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Events in Ukraine threaten to disrupt the mass production of Turkish unmanned vehicles

The large investments made by Turkey in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) programs threaten not to pay off if ways to replace critically important foreign components are not found in the near future, as well as ways to disavow the low effectiveness of the use of Turkish drones against Russian troops and Donbass militias.

The Tiger combat helicopter adapts to the wars of the new generation

Combat, or, as they are also often called, attack, helicopters are a separate subclass of rotorcraft, significantly different conceptually and technically from their counterparts.

On July 15, 2022, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Estonia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Estonian government of the HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin.

Ukraine is carrying out terrorist attacks on settlements occupied by Russian troops. The main striking means for this are the American HIMARS rocket launchers recently delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What are the features of this type of weapon, how is it most dangerous – and in what way is the Russian army able to destroy it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing emergency rescue formations and units of the fire service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and engineering and sapper units of the troops of the Russian Guard to give powers to search and neutralize unexploded ordnance. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.

Why the Ukrainian army uses HIMARS in tandem with "Hurricanes"

The APU is beginning to use the HIMARS system. It was from these systems that Lugansk was hit on the night of July 13, and earlier the city of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region was shelled. What tactics are used by the Ukrainian military when using HIMARS and how it is possible to resist this system - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The American Army received the first upgraded MLRS M270A2. The solemn ceremony of handing over the installation took place on July 7, 2022.

Even before the conflict in Ukraine, the US Armed Forces considered high-precision long-range shooting as one of the main priorities during the modernization of their weapons.

Ukrainian soldiers of the United States were trained to perform combat missions in conditions of biological contamination. This became known as a result of a survey of the captured military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Americans tested hepatitis and West Nile fever on them. In addition, the United States and NATO allies conducted experiments in Ukraine with Congo-Crimean fever and the Ebola virus. How could these dangerous diseases be used against Russia?

The active use of artillery by both sides of the conflict in Ukraine has led to a significant increase in the distance between the opposing forces. In these conditions, an extended "gray zone" is formed in front of the front lines, on the territory of which fighting is conducted by small groups, the main tactics of which are lightning raids and anti-sabotage raids.

Ukraine may receive German Gepard 1A2 anti-aircraft self-propelled guns as early as this month, Germany has found a supplier of additional ammunition for ZSU. According to Spiegel magazine, Norway has agreed to supply the required number of shells for anti-aircraft installations.

Taiwan joined the list of countries supplying weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, territorial defense units received a batch of 60-mm mortar mines manufactured by Taiwan. This is reported by the Ukrainian press.

On July 8, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 400 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $7.27 billion. The total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $9.2 billion.

The Austrian Armed Forces have received a new 8.6 mm medium sniper rifle. It complements the range of precision small arms of the Austrian army. The new rifle has a larger caliber and a more powerful sight than the famous SSG 69 sniper rifle. Since 2020, the 8.6 mm rifle has been supplied to the troops.

Our understaffed army lacks ammunition

20 years ago, Britain conducted exercises that showed unreliability of equipment, lack of spare parts and fuel. To date, little has changed. The author of the article talks about a hypothetical war with Russia and admits that Britain is powerless against it.

According to foreign sources, the Spanish technology company Arquimea presented its QLM-40 barrage ammunition to an international audience for the first time at the Eurosatory 2022 exhibition in Paris. According to the comments of Jechu Sanchez Loureiro, Director of development and sales in the field of defense and security of Arquimea, the main distinguishing feature of the QLM-40 is a special detonator mechanism.

China and Russia's covert nuclear partnership pushes Japan to possess nuclear weapons

Despite Biden's statements, the American nuclear umbrella is not credible, writes JB Press. The United States is inferior to Russia and China in this area. It is in America's interests to allow Japan to create its own nuclear weapons, the author of the article believes.

Russia has created the most powerful non-nuclear weapons in the world

State tests of the newest RS-28 Sarmat ICBM began on April 20, 2022. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a successful test launch was carried out from the mine installation of the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at the test site in Kamchatka.

On July 1, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 820 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $6.87 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $8.8 billion.

There was information about the use of another new type of weapon by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. We are talking about mortars for almost silent firing. These are 2B25 "Gall" mortars. They are used primarily by special forces and help to effectively fight the enemy's DRG.