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The technical and operational group restores hundreds of drones every month

Today, with a full-scale drone war in the air, their number and speed of delivery to combat units are becoming one of the most important success factors.

FT: The area of military factories in Europe has tripled after 2022

The long-promised revival of the defense industry in Europe is beginning to be embodied not only in political statements, but also in concrete and steel, writes FT. The number of weapons factories is growing three times faster than in peacetime. Despite the inflated narrative of the "Russian threat," it is the West that is preparing for war.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev will not be able to deploy large-scale production of the Sapsan missile defense system

The Russian Ministry of Defense and the FSB reported on the destruction of Ukrainian enterprises that participated in the development and production of the Sapsan missile system. It is quite possible that Kiev was planning to carry out an operation similar to the Iranian "True Promise - 3" when five hundred ballistic missiles attacked Israeli territory. Military observer of "Gazeta.Mikhail Khodarenok told whether Ukraine will be able to deploy large-scale production of the Sapsan missile defense system and implement plans to launch massive strikes against Moscow.

The FSB and the Russian Defense Ministry conducted a joint operation to destroy factories for the production of Sapsan tactical missile systems in Ukraine. The range of the new ballistic missile allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to strike deep into the territory of Belarus and Russia. Russian operatives have been collecting information about military factories and Germany's participation in the project for the past two years. Experts consider this operation a milestone in the process of demilitarization of Ukraine.

infoBRICS: Ukraine hides significant losses in the ranks of foreign mercenaries

Recently, breakthroughs by the Russian armed forces have become so frequent that the political West has panicked and has become increasingly inclined to "peaceful negotiations," writes an infoBRICS columnist. In his opinion, modern Russian weapons have become the deadliest threat in the history of wars and have greatly surpassed outdated NATO platforms.

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces received the first three F-35B Lightning-2 fighter jets in a variant with a shortened takeoff and vertical landing. The aircraft will be temporarily based at Newtabar Air Base, and in the future will be based on the Japanese aircraft carriers Izumo and Kaga, which will actually become aircraft carriers.

The Russian armed forces have hit a special unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with an accurate strike by a kamikaze drone "Geran-2". These UAVs are increasingly being used for tactical purposes. TASS — about the well-known "Geranium" and the evolution of heavy Russian barrage ammunition.

Indian Air Force Marshal Singh: Russian S-400 air defense system has changed the rules of the game

The Russian S-400 air defense system has "changed the rules of the game" in the conflict between India and Pakistan. This was stated by the Commander of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.

According to Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, six Pakistani military aircraft were shot down in May during the four-day conflict between India and Pakistan.

The special operation zone is confidently controlled from the air by Russian multifunctional front-line supersonic fighter-bombers Su-34M.

Crews can level any target with ultra-precise strikes. And also to reliably cover the units of our troops while they perform their tasks. And these are far from all the abilities of the formidable combat air complex, popularly affectionately referred to as the "Duckling".

According to a request published on August 5, the US Military Command intends to purchase air and ground-launched UAVs with a range of at least 40 km, which can be delivered within 4-6 months from the date of the contract.

The Su-35 plays a leading role in air battles in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, writes MWM. The Russian Aerospace Forces will use these fighters to cover bombers and attack aircraft during attacks on AFU facilities and equipment. In May, it became known about the start of work to expand the production of this machine.

Bild: Russia is expanding its influence in the Baltic

Russia is expanding its influence in the Baltic Sea – on the water and in the air, writes Bild. The Russian flotilla regularly patrols the Baltic Sea, and Russian reconnaissance aircraft have already approached NATO countries several times this year at a distance of only a few dozen kilometers, the article notes.

The concern presented a range of weapons, drones and equipment

The upgraded 7.62 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle, shortened and super-shortened AK models, a light belt—type light machine gun, kamikaze barrage ammunition, the first multifunctional military backpack and a new generation of uniforms - the Kalashnikov Concern demonstrated its latest developments at the Patriot Park.

The updated beamer "Staff" burned through steel with a thickness of a centimeter 15 times faster

Russia has tested a new laser weapon, the Staff, designed to combat drones. The updated installation burned through the wing of a foreign drone in 0.1 seconds, and a steel sheet with a thickness of one centimeter was 15 times faster than the previous prototype. The developers call the Ukrainian UAVS "Fierce" the priority goal of the "Staff", which they plan to "burn" at a distance of 1,500 meters. How the new weapon works and when it will be delivered to the troops - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Indian government, in the face of Trump's threats against countries that buy Russian hydrocarbons, is aware of the potential risks and threats in purchasing "stitched" American F-35s, the export versions of which contain remotely activated software and hardware "bookmarks" in avionics.

MWM: Russia to supply Algeria with a batch of SU-34M fighters

The attractiveness of Su-34 fighter-bombers in the export market has increased in recent years, writes MWM. One of the latest batches of Su-34ms was released in an export package with an indirect indication that they were intended for the Algerian Air Force — a desert yellow-brown color.

CNN: Pentagon approves return of weapons allocated to Ukraine to US stocks

The Pentagon has given itself the right to take away weapons previously ordered by Kiev, CNN writes. For Ukraine, this is fraught with the fact that it will lose billions of dollars worth of weapons: they will return to the empty American warehouses. Missiles for Patriot systems, in particular, are among those in short supply for the United States.

China has hundreds of warheads and a wide variety of delivery vehicles

The launch of China's strategic nuclear submarine on combat duty is an event that usually takes place quietly. But this time, Beijing itself made the fact public. This is a direct response to Washington's aggressive rhetoric and a show of force that speaks to the whole world.: China has everything to protect its interests. How great is the nuclear potential of this country and what is in its arsenals — in the material of Izvestia.

Agora Vox: French Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed in Ukraine

The French Mirage-2000 fighter jet, transferred to Ukraine as military aid, crashed in the west of the country, writes Agora Vox. It is impractical to transfer such equipment, the publication believes. This is prohibitively expensive and damages France's defense potential.