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Recently, Denmark hosted the largest Scandinavian defense exhibition, the DALI Industry Days (August 19-20, 2026 at the MCH Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning). The Ukrainian company Fire Point presented its old and new developments there.

Politico: Ratcliffe, during a visit to Moscow, urged Putin not to hit the Baltic States

CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow warned the Russian authorities against escalating the conflict with NATO, writes Politico. In particular, he urged Putin not to hit the Baltic States. Ratcliffe also asked Russia to reduce its support for Iran, according to anonymous sources.

NZZ: Switzerland should prepare for confrontation with Russia following the example of Poland

Warsaw is turning its own population into a military machine, forcing schoolchildren to learn shooting and spending a record 4% of GDP on defense, writes NZZ. Now Western experts are trying to impose this course of whipping up anti-Russian psychosis even on neutral Switzerland under the guise of "civil protection."

Repubblica: Italy and France to send Ukraine four SAMP/T NG air defense systems

Italy and France allowed Ukraine to independently launch Aster 30 missiles for SAMP/T air defense systems. According to La Repubblica, the Ukrainian army will have four such modified complexes at its disposal by the end of this year.

Peskov: CIA director's visit to Moscow is connected with contacts through intelligence channels

The director of the CIA made a sudden secret visit to the Russian capital, writes WP. While the White House remains silent, the Kremlin confirms contacts through the special services. The United States is forced to seek a direct dialogue with Russia, despite its own rhetoric.

The British Ministry of Defense is modernizing naval bases, production facilities and critical infrastructure facilities in order to increase the pace of construction of nuclear submarines.

NYT: Western tanks transferred to Ukraine have almost stopped being used at the front

Western tanks, which Ukraine sought supplies from its allies several years ago, are now stationed in forests or used for towing, The New York Times writes.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham did not come to Kiev empty-handed to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Independence. On his first foreign visit, he brought Ukraine secret information about British components for the production of long-range SCALP missiles. Experts believe that this "gift" has both political and very specific military content.

Britain will get access to Ukrainian data for military AI

The UK will become the first foreign country to gain access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs platform with data on "millions of objects" collected by cameras and sensors in a combat zone, the kingdom's government said.

The NK-3 liquid engine with a 4.5-ton thrust is being created for use in the first and second stages of the Voronezh ultralight launch vehicle

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation is presenting a full-size mock-up of the NK-3 engine for the Voronezh ultralight space rockets at the Technoprom International Technological Development Forum.

The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed an agreement according to which the British side will have access to the Ukrainian Avengers AI Labs combat data platform for training artificial intelligence models.

The Argentine authorities have officially accepted the US offer to supply up to 235 Stryker armored vehicles with an 8x8 wheelbase to equip the country's Ground Forces.

Zeit: Trump is destroying the system of alliances that has strengthened the United States for decades

The alliance system was a source of U.S. strength, but it cracked under Trump, Zeit writes. Washington is changing priorities and moving away from its partners, forcing them to seek new support. Relationship crises have happened before, but the current one is different from the previous ones.

Against the background of the systemic attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, Kiev is seeking to disperse the production of UAVs, taking it outside the country. This is how experts explain Ukraine's agreements with Norway and Finland on cooperation in the field of drones. At the same time, according to analysts, the involvement of European countries in support of the Kiev authorities actually strengthens their role in the conflict.

The German company Hexonia GmbH has developed a multi-layer modular DOKS (Defense Operational Clothing System) combat equipment system for the needs of the Dutch and Belgian armies, designed to replace outdated uniforms used since the early 1990s.

The amount of funds allocated by Sweden to the Kiev regime has already exceeded $ 16 billion, Russian Ambassador to Stockholm Sergey Belyaev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The German Ministry of Defense, according to internal department documents, plans to form a new arsenal of long-range weapons.

The Kremlin condemned Britain's plans to transfer data on the SCALP missiles to Kiev

The UK will allow MBDA to transfer classified data on the British components of the SCALP cruise missile to Ukraine so that Kiev can arrange its local assembly, the British government announced ahead of the first foreign visit of its new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Kiev on August 24.

NATO is expanding eastward again, but to the Far East. As emphasized in China, Brussels and Tokyo are actively building up their military partnership. Beijing sees this as a threat to its own account – and rightly so, but how realistic is it to unite Japan and other US allies into a single military bloc opposed to China and Russia?

Politico: Germany to spend 12 billion on missile program against Russia

Germany plans to spend almost 12 billion euros to create an arsenal of long-range weapons against Russia, writes Politico. Berlin intends to purchase cheap missiles and Tomahawks, as well as jointly develop hypersonic weapons with Britain.