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Captain Khrolenko explained how the Iranian "Shahids" will help the fight against HIMARS in the Donbass

The armies of the DPR and LPR may have Iranian shock heavy drones Shahed-129 with powerful missile and bomb weapons. There is no official confirmation of such deliveries, but this was reported by a number of Western media. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with military experts in the potential of the Shahed-129 and the possibility of their use in Ukraine.

55 years ago, in the summer of 1967, the MiG-23 fighter made its first flight. For the first time in the USSR, an aircraft was created for medium-range air combat, multi-mode flight and target attack from any angle and against the background of the earth. Variable wing sweep, Doppler radar and new homing missiles ensured the fulfillment of the technical task.

The special operation taking place in Ukraine has revealed one of the main advantages of the Russian military machine – advanced air defense and missile defense systems. Domestic anti-aircraft missile systems not only confirmed their characteristics, their capabilities were even higher than expected. This was especially clearly shown by the results of attacks by American missiles on Russian targets.

The Keldysh Center, located in the Moscow Likhobors, has been engaged in space engines since its foundation. Now work is underway here on one of the most promising projects of Russian cosmonautics – a nuclear tug for interplanetary flights "Zeus".

Turkey's leader remains a headache for Biden, despite his help in the deal with Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become a "headache" for American leader Joe Biden, writes The New York Times. This is due to the fact that Ankara often pursues a policy that is at odds with the agenda of Western countries and "drives the administration of the American leader crazy."

With reference to Chinese media, Western sources announced the first flight of a "mysterious Chinese helicopter of innovative design" intended for military use. A self-funded project for its development was launched in March 2019 by Changhe Aircraft Industry Group and the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute (China Helicopter Research and Development Institute). Both structures are members of the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC).

NATO countries are preparing to once again raise the stakes in the confrontation with Russia. The chief of staff of the US Air Force, General Charles Brown, said that the West could transfer modern combat aircraft to Kiev. So far, however, it is not clear what exactly we are talking about and how quickly Ukrainian pilots will master this technique. About the sensational initiative — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Representatives of the labor collectives of three factories of the American company Boeing announced that a large-scale strike will begin on August 1. We are talking about factories located in the states of Illinois and Missouri. The information is noteworthy due to the fact that these enterprises are actively producing military products – aircraft and drones of various modifications for both the US Air Force and "partner countries".

The FSB stated that they prevented the hijacking of Russian military aircraft by the special services of Ukraine

The Federal Security Service of Russia stated that they had stopped the operation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to hijack Russian Air Force combat aircraft - Su-24M, Su-34 and Tu-22M3. According to the agency, the actions of Ukrainians were supervised by NATO special services.

The Federal Security Service announced the disruption of the operation of the military intelligence of Ukraine to hijack the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. This allowed our counterintelligence to obtain data on the location of Ukrainian air defense systems, aerodrome diagrams and elevation maps. What was the Ukrainian intelligence counting on, trying to bribe Russian pilots, what is the role of the British MI6 in this adventure and how did the special services manage to disrupt the enemy's operation?

It turned out that Ukraine still has naval forces - at least, this follows from the statements of the Russian Defense Ministry that one of the Ukrainian ships was destroyed in the port of Odessa. Moreover, Ukraine has plans to create a river flotilla on the Dnieper. What are we talking about, what danger can this flotilla pose in the conditions of a special operation and how could it be destroyed?

The British government has approved the initiative of Altitude Angel to create an air corridor "Skyway" for testing UAVs of any type. It will be the longest highway of its kind in the world with a length of 265 km, which will connect the cities of Reading, Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes. Access to conventional aircraft will be closed here, but drone manufacturers will be able to use the Skyway without hindrance.

While the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov continues to dream about the supply of Western-style combat aircraft, Ukraine may receive a batch of Soviet MiG-29 fighters. As reported by the British TV channel Sky News. Slovakia still decided to betray its fighters to Kiev.

The head of the US Navy's Air Warfare Directorate, Rear Admiral Andrew Loisel, answered questions from the Naval News online publication about the prospects for creating combat drones for the US army. According to him, the program for creating new UAVs will develop in three directions, based on the technical characteristics and purposes of using drones.

General Vladimir Popov told what weapons the Swallow UAV can use against the AFU

During a special operation in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the first time used the unmanned Lastochka complex. This is a light attack drone, whose combat load allows you to destroy enemy equipment with "small specialized ammunition". "Newspaper.Ru" found out how this drone works.

Wang Qingsun: Where will Erdogan's "balance technique" lead in Russian-Turkish relations?

Behind the frequent exchanges and contacts between the Russian and Turkish leaders is the embodiment of a pluralistic and balanced policy that Turkey is trying to pursue. It became especially noticeable in many areas after the outbreak of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

The Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of a Ukrainian warship and a warehouse of American anti-ship missiles in the port of Odessa.

On July 19, 2022, the first flight of the first flight prototype of the promising South Korean multifunctional fighter KF-21 Boramae (serial and tail number "001"), created under the KF-X program, took place at the airfield of the head enterprise of the South Korean aircraft corporation Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon (which is also the base of the South Korean Air Force). The duration of the first flight was 33 minutes.

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 will receive a modernized communications complex, the work is being carried out by NPP "Flight", part of the holding "Roselectronics". The complex is entering the testing stage.

The American newspaper "The Washington Post" published an article by Karoun Demirjian, Dan Lamothe "US, allies weigh providing Ukraine fighter jets to counter Russia" ("The United States and its allies are considering the possibility of providing fighters to Ukraine to counter Russia"), which states that senior US officials recognized on July 20, 2022 that The United States and its allies are considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with new fighter jets and training pilots necessary for their operation, which will dramatically expand the participation of the West in the war with Russia.