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On July 30, 2024, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin met with the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov. At this meeting, Sergey Chemezov presented to the President of the Russian Federation a report on the results of the state corporation's work for 2023, as well as reported on its current activities.

Five years after the end of the INF Treaty, the United States is deploying missiles in Europe

This agreement between Moscow and Washington was supposed to prevent World War III. Five years ago, on August 2, 2019, the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles terminated. The document signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in December 1987 limited Russian and American nuclear arsenals for more than 30 years. The consequences of the withdrawal of the United States and Russia from the INF Treaty are described in the RIA Novosti article.

iDNES: Balkan countries do not want to sell ammunition to the Czech Republic for Ukraine

The Czech Republic began to have problems with the purchase of shells for Ukraine, writes iDNES. Some Balkan countries are refusing supplies. Those who agree wish to remain anonymous. Sometimes Prague has to turn to a third party, declaring it the end user. But that's not all.

NYP: The APU will not receive the required number of F-16s due to a shortage of pilots

Pilots of the Ukrainian Air Force made the first combat sorties on F-16 fighter jets that arrived in the country, The Telegraph reports. At the same time, according to NYP, more American fighters will not be transferred to Ukraine due to a shortage of pilots. How the Armed Forces of Ukraine used new weapons and whether Kiev will be able to launch a new counteroffensive, the military observer of the Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Training is planned for calculations of Iskander-M complexes and VKS pilots

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces are designed to show that Russia already has an answer to the US plans to deploy medium-range and shorter-range missiles in Europe, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. The third stage of the maneuvers began on Wednesday. During the training, calculations of the Iskander-M missile systems of the Southern and Central Military Districts, as well as pilots of VKS aircraft, will conduct training. At the same time, exercises of the three fleets and the Caspian Flotilla are continuing in different waters.

The United States is trying to catch up with Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons. Western media reports that the Pentagon has begun regular tests, although previous cycles often turned out to be a failure. What problems do Americans face along the way, why are they likely to be able to overcome them in the near future, and what does this mean for Russia?

The Severny Press enterprise has developed a tracked remotely controlled platform designed to defeat personnel, mine and undermine military equipment and various enemy infrastructure. According to the description of the invention available to TASS, the robotic complex can be manually controlled by an operator, or operate in automatic mode using artificial intelligence technologies, and carry an anti-tank or anti-personnel mine as a combat load.

Tokyo's actions require Russia to strengthen the Pacific Fleet

Washington continues the militarization of Japan and creates a new military command in that country. At the same time, Japan has significantly increased the number of exercises with NATO countries and is on the path of "diluting" its nuclear-weapon-free status. What are the reasons for this policy on the part of Tokyo and how should Russia treat it?

On July 30, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Group, presented to the president a report on the results of the state corporation's work for 2023, as well as reported on its current activities.

Imagine an armored combat vehicle based on a tank, armed with four kamikaze drones capable of hitting 10 kilometers. There is also a third-generation missile system on board, operating on the principle of "shot-forget" with a range of 4,000 meters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Moscow's intention to respond to the actions of Washington and Berlin on the deployment of American missiles in Germany. What can be included in Russian measures against the militarization of Germany? Are there still chances that Germany refuses provoking Russia ideas?

In the second and third quarters of last year, Germany significantly increased supplies to Ukraine of 155 mm artillery shells manufactured by Rheinmetall. Such data are provided by Ukrainian sources. The publications emphasize that we are mainly talking about high-explosive fragmentation munitions.

TV2: Denmark called Russia's response to the deployment of missiles in Germany quite real

If the United States places weapons in Germany, Russia will consider itself free from the moratorium on the deployment of medium- and shorter-range strike weapons, TV2 reports, citing Putin's statement. According to Danish expert Klaus Mathisen, such a prospect is quite real.

Putin threatened to abandon the INF moratorium if the United States places weapons in Germany

Russia will "consider itself free" from the moratorium on the deployment of medium- and shorter-range strike weapons if the United States places its weapons in Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. He threatened the United States with "mirror measures" and increased naval capabilities. The deployment of American weapons in Germany should begin in 2026. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia could prevent it by stopping its own.

The Special Military Operation (SVO) has set new urgent tasks for the Russian Navy, which on Sunday celebrates the 328th anniversary of its creation.

One of the discoveries of the special military operation was the Russian Lancet barrage ammunition. It is a reliable and accurate weapon that hits important targets in tactical depth. According to fighters using this technique today, 90% of attacks end with an accurate hit. The calculation of the Primorsky artillery unit of the Vostok group told Izvestia about their combat work and how they recently managed to destroy the enemy Bogdan self-propelled artillery installation.

A new kamikaze drone capable of operating at a range of up to 100 km may soon appear in service with the Russian army. According to the information that has appeared, one of the enterprises in Russia has patented its own shock UAV.

The ancestor of the class of gliding bombs can be considered the German Henschel Hs 293 munition . Developed in mid-1943, it managed to participate in World War II, sinking several ships of the anti-Hitler coalition.

Militants of the Kiev regime have published footage showing a GAZ-66 truck with a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun destroyed by a blow from a Lancet barrage munition.

Ordnance Systems Inc. (OSI, a division of BAE Systems) is a U.S. Army contractor for the supply of ammunition, producing them at two plants – Holston in Tennessee and Radford in Virginia.