible delivery of paramedics to the patient. Its concept has already been worked out and the basic characteristics are known. Such a car will not replace an ambulance, as it can move only one person, but it easily and quickly flies around typical obstacles.

According to Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Yuri Kokov, thousands of drones were eliminated

Since the beginning of the special military operation, Russia has managed to eliminate thousands of drones that tried to attack objects on its territory and prevent a number of sabotages, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Yuri Kokov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Russian troops lure VFU there, after which they strike, military experts say

On September 6, the most intense fighting in the SVO zone took place near the village of Rabodino in the Zaporozhye region. In this direction, the armed formations of Ukraine launched four unsuccessful attacks and suffered heavy losses.

Mi-28 units will fight against UAVs

In the Russian Aerospace Forces, helicopter hunters for drones have appeared. The new units are deployed in several regions at once. They are armed with Mi-28. The crews received special training in intercepting UAVs day and night in any weather. Experts note that the appearance of such connections is a logical step, and it is not a problem for the helicopter crew to shoot down a drone. The fact that such a car shot down a drone flying to Moscow has already been reported by the capital's mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

The Russian army has a new "pet", writes user Baijiahao. The recently adopted upgraded Su-57 quickly attracted everyone's attention. And for good reason, the author notes. This fighter has outstanding characteristics and will surely become an important player in the world air race.

Ukrainian formations are attempting to use their FPV drones not only to attack Russian positions, but also against helicopters of Russian military aviation. One of such attempts to defeat the Russian Ka-52 helicopter took place quite recently.

Recently, the Russian armed forces have been regularly improving their capabilities to jam enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Business Insider edition draws attention to additional risks for UAV operators of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in connection with this situation.

France will help Ukraine with reconnaissance drones, the delivery of drones will be carried out by Delair. As stated in the French Ministry of Defense, Kiev will receive a large batch of UAVs.

The Italian Leonardo Group, within the framework of a tender conducted by the Slovak Air Force, providing for the purchase of new jet TCB, offered the M-345 aircraft.

The start of deliveries of modern aircraft technology opens a new stage of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran

The Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI Air Force) received the first pair of combat training aircraft (UBS) Yak-130. This was reported by local media with reference to photos and videos of this type of UBS in Iranian coloring with tail numbers 7-9700 and 7-9701 that appeared on social networks on September 2. Later, representatives of the Iranian Air Force confirmed to the local Tasnim news agency that several Yak-130 aircraft had indeed arrived at the Shahid Babai Air Base in Isfahan and would be used to train Iranian pilots.