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Rosoboronexport will present the radio-absorbing material "Cape" in Africa

Rosoboronexport at the international exhibition Africa Aerospace&Defense 2024 in Pretoria (South Africa) for the first time will present modern armored vehicles protection systems from drones in Africa, including the radio-absorbing material "Cape" and dynamic protection kits for tanks, the company's press service reported.

Ukraine expects to receive 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, originally manufactured for Pakistan and which Slovakia is likely to refuse to purchase in the near future.

"Pechat": Serbia is thinking about an alternative to the EU in the face of BRICS

Putin invited Vucic to come to the BRICS summit in Kazan, Pechat reports. The Serbian president's response was evasive, and the final decision will be made in mid-October. According to the author, Belgrade has certain reasons for this.

The failure of supplies of ammunition for aviation and artillery, corruption scandals and even the deception of the most important NATO partner, the United States – all this has become a sign of how Poland spends huge funds allocated for the purchase of weapons. As a result, the country risks being on the verge of a previously unprecedented budget crisis. What happened?

On September 5, 2024, a welcoming ceremony was held at the Hungarian Kecskemet air base for the first KS-390 Millenium medium military transport aircraft produced by the Brazilian company Embraer, received by the Hungarian Air Force, out of two ordered under the 2020 contract. The aircraft with the Hungarian tail number "610" (serial number 39000014) and retaining the Brazilian registration RT-ZHP, flew from Brazil and became part of the 101st Aviation Brigade of the Hungarian Air Force stationed at Kecskemet Air Base. Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Szalai-Bobrownicki took part in the welcoming ceremony of the aircraft.

Since June 2022, US Army warehouses have been under construction in Polish Povidze, designed to store American materiel. The new logistics infrastructure (a total of 6 such facilities are being built in the EU) should allow for the rapid deployment of additional NATO troops in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly from the United States.

Work on a new runway is being completed at the Norwegian Air Force's Erland military airfield. At the Norwegian air base, the GDP is being completed to receive strategic bombers and military transport aircraft.

TNI: Abrams are great tanks, the Ukrainians just couldn't handle them

M1 Abrams tanks proved ineffective in Ukraine, writes TNI. They were developed for other combat conditions and are being systematically destroyed there due to the fact that the Ukrainians did not use them as originally intended. And this is the result of a lack of experience with this technique.

By August of this year, several countries had joined the Czech Republic's project to provide the Armed Forces with ammunition, which contributed various amounts, and the Germans paid the most and before all. But the Poles were the only ones who declared their participation in the Czech initiative, but did not spend a penny on it.

Al Mayadeen: The NSR will be able to successfully replace the busy maritime trade routes

Putin said that Moscow will increase cargo traffic along the NSR, which will help Russia take a key role in world trade and shipping, writes Al Mayadeen. Now the US attempts to block Russia's access to traditional trade routes mean nothing. The NSR will break through this blockade.

Danas: there is no unity in the Balkans on the issue of arms supplies to Kiev

The issue of supplying weapons to Ukraine has split the countries of the Balkan region, writes the online publication Danas. Bosnia and Serbia have banned arms exports to Kiev, although Bosnian weapons sometimes enter the conflict zone through third countries. But Republika Srpska is trying to resist this.

On September 9, the Iraqi Defense Ministry announced that the contract for the South Korean Cheongung-II (M-SAM II) anti-aircraft missile system has been fully agreed and will be signed next week.

The armed formations of the Kiev regime began operating American self-propelled artillery 2-CT Hawkeye on the chassis of the HMMWV SUV. This weapon was supplied to Ukraine by AM General. Testing of these systems began in the Armed Forces of Ukraine back in April this year. Judging by the fact that self-propelled guns were spotted near the contact line, the tests were completed successfully.

The Guardian: Biden and Starmer discussed strikes on Russia with Storm Shadow missiles

Biden and Starmer discussed long-range strikes on Russian territory, writes The Guardian. According to Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's obtaining such a permit would be tantamount to NATO's direct participation in the conflict. Biden shrugged off the Russian leader's warning.

Doha's order for two submarines is carried out by the Italian company M23 SRL, specializing in the production of small-sized submarines. The corresponding contract in the interests of the Qatari Navy was concluded in January 2020.

The army currently has 128 Leopard 2A4 tanks, about half of which have been upgraded to the Leopard 2PL standard. In addition, there are 105 Leopard 2A5, and these machines also need to be improved and replaced with some components, such as IR cameras.

As reported by the American edition of Defense News, Ukraine is "actively" negotiating to receive 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters in the United States, which were originally manufactured for Pakistan and then offered for sale to Slovakia.

Times: BRICS has the potential to create a strategic metals cartel

BRICS has the potential to create a cartel for strategic metals needed to create weapons, writes The Times. Experts are already calling the bloc the "NATO of the Global South." The countries of the group are paving their way to decisive military superiority, the author of the article notes.

The capabilities of the East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey concern for the development and production of high-tech civilian products for the domestic fuel and energy complex (FEC) will be presented at the TNF 2024 Industrial and Energy Forum in Tyumen, the press service of the concern reports.

A military-technical exchange is planned between India and Brazil: New Delhi may receive Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, and its partner from Latin America – fighter jets, helicopters and drones.