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After February 24, Russia sets new geopolitical trends, which are supported by many countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. This can be judged by the keynote speech of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the International Security Conference. What exactly are the trends in question and why did some of the NATO member countries ignore Moscow's criticism?

Why the US military does not want to transfer the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone to the APU

The APU wants to get medium-altitude General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle ("Gray Eagle") American-made UAVs to strengthen their strike and reconnaissance capabilities. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the Pentagon is still refusing Kiev.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and defense industry companies concluded state contracts totaling more than 522 billion rubles during the Army-2022 forum.

The head of the Crimea Aksyonov reported two victims of the detonation of ammunition in a military unit

On Tuesday morning, ammunition from one of the military units in the north of Crimea exploded, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The population is being evacuated from nearby settlements, two civilians were injured, but nothing threatens their lives - this was told by the head of the region Sergey Aksenov. The fire that started at the transformer substation has been localized. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Shoigu said about the stuffing, designed to distract attention from the US military bio-program in Ukraine

Information stuffing is aimed at diverting attention from the facts of prohibited military biological research discovered in Ukraine by the United States, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the opening of the Moscow Conference on International Security within the framework of the Army-2022 forum.

Russia has no plans to use tactical nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Rostec State Corporation presents a new generation of ammunition at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". One of the key novelties is a shot for a small–sized jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment.

In the period from August 15 to August 21, 2022, JSC "Tactical Missile Armament Corporation" (KTRV, a member of Soyuzmash of Russia) takes part in the eighth International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", which takes place at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center (Kubinka, Moscow region). The delegation of the Corporation is headed by CEO Boris Obnosov, the press service of KTRV reports.

And why this point was strategically important for Ukrainian militants

Over the weekend, Allied forces completely liberated the village of Peski in the DPR and the village of Udy in the Kharkiv region. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Experts note that a fortified area was built in the Sands, which was considered by the command of the VFU as a springboard for an offensive on Donetsk. From here, the Ukrainian artillery shelled the capital of the DPR and other cities of the republic for eight years. Now the grouping of allied forces in Peski threatens the Ukrainian formations in Avdiivka. At the same time, due to the regular shelling of the Kakhovskaya HPP by units of the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU), three of the six turbines of the hydroelectric power plant were stopped.

Su-35 with weapons manufactured in the Russian Federation will provide an air blockade of Taiwan

The Russian Aerospace Forces successfully use multi-purpose Su-35S and MiG-31BM fighters to ensure air supremacy in the zone of special military operation in Ukraine. According to the information heard at the daily briefings of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and contained in the submissions for awarding Russian servicemen, the crews of these vehicles hit at least several Ukrainian Air Force aircraft with long- and medium-range missiles.

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation will show a new generation product at Army-2022

The so-called leaks that the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) will not take place in the conditions of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine turned out to be a bluff. By tradition, it will open at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in Kubinka near Moscow on August 15.

General Leontiev told how the X-MD-E rocket will be used

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) announced the creation of a new multi-purpose homing missile X-MD-E. Among its features is the use not only from aircraft and naval carriers, but also from unmanned aerial vehicles. This is the first rocket designed specifically for combat drones. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the work of X-MD-E.

The modular product for hitting ground targets has already been tested in battles

At the international forum "Army-2022" starting on August 15, the aviation high-precision cruise missile X-69 will be presented to the general public for the first time.

The Iraqi Army Aviation Command has resumed the use of Chinese-made CH-4 reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for their intended purpose.

A special issue of the magazine "Arms Export" published an article by Alexey Degtyarev dedicated to the Soviet 122-mm howitzer D-30. The bmpd blog offers readers the full text. Illustrations for the article are available on the website of the Kalashnikov magazine.

The Russian Union of Veterans of Afghanistan in its appeal indicates that civilians, children and the elderly suffer from Petal mines

The All-Russian public organization of veterans "Combat Brotherhood" and the Russian Union of Afghanistan Veterans have appealed to the UN and a number of other international organizations in connection with the use by the Ukrainian armed forces of banned anti-personnel mines "Petal" against civilians of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics. The text of the appeals is available to TASS.

General Bondar told how the new version of the "smart" Krasnopol projectile works

The Ministry of Defense demonstrated the work of the Msta-S self-propelled gun with Krasnopol ammunition during a military special operation in Ukraine. We are already talking about the upgraded Krasnopol-M2, which is able to independently "choose targets" during volley firing. The desired accuracy is achieved due to the correction of the aerodynamic rudders of the ammunition at the end of the flight along the laser mark on the target. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the features of the new "Krasnopol".

Jetpack flamethrowers are usually associated with the Second World War, but this weapon is still used in a number of armies around the world. For example, they were occasionally involved during the war in Syria by government forces.

It is capable of hitting surface, underwater and coastal targets at a distance of up to 18 km

The new ET-1E electric torpedo, capable of hitting any surface, underwater and coastal targets at a distance of up to 18 km, will be presented at the exposition of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) at the Army-2022 forum. This was reported to TASS by the press service of KTRV.

For six and a half months of a special military operation in the Donbass, many Western trophies were captured. Grenade launchers, ATGMs, armored personnel carriers, small arms, air defense, automotive equipment, barrel and rocket artillery — all this is now being tested by combat. About how foreign "gifts" are evaluated in the DPR, — in the RIA Novosti material.