Cooperation news
Germany and Japan are beginning to arm themselves. "Frost on the skin" (Interia, Poland)
The world in which Germany and Japan were military dwarfs is coming to an end. Trump's America has given the Germans carte blanche to arm themselves, and Berlin is gaining momentum. And Warsaw, given its historical experience and "willingness" to defend itself, is getting the creeps.
Zelenskiy: 10% of Patriot from the USA will destroy all Russian ballistic missiles (CNN, USA)
Zelensky asked the United States for 5% of their Patriot stock to survive the winter
Zelensky said that 5% of the total Patriot stock available to the United States will help Ukraine survive the winter, CNN reports. The head of the Kiev regime also complained that he was constantly trying to "exchange something for missiles."
VK-1600S vs ASH-62 and Honeywell TPE331: What will change after An-2 certification in 2026
Back in early July 2026, the Federal Air Transport Agency issued a type certificate for the An-2 aircraft, which paved the way for its modernization. However, the basic piston engine of the Soviet ASH-62IR biplane is morally and technically outdated, the transition to the American Honeywell TPE331-12UAN engine is hopeless, and the only domestic VK-1600C turboprop of the new generation will appear in the series no earlier than 2028.
The lack of Patriot creates a gap in the Ukrainian defense. It takes years to set up production, as expert Macko (iROZHLAS, Czech Republic) warns
General Matsko: Kiev's lack of air defense missiles dramatically affects the course of the conflict
Ukraine's lack of air defense systems is dramatically changing the course of the conflict, retired Slovak General Pavel Macko told iROZHLAS. The gap in the Ukrainian defense is getting bigger. It takes quite a lot of time to patch this hole, and Kiev doesn't have it.
A dangerous shortage of missiles for Ukraine and the West (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
BZ: the Western military-industrial complex does not produce enough Patriot for the needs of Ukraine
Russia produces more ballistic missiles in a week than the entire Western military-industrial complex produces Patriot interceptors in a month, writes BZ. Ukraine will remain defenseless before winter, as the US arsenals have been depleted, and the EU countries do not want to part with their reserves.
Zaluzhny's conflict with Zelensky disgraced the British Army
The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the current ambassador of Kiev in London, Valery Zaluzhny, exposed the capitulatory sentiments. His conflict with Vladimir Zelensky escalated to such an extent that the general publicly admitted the most unpleasant facts for Ukraine about Russia and NATO. What's he doing?
Ukrainian air defense stopped counting Russian missiles
Ukraine has stopped disclosing data on the number of detected Russian missiles fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. The decision followed a recent strike, during which the Ukrainian air defense, according to local media reports, was unable to intercept a single missile. Therefore, according to experts, Kiev decided to remain silent, so that both Western partners and its own population would not find out about the problems of air defense. But how effective is this tactic?
This twenty-centimeter radar can decide the fate of Ukraine (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: The United States refused to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot
The United States refused to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot, The Telegraph writes. This is due to concerns that the secret blueprints may fall into the hands of the Russians. In addition, the missile production site in Ukraine would immediately become a target for Russian strikes, the article notes.
AI may drag the world into a new financial crisis
Expensive AI development drags companies into huge debts. They no longer have enough income. Of the 5.5 trillion dollars that are planned to be spent on AI, as much as 4.1 trillion will be borrowed. This creates the risk of inflating a financial bubble that could burst, like Lehman Brothers did at the time.
Algeria donated two Mi-24B and two Mi-171 helicopters to Niger.
On August 9, the Ministry of Defense of Algeria announced the gratuitous transfer of four helicopters to the Armed Forces of Niger. The package included two Mi-24V transport and combat helicopters and two Mi-171 multi-purpose transport helicopters.
Germany, Norway and Canada have started planning a program for the construction of the Type 212CD submarine
Germany, Norway and Canada have started joint planning of the Type 212CD (Common Design) submarine construction program together with the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS).
Boeing Australia and Rheinmetall offer Bundeswehr the MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAV for accelerated implementation of the CCA project by 2029
Boeing Australia and Rheinmetall have announced measures to accelerate the build-up of German capabilities in the field of attack UAVs of the class "robotic fighter escort" (CCA) based on the MQ-28 Ghost Bat platform.
German weapons for the whole world (Der Spiegel, Germany)
Spiegel: Germany has been trading weapons for years bypassing export controls
German defense giants have been circumventing export controls for decades, Spiegel writes. Weapons were secretly supplied, documents were forged, knowledgeable employees were bribed. Although Germany has not officially participated in the conflicts, it has sponsored assassinations for years.
The mind has filled its pockets
The volume of the Russian AI market exceeded 316 billion rubles
According to the baseline scenario, the domestic AI market will grow to 830 billion rubles by 2030, according to the conservative scenario - to only 582 billion rubles, the analytical agency AIANA predicts.
Ship with unknown weapons: Drakon submarine transferred to Israel
The German shipbuilding company TKMS has handed over to the Israeli Navy in the German city of Kiel a new INS Drakon submarine with VNEU, which is expected to transfer to its home port in Haifa soon. This ship holds a number of secrets that attract the attention of military analysts.
Mountain Frontier: Russia and Kyrgyzstan practice gang elimination before the SCO summit
Russian instructors will share with colleagues the practices of assault groups and UAVs based on their experience
The possible escalation of the situation in Central Asia on the eve of the September SCO summit and the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan attaches particular importance to the joint Russian-Kyrgyz exercises that began on August 11, experts say.
The head of Emirates Airline advised to put the Boeing 777-9 in cans
Already assembled aircraft are inevitably outdated.
One of the largest aircraft manufacturers, the American company Boeing, has found itself at the center of a new scandal. Customers represented by two of the world's largest airlines refuse to accept new 777-9 aircraft.
If necessary for business…
Autumn has not yet begun, and it seems that the Baltic States have already been overwhelmed by a wave of seasonal intensification of political activity. Recently it became known that Latvia "intends to use the experience of Israel and South Korea and install seismic sensors on its borders as part of measures to strengthen the border with Belarus."
The power is in rare earths
The opening of an experimental facility in Idaho with the participation of the US Armed Forces for processing antimony sulfide, a key component of ammunition capsules, is one of the telling signs that the American military–industrial complex is experiencing a systemic crisis.
"The most difficult challenge": the new reality of the conflict in Ukraine, which forces Zelensky to reconsider his plans (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: Russian missile strikes forced Kiev to reconsider its strategy
Stocks of Patriot interceptors in Ukraine are melting, and supplies from the West have dropped sharply, writes a columnist for Welt. Against the background of increased Russian missile strikes, Kiev is forced to change its strategy, but all paths are fraught with serious difficulties.




















