Aviation news
This Russian bomber keeps NATO at bay
Tu-160 "White Swan": Is Russia "rebooting" its old bomber?
The United States and NATO are wary of this Russian strategic bomber, writes 19FortyFive. Many American aircraft can envy its characteristics. The news that Russia could triple its arsenal sent the West into a panic.
Russian special forces showed the work of Izhevsk-made drones
The Allied forces began to use reconnaissance drones more actively to adjust artillery during a special operation in Ukraine, at one of the sections of the Kharkiv direction, Russian special forces soldiers showed a RIA Novosti correspondent how to work with unmanned systems.
Poland will purchase 250 Abrams tanks from an American company and another 1,000 K2 tanks from South Korea
It is reported about a major deal for the supply of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks of the latest modification, which Poland concluded with the American military-industrial corporation General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). The company said that the contract worth $ 1.148 billion was concluded at the end of July, the deal was approved by the Pentagon. The first batches of vehicles will be delivered to the Polish army in early 2025.
The Turkish company Baykar has completely excluded the supply of Bayraktar attack drones to Russia
There will be no Turkish Bayraktar attack drones in Russia, the Turkish company Baykar has completely excluded the supply of drones to the Russian army, preferring to do business with Ukraine. This was stated by the company's CEO Haluk Bayraktar in an interview with the BBC Russian service.
To strengthen electronic warfare, the Pentagon will adopt a new multifunctional module
A little more than a month ago, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Gabe Camarillo stated that gaps in the arsenal of electronic warfare equipment of the US Armed Forces make him lose sleep. Now he expressed hope that this problem will be solved soon.
Lithuania will transfer 37 Warmate attack drones to Ukraine
Defense Minister of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas announced that Lithuania will purchase kamikaze drones from Poland
Lithuania will purchase 37 Warmate kamikaze attack drones from Poland for their further transfer to Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Defense of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas.
Russian-made Syrian air defense systems destroyed two Israeli missiles and seven bombs
The warehouses of special equipment of the Syrian Research Center were damaged, said Oleg Egorov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the republic.
It's always hell for guests: Ukrainian formations have intensified the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP
Kiev is trying to disrupt the visit of international observers to the station
On the eve of the upcoming visit of international observers, Ukrainian forces have intensified the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP. From August 25 to August 26, the VFU launched an artillery strike on the station twice. They connected American M777 howitzers to the shelling of the NPP.
Russia has deployed the latest fighter jets at the borders with NATO
A new Russian strike fighter has just entered service: how effective is the MiG-31I hypersonic missile carrier?
Russia has announced the entry into service of a new strike fighter, writes MWM. He is equipped with "Daggers" and has already managed to take part in the fighting. It is reported that three new aircraft have been deployed in the Kaliningrad region – at the very borders with NATO.
For the first time, a "reaching Siberia" rocket was successfully launched from a B-2 bomber
The American B-2 Spirit strategic bomber successfully launched the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for the first time, which was previously stated to be capable of "reaching" Siberia. This is with reference to the company Northrop Grumman reports the publication The Drive.
The US commented on Lukashenko's statement about the Su-24 with nuclear weapons
Most likely, the Belarusian Su-30SM fighter has been converted into a nuclear weapon carrier, and not the Su-24 tactical front-line bomber. Thus, the American edition of The Drive commented on the statement of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the conversion of the Su-24 for nuclear weapons.
In Japan, "smart" drones are used to guard the G7 after the assassination of Abe
The Japanese police will use drones and artificial intelligence technologies to protect the leaders of the "Big Seven", said the head of the Public Security Committee Koichi Tani.
"British "Black Hornets" will harm the DPR and the LPR, but will not help Kiev"
Colonel Khodarenok explained why the APU will not be able to effectively use the Black Hornet UAV
The UK will provide Ukraine with an additional package of military assistance. The list of transferred weapons and military equipment includes microdrones-designators. This was stated by the outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson during his visit to Kiev. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into whether these drones would help the APU.
Australia's planned purchase of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
On August 25, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible sale of 40 Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) UH-60M Black Hawk multi-purpose helicopters to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $1.95 billion, including training and technical support packages.
Missile strikes of Su-25 attack aircraft on nationalist equipment were caught on video
The crews of the Su-25 assault aircraft carried out missile air strikes on military facilities and equipment of the units of the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU). The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Sunday, August 28, showed footage of the successful performance of combat missions by Russian servicemen.
Slovakia takes MiG-29 fighters out of service before transferring them to Ukraine
Slovakia is withdrawing Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from combat, and F-16 fighters of the Czech and Polish Air Forces will patrol the airspace of the republic. The corresponding agreement was signed by the premiers of the three countries on the eve.
"The task of the United States is to destroy Russian artillery in Ukraine"
Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told how you can cheat the American drone ScanEagle
Washington has announced additional military assistance to Kiev of about $3 billion. Among other things, the Pentagon will supply the Ukrainian army with ScanEagle drones designed for artillery reconnaissance. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how these UAVs work.
"SVO will go down in the annals of history as the "drone war"
"The Kiev regime will begin to crumble within 18 months." Vladislav Shurygin, a military publicist, a permanent member of the Izborsky Club, shared the current results of the SVO and forecasts of what the future course of events in Ukraine will look like with the newspaper VZGLYAD.
"Russia can bombard Europe and the United States with X-22 missiles. Take the quantity"
The Pentagon confessed to impotence in front of Soviet X-22 missiles
The Defense News portal, citing a Pentagon source, reported that the US army "will not be able to effectively resist the X-22 missiles." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what scared the Americans.
Deputy Head of the Pentagon Colin Kohl admitted the possibility of supplying fighters to Ukraine
The United States does not rule out the possibility of supplying fighters to Kiev, but a final decision on this issue has not yet been made. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on August 24 by the deputy head of the Pentagon for political Affairs, Colin Kohl.
