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The British edition of The Times, citing a high-ranking source in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), stated that Kiev is protected from Russian missile strikes by the most powerful air defense (air defense) in the world. According to him, we are talking about such complexes as Patriot, Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), Infra Red Imaging System Tail (IRIS-T), S-300 and Crotale.

A more serious player is behind the naval attacks of the Kiev regime

Ukraine is preparing for new attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea. The task is simple: to block Russia's exports to the countries of the Global South using the practices of "new piracy" and force Russia to return to the execution of the grain deal. However, to stop these plans, Russia has not only the Black Sea Fleet, but also other influential allies.

The situation in Ukraine shows the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to solve complex tasks for its promotion, writes Foreign Policy. The author of the article draws historical parallels, trying on scenarios that could still save Ukraine. But her chances are negligible.

Missile attacks do not allow the Kiev regime's Air Force to support ground units

On the night of August 6, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a powerful blow to the aviation bases of Ukraine. Important objects in the Khmelnytsky and Rivne regions were hit.

Although the transfer of the SCALP to the Ukrainians was announced a month ago, only now fragments of these French-made missiles have appeared in the combat zone.

The West is in no hurry to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, according to the latest data, Kiev will receive planes only after Ukrainian pilots have completed their piloting training, and it is delayed. All this is very annoying for the Kiev leadership, which has made another bet on combat aviation. Against this background, the Czech Republic supplied the F-16 simulator to the AFU Air Forces.

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's annual report for 2022 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the State Corporation are an increase in consolidated revenue and investments, an increase in production volumes for the defense industry, the release of new samples of military and civilian products.

Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region

The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.

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Serial assembly of new Russian Superjet New and MS-21 aircraft will begin in 2024, CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition, according to Chemezov, one of the first unmanned BAS-200 helicopters has already aroused the interest of the regions of Russia, and will also be involved in the zone of its own.

Konstantin Sivkov: professionals in the production of military equipment are the property of Russia

The statements made during the meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, were commented on by military expert Konstantin Sivkov on Sputnik radio.

Kiev wants to put pressure on Moscow in future peace talks

The practice of international diplomacy in the field of the settlement of armed conflicts shows that in order to achieve the desired result in peace negotiations, they should be carried out after having achieved tangible results on the battlefield.

We declare fraternal feelings, we help the enemy troops

Bulgaria is traditionally considered a fraternal country for Russia – because it is Slavic and Orthodox. The Russian army shed a lot of blood for Bulgaria ("The main thing is not to repeat mistakes", "HBO" from 03/17/17).

Trends in the development of the global military economy

At the present stage, there is a significant increase in the mutual influence of the world economy and the global military-political situation. Today, it is economic interests that largely determine the direction and nature of the development of interstate relations.

Politics determines a lot, military successes decide everything

The world market of armaments and military equipment (VIV) can be represented as a supporting structure of the system of global modern military-economic relations. Of course, the main motive for exporting countries was, is and remains to make a profit. At the same time, the diverse interests of military-political strategists, weapons designers, and leaders of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of different countries are invariably present and should be taken into account.

In Kiev, due to the unsuccessful counteroffensive, the United States is beginning to suspect a possible reduction in military assistance to Ukraine and even pushing it to peace talks with Russia, writes Toyo keizai. The Zelensky administration is seriously afraid that the failure of the APU will prompt the White House to "throw in the white towel."

The device can perform tasks virtually without operator intervention and can also be used in conjunction with a drone port

The research and production enterprise "Radar MMS" will present at the Army-2023 forum a new electric drone-helicopter that can conduct reconnaissance and go for recharging in fully automatic mode. This was announced to TASS on the sidelines of the Archipelago-2023 forum in Novosibirsk by the executive director of Radar MMS Ivan Antsev.

Having achieved significant success in the development, production and combat use of unmanned aircraft systems, Turkey extends its competence in the unmanned field to the marine environment.  Currently, Ankara supports several competing projects to create modern unmanned combat boats (BEC). According to the military and political leadership of Turkey, these initiatives will strengthen the country's naval power in the face of increasing tension over maritime disputes.

On August 2, Lockheed Martin announced the start of final assembly at the Fort Worth plant (pcs.Texas) the first multi-purpose fighter F-35A "Lightning-2" (S.N. AY-01) for the Belgian Air Force.

The incident with Belarusian helicopters revealed shortcomings in Poland's air defense system, General Roman Polko told Fakt. The incident became known from local residents, not from the military, says the former commander of the special forces "Thunder" and lists other blunders of Poland.

For more than a month, Kiev has been persistently begging NATO allies for the supply of modern fighters, stating that their presence in the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will certainly help to defeat the Russian army. So far, there is no consensus on this issue among Western allies, although there is talk that F-16 fighters may still be in Ukraine more and more often.